Mumbai: Veteran actor Pradeep Rawat, known for some memorable performances in iconic Bollywood movies such as Lagaan and Ghajini, left for heavenly abode at the age of 74. Pradeep Rawat is survived by his wife and son Vikramaditya. The unfortunate news of the passing away of the actor was shared by Pradeep Rawat's longtime colleague, actor Yashpal...

New Delhi: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting in Morocco Wednesday after his plan to sell off FIFA's commercial and event operations faced fierce criticism. Infantino was forced to withdraw his plan to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a company to run the commercial and operational aspects of FIFA's tournaments, after it triggered widespread...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday projected consumer price inflation at 5 per cent for FY27, while expecting it to rise further in the near term. Announcing the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, Malhotra said headline consumer price inflation (CPI) rose to 4.4 per cent...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday (US local time) that Iran will be "hit very hard" if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened "very soon." In an interview with Fox News, Trump said the United States is "having very good discussions" with Iran. But Tehran denied it is having any talks with Washington. Trump earlier...

New Delhi: Terming India as the fastest-growing economy amid persistent global uncertainties, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday projected real GDP growth at 6.7 per cent for FY27, 10 bps higher than its previous projection of 6.6 per cent in the prevision Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. In his address, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra pegged Q1...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, while maintaining the status quo in its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions. The Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate also remained at 5 per cent, while the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the...

Kendujhar: A total of 3,199 children died in Kendujhar district between 2021 22 and 2025-26, highlighting persistent concerns over maternal and child health despite government welfare schemes and substantial public spending on healthcare. Official data also showed that 131 pregnant women died during the same five-year period. The alarming figures have renewed calls from social activists and...

Kendrapada: Frontline health workers are risking their lives to provide medical care to marooned families in Kendrapada district, travelling by boat through crocodile-infested floodwaters and snake-prone channels to reach villages cut off by the deluge. Medical teams have been conducting door-to-door health check-ups and distributing essential medicines in several inundated villages, including Dasarajpur, where floodwaters have isolated...

Balangir: Residents of Tabalbanji village affected by Lower Suktel irrigation project blocked an eviction drive Tuesday, demanding compensation and proper rehabilitation before vacating their homes. A district administration team, accompanied by police and project officials, arrived to begin eviction but was met with protests and a sit-in on the main road. Villagers said authorities were directing families...

Dhenkikot/Patana: A 29-year-old man died after being attacked by an elephant while trying to drive the animal away from farmlands along with villagers at Dalangapani under Muktapur panchayat of Dhenkikot forest beat and Patana forest range in Kendujhar district, police said Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Madan Naik of the village. According to officials, a female...