Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 1 per cent higher on Wednesday, extending their recovery for a third straight session amid a slight easing in crude oil prices and supportive global cues.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 633.29 points, or 0.83 per cent, to settle at 76,704.13. During the session, it surged as much…
Before the US and Israel even launched strikes, Iran had a plan ready, and it didn’t solely rest on conventional firepower. The country has been quietly preparing to turn the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for the world’s oil supply, into a strategic lever, according to sources cited by Reuters. Any disruption to the…
MDM cooks protest in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: Midday meal (MDM) cooks-cum-helpers from across the state have been on a protest at Lower PMG Square in Bhubaneswar for the past three days, demanding immediate release of their pending wages and a hike in their honorarium.The agitators alleged that their salaries have not been paid for the last…
US President Donald Trump has earned a new nickname as tensions over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz fuel fresh market and political commentary. Analysts are now moving from the earlier ‘TACO’ label for US President to a new term ‘NACHO’.The shift comes amid ongoing blockade between the Trump administration and Iran over control and…
BMC workers during a sanitation drive Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to privatise sanitation services fully across the city, with a proposal sent to the state govt to phase out its own sanitation workforce from the remaining three wards still handled by regular staff. Out of the 67 wards, 64 are currently serviced…
Rourkela: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated four major projects in Rourkela, with a combined investment of ₹158 crore, underscoring the Centre and state’s focus on urban infrastructure, tribal heritage and technology-driven governance.The President inaugurated the Planetarium and Science Centre and the Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path at a public function here. She later unveiled the…
Amid growing scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion at a unit of Tata Consultancy Services in Nashik, a relative of one of the accused has claimed the case is “scripted” and part of a conspiracy hatched by Bajrang Dal. NASHIK: Amid growing scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion at…
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Bhubaneswar: The capital will soon get a nuclear medicine hospital with 12 beds for advanced cancer treatment at National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar. Tender for the work was awarded to a Delhi-based company recently, while the construction of its building will start in the coming week. A team has already visited…
BHUBANESWAR: LPG cylinders will no longer be available in the open market in Odisha and only customers who have completed their e-KYC can procure them from authorised dealers, food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra announced on Sunday, amid complaints of black-marketing due to alleged shortage of cooking gas, reports Diana Sahu.“The department…
