Who is Ashok Kumar Panda? PESB recommends SAIL finance director for CMD post; top PSU role awaits ACC nod

Government head-hunter Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Ashok Kumar Panda, Director (Finance) at Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) at the state-run steel major, PTI reported.Panda was among 10 shortlisted candidates interviewed for the top post at India’s largest public-sector steel-making entity.The position will…

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Liquor, ganja consumption rampant in airport parking areas; director writes to police | Bhubaneswar News

Parking area of Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) authorities has flagged serious concerns about the security and safety of flyers, drawing the city police commissioner’s attention towards rampant antisocial activities in parking areas.Airport director Prasanna Pradhan wrote a long letter to police commissioner S Dev Datta Singh in…

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IPL 2026: Will DC make changes to XI after defeat to SRH? Skipper Axar Patel clarifies | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s dominant win over Delhi Capitals was once again defined by Abhishek Sharma’s explosive batting and a disciplined bowling effort led by Eshan Malinga. However, DC skipper Axar Patel remained calm after the defeat, suggesting no immediate panic or changes to the XI despite the heavy loss.Speaking after the match, Axar backed…

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UK authorises US to use British bases for strikes at Iran missile sites targeting ships in Strait of Hormuz.

Image used for representative purposes The British government has authorised the United States to use military bases in the UK to carry out strikes on Iranian missile positions targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement,.British ministers met on Friday to review the escalating conflict with Iran and Tehran’s disruption…

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HC lens on ‘almost dilapidated’ British-era building housing a school | Bhubaneswar News

The 143-year-old British-era building housing St Xavier’s High School Cuttack: Orissa high court has expressed serious concern over the condition of a British-era building on Mission Road in Cuttack, currently housing St Xavier’s High School since January.A division bench comprising Justices K R Mohapatra and V Narasingh raised the issue after examining a report submitted…

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Woman Slaps Cop Inside Police Station Bhubaneswar: Woman slaps cop inside PS | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic incident, a woman slapped an on-duty lady constable at Chandrasekharpur police station on Thursday night, a video of which went viral. Police are investigating the woman’s identity and circumstances that led to the confrontation. “We are trying to find out the reason,” a police officer said.According to police sources, the woman…

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ईरान के खिलाफ ब्रिटेन-फ्रांस-जर्मनी ने उठाया बड़ा कदम, कहा- अगर होर्मुज स्ट्रेट में इस तरह हस्तक्षेप…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom मिडिल ईस्ट में जारी संघर्ष और तनाव के बीच ईरान की ओर से स्ट्रेट ऑफ होर्मुज को बंद किए जाने पर यूरोप के कई प्रमुख देशों और जापान ने गुरुवार (19 मार्च, 2026) को एक साझा बयान जारी किया है. इन देशों में स्ट्रेट…

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Deepinder Goyal’s health tech startup ‘Temple’ secures $54 million funding, valued at $190 million

Deepinder Goyal (File photo) Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal on Friday announced that his new health tech venture, Temple, has secured $54 million in its first funding round from friends and family, and valued at approximately $190 million.“Temple has raised its first round. Friends and family. $54m. Post-money valuation of ~$190m,” said Goyal on X.Temple, which…

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IIT to H-1B: JD Vance invokes academic in-laws while red flagging green card without loyalty test

TOI correspondent from Washington: US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday doubled down on the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration posture, signaling a deepened skepticism toward the H-1B visa program while framing national “loyalty” as the ultimate litmus test for immigrants.Speaking at TurningPointUSA townhall in Georgia, Vance deflected an Indian-origin student’s question regarding the decades-long green…

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