BHUBANESWAR: Police on Saturday booked BJP MLA Nabin Kumar Jain for allegedly firing blanks during Ram Navami procession in Titlagarh town of Balangir district.According to the police, the Titlagarh MLA fired three rounds from his licensed pistol in a celebratory mood during the procession in the evening where hundreds of people, including BJP supporters, took…

Bhubaneswar: Amid allegations of private schools in many states mandating expensive books from specific publishers, school and mass education minister Nityananda Gond on Saturday said private schools in Odisha should ensure sale and use of only NCERT books.NCERT books are aimed at standardising education, and mandating books from other publishers will defeat the purpose, he…

Bhubaneswar: SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said volatility triggered by the ongoing West Asia crisis remains within manageable limits for Indian markets, which he described as “resilient”.“The sooner the crisis is resolved, the better for the rest of the world. However, I can say that Indian markets have remained quite resilient. Volatility has…