NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday said that it has opened a four-month window for states to apply for setting up the first 50 industrial parks under the Rs 33,660 crore Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (Bhavya) scheme.Over six years, starting from the current fiscal, the scheme provides for the setting up of 100 plug-and-play industrial parks…
Libra Horoscope Today, May 24, 2026: Your love life should improve as time goes onBalance comes, but not in a dramatic way. Income matches expenditure, and that alone brings peace. Venus supports your social mood, so you’ll feel lighter during chats, quick visits, or even a casual tea break at work.A long journey may get…
Bhubaneswar: With northern Odisha districts reporting majority of lightning deaths in the state, Fakir Mohan University with the help of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) organised a master trainer workshop to strengthen awareness, preparedness and risk reduction measures against lightning hazards across northern Odisha recently.While inaugurating the programme, university vice-chancellor Santosh Kumar Tripathy emphasised…
NEW DELHI: Power giant NTPC on Saturday reported a 15% increase in consolidated profit, which rose from Rs 23,953 crore in 2024-25 to Rs 27,546 crore in 2025-26. It said the group’s strong performance was bolstered by a 29% increase in the share of joint venture profits, which reached Rs 2,864 crore, along with Rs…
Spotlight will find you even when you don’t request it.The Sun and Jupiter support your public image, so you get honour and respect, sometimes just because you carry yourself well in ordinary moments.Still, the day feels mixed. Some happiness, some confusion. You may feel you want to do more, but you also second guess yourself….
Bhubaneswar: In many silent homes across the city, senior citizens spend their days waiting for a phone call from children living far away. Beyond loneliness, many struggle with a deeper emotional void, the feeling of no longer being needed. Trying to change that reality is Bhubaneswar-based geriatric social worker Kenny Mahapatra, who has been helping…
NEW DELHI: Public sector oil companies increased petrol and diesel prices by nearly 90 paise per litre on Saturday, the third hike since May 15, as they sought to partly offset mounting losses from selling fuels below market rates amid a sharp rise in global crude prices due to supply concerns.But that still leaves them…
Today you’ve got courage in your pocket, and you’ll keep reaching for it. Mars lights up your willpower, so you may attempt something extraordinary, a difficult call, a new proposal, or a tricky family matter you avoided.Short journeys are likely. It could be a work visit, a quick run for documents, or a sudden trip…
Koraput: A fire broke out at Machkund Hydroelectric Project in Koraput district on Saturday, during which four employees got trapped and suffered suffocation, officials said. The fire, which broke out around noon, was extinguished around 4pm.Preliminary reports said the blaze erupted inside the turbine section of the project. A govt statement attributed the fire to…
NEW DELHI: The US has emerged as the second largest source of foreign direct investment into India during the last financial year, overtaking Mauritius.Equity investments from the US more than doubled to over $11 billion in 2025-26 as companies chose to invest directly into India instead of routing funds through a tax-friendly jurisdiction as they…
