India must accelerate efforts to channel large household gold holdings into financial instruments, former Union minister P P Choudhary and senior market participants said, warning that continued physical hoarding limits the metal’s broader economic contribution, PTI reported.Speaking at an Assocham event, Choudhary, a member of the Parliamentary Standing Commission on Finance, said deeper financialisation of…
Representative file photo JAIPUR: Five youths have been accused of sexually harassing a Japanese tourist in Amber area of Jaipur after stopping her on a secluded stretch near Jaigarh Fort.The youths pushed the woman, held her hands and attempted to kiss her, DCP (North) Karan Sharma said Monday, citing the woman’s complaint that has led…
India’s net direct tax collection increased 7.1 per cent to about Rs 22.8 lakh crore till March 17 in the current financial year, aided by higher corporate tax mop-up and slower refund outgo, according to official data released on Wednesday.Data shared by the Income Tax Department showed that net corporate tax collection grew by around…
अमेरिका एक बार फिर युद्ध में उलझ गया है. जानमाल के नुकसान के अलावा देश को भारी आर्थिक लागत भी चुकानी पड़ रही है. रिपोर्ट्स के अनुसार ईरान पर हुए हमलों के पहले 24 घंटों में ही अमेरिका ने 779 मिलियन डॉलर यानी लगभग 6,900 करोड़ रुपये खर्च हो गए हैं. अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप…
मध्य प्रदेश के धार के पीथमपुर के सेक्टर-3 स्थित ‘हजारगो वेस्ट’ कंपनी में लगी भीषण आग ने विकराल रूप ले लिया है. घटना के करीब चार घंटे बाद भी आग पर पूरी तरह काबू नहीं पाया जा सका है. आग ने आसपास की दो अन्य कंपनियों को भी अपनी चपेट में ले लिया, जिससे औद्योगिक…
Bhubaneswar: Though many non-resident Indians (NRIs) from West Asia are lining up to return to India, a few Odia women who are in Odisha on a vacation want to return, as per their schedule, to their second home Dubai, where they have built a life for themselves and their families.Many had planned to come to…
पाकिस्तान अपनी वायुसेना को मजबूत बनाने के लिए तेजी से काम कर रहा है. पाकिस्तानी वायुसेना अब चीन से 60 से 70 चेंगदू जे-10सीई लड़ाकू विमानों का बड़ा ऑर्डर देने के अंतिम चरण में है. अगर यह सौदा पूरा हो जाता है तो पाकिस्तान के पास कुल J-10CE विमानों की संख्या करीब 100 तक पहुंच…
BHUBANESWAR: Heatwave conditions persisted across large parts of Odisha on Sunday, with Jharsuguda emerging as the hottest place in the state at 43.3 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.According to the IMD’s evening bulletin, at least 14 places in the state recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above.Titlagarh followed Jharsuguda with…
Bhubaneswar: Eight tribal students from Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Odisha have been selected for specialised JEE Advanced coaching under the National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), New Delhi, following their performance in JEE Main 2026 (Phase-I). In the recently announced results, 11 EMRS students from the state qualified in the national-level engineering…
Bhubaneswar: Global tech giants like Intel, Lockheed Martin and Applied Materials partnering with 3D Glass Solution to set up India’s first advanced semiconductor packaging unit in Odisha is a testament of the state’s growing trust worldwide, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said, while laying the foundation stone of the facility, here on Sunday.The Rs 1,943.5…
