File photo: Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store in US (Picture credit: AP) America’s employers added a stronger-than-expected 115,000 jobs in April despite economic uncertainty triggered by the Iran war, according to data released by the US labor department on Friday.The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3 per cent, while hiring…
Global oil prices surged sharply this week as the war involving Iran intensified raising fears of prolonged disruptions to energy supplies from the Middle East.The spike in prices comes a week after the United States and Israel launched major attacks on Iran, escalating tensions into a wider regional conflict. The ongoing hostilities have disrupted key…
The duo was arrested and contraband seized Rourkela: Two inter-state ganja peddlers from Uttar Pradesh have been arrested by Sadar police in Sundargarh district on Thursday for illegally transporting over 89kg of ganja worth around Rs 10 lakh. The duo were identified as Kausal Srivastav (41) of Allahabad and Sunil Kumar Sahu (34) of Sultanpur.Based…
Piyush Goyal (File photo) Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India has secured the best trade deal with the United States among competing nations, highlighting the strength of the economic and strategic partnership between the two countries, reported PTI.Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi, Goyal said India and the…
NEW DELHI: Nida Khan, an accused in the Nashik TCS case, has been taken into custody from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.Khan was wanted in the case of alleged sexual harassment and forcible religious conversion at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).The court had earlier rejected her anticipatory bail. According to the FIR,…
बिहार सरकार के सामान्य प्रशासन विभाग ने बड़ा प्रशासनिक फेरबदल किया है. इस फेरबदल में कई वरिष्ठ आईएएस अधिकारियों के पदों में बदलाव किया गया है. यह तबादला प्रशासनिक स्तर पर काफी महत्वपूर्ण मानी जा रहा है. सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बदलाव यह है कि रॉबर्ट एल. चोंग्थु (आईएएस 1997 बैच) को राज्यपाल के प्रधान सचिव पद…
Benchmark equity indices ended marginally lower on Thursday after a highly volatile session, as continued foreign fund outflows and geopolitical uncertainties kept investors cautious, PTI reported.The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 114 points, or 0.15 per cent, to settle at 77,844.52. During the day, the benchmark swung 671.49 points between a high of 78,384.70 and a…
Bhubaneswar: The Common PG Entrance Test (CPET)-2026 for postgraduate admissions will be held from May 5 to 18, higher education department announced on Wednesday.A total of 58,708 candidates have applied for 31,915 postgraduate seats in universities and colleges for the 2026-27 academic session.The application process was conducted through the Student Academic Management System (Sams) portal…
United States Vice President JD Vance on Saturday said that President Donald Trump called “a dozen times” as he and his team were engaged in peace talks with Iran in Pakistan’s Islamabad.While speaking to reporters, Vance said, “We were talking to the President consistently. I don’t know how many times we talked to him —…
You may feel slightly depressed, and it can come without a clear reason. The Moon sits in a pressure zone for you today, and Saturn throws small hurdles, missed calls, slow approvals, or a plan that keeps getting postponed.Don’t take it personally. Treat the day like a patchy road. You slow down, you steer carefully,…
