Bhubaneswar: No maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit operates at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) though the state govt has been paying a monthly rent of Rs 30 lakh for almost a year to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for taking a big hangar on rent to develop the MRO. The AAI charges…
Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to field against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. In the must-win clash and final group-stage match for CSK, Ruturaj made two major changes to…
Car buyers will have to pay more from next month as Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday announced a price increase of up to Rs 30,000 across its vehicle portfolio from June 2026, citing inflationary pressures and a persistently adverse cost environment, PTI reported.In a regulatory filing, the country’s largest carmaker said the exact increase would…
Bhubaneswar: For Ganjam-based taxi driver Akhila Sadangi and his wife Chandana, their years of sacrifice and perseverance yielded results on Wednesday when AHSE-2026 results were declared.Their son Anshuman (18) cleared the AHSE with an impressive 99.17%, scored 595 marks out of a total of 600 in the examination.“Our prayers have finally been answered. All our…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals’ teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and his habit of terrorising bowlers is no secret. It began in the last IPL, continued during India’s triumphant 2026 Under-19 World Cup campaign, and is still going strong in IPL 2026. The boy from Bihar has unleashed six-hitting mayhem, creating fear…
The Trump administration is awarding grants to a group of quantum computing companies, including IBM, in exchange for equity stakes in some of them, deepening Washington’s push to support sectors viewed as critical to domestic supply chains and technological competitiveness, Reuters reported.The move expands the administration’s strategy of taking ownership positions in companies considered strategically…
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will build a stadium at Daruthenga village on city outskirts though it is a panchayat and not under its administration.Daruthenga is the village that BMC used for years to dump waste. But the civic body no more dumps the waste there but promised peripheral development to the villagers. “We will…
The Union government has proposed fresh amendments to the National Anti Doping Act to criminalise the trafficking and distribution of banned substances to athletes, with a jail term of up to five years and a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh for offenders, including medical practitioners who knowingly prescribe prohibited drugs.The proposed amendments have…
The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), established by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen corporate governance, ESG frameworks and capital markets in India.According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,…
Bhubaneswar: The pass percentage in the Annual Higher Secondary Examination (AHSE) this year has gone up by 3% compared to the previous year. Conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Examination (CHSE), the AHSE-2026 saw an overall pass percentage of 85.85% against last year’s 82.77%. Also, girls outperformed boys in all four streams — arts, science,…
