NEW DELHI: Jindal Steel International is seeking clarity from German authorities, with the proposed deal to acquire Thyssenkrupp Steel facing delays over pension-related issues, persons aware of the matter said. The talks remain active and the deal has not been abandoned, though certain legal and operational matters are yet to be resolved. Pension liabilities remain…
Bhubaneswar: As Census enumeration gathers pace, members of the transgender community find themselves in a paradox.The ongoing Census allows individuals to self-identify as ‘transgender’ without the need for documentary proof, marking a step towards more inclusive data collection. However, on the ground, a significant section of the community still lacks official transgender identity cards issued…
Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion (Credit-University of Oxford) The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is unlikely to trigger a global economic collapse on the scale of the 2008 financial crisis, Nobel Prize-winning economist Philippe Aghion has said, even as he warned that a prolonged war and sharply rising oil prices could slow global growth, AFP…
Akshay Tritiya 2026 comes with Rahu and Ketu, both in their own nakshatra which pushes us to reevaluate our relationship with money and heal it to attract wealth and abundance in life. Money is not just currency, It is energy Money is often treated as numbers or transactions, something to earn, spend or save. Over…
Global crude markets are strained as Middle East conflict escalates, pushing oil prices up and impacting fuel supplies worldwide. Countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Bangladesh are implementing measures such as price adjustments, import increases, and conservation efforts to manage the crisis. A month into the Middle East conflict, global crude…
Berhampur: Disproportionate assets worth over Rs 1.27 crore of former executive engineer, Jonk canal irrigation division, Nuapada will be confiscated following a court order. Ashapurna Mohapatra, special judge of the vigilance court-cum-the authorized officer, special vigilance court, Bhubaneswar on Friday passed the order.The assets of the accused, Prafulla Kumar Panigrahy of Berhampur, included a multi-storied…
NEW DELHI: Around 12 lakh households across 11 states and Union Territories have self-enumerated so far for the houselisting operations (HLO) phase of Census 2027. More than half of these households availed of the self-enumeration facility in the past four-five days.With the conclusion of the 15-day self-enumeration window on Wednesday across the Andaman and Nicobar…
Sabarimala temple (Kerala tourism photo) NEW DELHI: Hearing a case on gender discrimination in temples like Sabarimala, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it respects the views of eminent authors and thinkers, but cannot rely on information from ‘WhatsApp University.‘The remark came from a nine-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant hearing petitions…
West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya (PTI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said the party has not decided on its chief ministerial face for the poll-bound state and will instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The BJP’s move to field leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari against…
Some home rituals are timeless and camphor oil with clove burning is one such ritual. These are rituals that have been practiced for generations in many homes, and to this day, people still light them in the evenings. The mix might just be aroma, but actually, it is both spiritually and scientifically significant. In Indian…
