NEW DELHI: Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel in over-the-counter trade Sunday, reflecting growing anxiety over potential supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint for India and much of Asia. Amid the supply fears, OPEC producers met Sunday and decided to increase crude output in a phased manner…
BJD president Naveen Patnaik speaks on the row in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: Leader of opposition and former CM Naveen Patnaik on Monday said BJP MP Nishikant Dubey “needs mental doctor’s attention” for his alleged comments about Biju Patnaik, calling them “outrageous”, even as BJD Rajya Sabha MPs staged a walkout on the issue.Dubey, who had claimed…
Koraput: A state-level poetry recitation event was held in Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block in the district on Tuesday, bringing together literary voices from across Odisha in a celebration of language and culture. The Kotia cluster of villages has remained a sensitive Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border issue for over six decades, with both states laying claim…
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…
AIMIM चीफ असदुद्दीन ओवैसी ने वाराणसी में नाव पर राजा खोलने के मामले में गिरफ्तार हुए 14 मुस्लिम युवकों की गिरफ्तारी की जमकर निंदा की है. उन्होंने प्रशासन पर हमला करते हुए कई अहम सवाल दागे. साथ ही पूछा कि इससे धार्मिक भावनाएं कैसे आहत हुईं. इस दौरान उन्होंने साफ किया कि यह कार्रवाई उनके…
शरद पवार गुट के विधायक जितेंद्र आव्हाड ने विधानसभा में एक बेहद ही सनसनीखेज आरोप लगाया. उन्होंने कहा कि देवेंद्र फडणवीस को मुख्यमंत्री पद से हटाने के लिए राज्य के कुछ विधायकों ने अघोरी पूजा और काले जादू का सहारा लिया था. आव्हाड के अनुसार अशोक खरात नामक व्यक्ति ने इन नेताओं को आश्वासन दिया…
BENGALURU: The Indian Army has completed the installation of Thermal Imaging Fire Control Systems (TIFCS) — an Indo-Israeli technology developed in Bengaluru — on 96 of its T-72 tanks, with the systems clearing firing validation trials before induction.The T-72 remains one of the mainstays of the Army’s armoured fleet. Upgrades such as thermal imaging and…
Bhubaneswar: Two ambulance drivers were arrested on Monday for the alleged gang rape of a 25-year-old woman from West Bengal on Friday night. Police sources said the crime took place after one of the accused, who is known to the survivor, reportedly offered to drop her at the railway station in his vehicle.The woman had…
Bhubaneswar: Safety concerns have risen on major city roads with unbarricaded utility trenches and exposed cables continue to dot Jaydev Vihar-Nandankanan road and, more recently, Airport Road and Jagamara Road. Commuters complain that digging for utility pipes and electrical or gas pipelines is being carried out right on the carriageway, with the excavated stretches left…
NEW DELHI: Several domestic companies including Sun Pharma, Torrent, Zydus, Dr Reddy’s, Glenmark and Alkem announced the launch of semaglutide on Day 1, substantially lowering the cost of weight-loss therapy.This is in the wake of the innovator Novo Nordisk losing its patent on semaglutide on March 20.Sun Pharma’s weekly therapy costs, from initiation to the…
