Bhubaneswar: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the repeal of 358 Acts enacted by the state legislature between 1974 and 2025, after law department identified them as redundant and obsolete.Odisha chief secretary Anu Garg said most of these were amended Acts which, once enforced, had already served their purpose as the changes stood incorporated into…
NTA to launch refund portal (representational) The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to launch a refund portal on Thursday for candidates appearing in the NEET UG 2026 re-examination, scheduled after the original exam held on May 3 was scrapped over alleged paper leak concerns.The NEET UG 2026 exam was cancelled following allegations of a…
NVIDIA delivered record-breaking first-quarter FY27 results, with revenue soaring to $81.6 billion on the back of strong demand for its data centre business and AI-related offerings. The company reported an 85% jump in revenue from the same quarter last year, while quarterly revenue also grew 20% sequentially, driven largely by continued expansion in its data…
The first hint that Adhik Jyeshtha Maas has arrived isn’t a headline or a horoscope alert. It’s the way elders pause mid-conversation and say, almost casually, “Is baar Adhik hai,” this time it’s the extra month. In some homes, the tulsi plant gets a fresh circling of water at dawn. In others, someone quietly cancels…
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri, on Wednesday suspended a servitor for his alleged unruly conduct and indiscipline during the inventory of valuables inside the Ratna Bhandar the previous evening.“Bhandar Mekap servitor, Kishan Mekap, has been suspended from all seva and puja duties until further orders,” an SJTA official said.According to temple sources, Kishan…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Health Services on Thursday issued a health advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries.Travellers were advised to immediately report to airport health authorities and seek medical care within 21 days if they show symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhoea or bleeding, or if they had direct…
Benchmark equity index Sensex erased steep early losses to finish 117 points higher on Wednesday, supported largely by gains in Reliance Industries, even as investor sentiment remained cautious amid elevated crude oil prices and continued weakness in the rupee. The 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 117.54 points, or 0.16%, to close at 75,318.39. The index had…
Adhik Maas 2026, also known as Purushottam Maas or Mal Maas, runs from May 17 to June 15 as the extra lunar month of Jyeshtha. In Vedic astrology, this is no ordinary period. There is no Sankranti within these dates, no solar transition, and that creates a rare spiritual pause.It is believed that Lord Vishnu…
Cuttack: The East Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a joint committee to investigate allegations of environmental pollution and groundwater contamination caused by chromite mining operations in Odisha’s Jajpur district.The bench, comprising judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member Ishwar Singh, directed the panel to inspect Sukarangi and South Kaliapani…
Hardik Pandya (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: It has been a season to forget for Mumbai Indians and skipper Hardik Pandya suffered another setback on Thursday after being fined for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his side’s defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.Pandya was penalised after visibly venting his frustration on the…
