Odisha Assembly adjourned thrice amid Opposition ruckus seeking health minister’s resignation
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned thrice Thursday as the Opposition disrupted the House proceedings, demanding state Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling's resignation over the death of 12 patients at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The House saw multiple adjournments during...
Odisha Vigilance arrests main accused, wife in ₹5.56 Crore embezzlement case
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Thursday arrested the prime accused and his wife in a ₹5.56 crore government fund embezzlement case. "Main accused in Rs 5.56 Crore misappropriation, Pradip Kr Mohanty, Retd Headmaster, re-engaged at BEO Office post retirement, along with his...
‘Basantika Navratra’ begins at Maa Samaleswari temple
Bargarh: 'Basantika Navaratra' festival began at the temple of Maa Samaleswari in Bargarh Thursday, coinciding with 'Chaitra Amavasya'. On the first day, devotees offered prayers and lit an akhand dipa (Eternal Flame) as part of traditional rituals. The deity was...
Odisha Congress seeks disqualification of two MLAs under anti-defection law
Bhubaneswar: The Congress Wednesday submitted a formal petition to the Assembly Speaker seeking the disqualification of two of its MLAs under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, also known as the anti-defection law, for allegedly cross-voting in...
Kalahandi MP demands Kesinga–Bhubaneswar train
Kesinga: Kalahandi MP Malvika Devi has raised an 18-point charter of demands in Lok Sabha, seeking major railway infrastructure revamp across Kalahandi and neighbouring districts. Speaking in the Lower House Tuesday, Devi called for new rail projects benefiting Kalahandi, Nuapada,...
Trump says US will retaliate if Iran attacks Qatar again
Dubai: President Donald Trump pledged that Israel would make no more attacks on Iran's major South Pars gas field, but if Iran attacked Qatar again, the U.S. would retaliate and "massively blow up the entirety" of the field. Trump made his threat on social media Wednesday night as the war...
Read moreDetailsOil, natural gas prices soar as Iran attacks Gulf energy facilities
Bangkok: Global oil and natural gas prices soared Thursday after Iran attacked a key natural gas facility in Qatar that can supply one-fifth of the world's gas, as well as two oil refineries in Kuwait. The attacks added to fears the energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic may be longer and more extensive than feared, with lasting damage to oil and gas production....
Read moreDetailsCBI questions Anil Ambani in SBI’s Rs 2929 cr ‘cheating’ case
New Delhi: The CBI Thursday questioned industrialist Anil Ambani in connection with the alleged Rs 2,929 crore cheating case registered against Reliance Communications Ltd and him on a complaint by the State Bank of India, officials said. Ambani arrived at the agency headquarters this morning for questioning in the case. The agency has alleged fund diversion, misappropriation and other irregularities in the loan funds issued to the company by the bank,...
Read moreDetailsStrait of Hormuz has shut before: Shocking moments that hit oil flows
New York: The US and Israel's war with Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz once again into the crosshairs of a geopolitical conflict. Nearly all traffic in the waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the globe's oceans, shutting down a critical path for the world's flow of oil. Attacks on commercial ships and threats of further strikes have stopped nearly all tankers from carrying oil, gas...
Read moreDetailsBJP announces candidates for bypolls to 5 Assembly seats in 4 states
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee Thursday finalised candidates for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Goa, Nagaland, Karnataka and Tripura. The high-level meeting, chaired by senior leader Nitin Naveen, was held Wednesday at the party headquarters here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and all other members of the Central Election Committee were present. After detailed deliberations, the panel cleared five...
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New Delhi: Vikram K Doraiswami, presently High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Thursday. A 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Doraiswami is expected to take up the assignment shortly. He was appointed as...
Oil, natural gas prices soar as Iran attacks Gulf energy facilities
Bangkok: Global oil and natural gas prices soared Thursday after Iran attacked a key natural gas facility in Qatar that can supply one-fifth of the world's gas, as well as two oil refineries in Kuwait. The attacks added to fears the energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic may be...
Odisha Assembly adjourned thrice amid Opposition ruckus seeking health minister’s resignation
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned thrice Thursday as the Opposition disrupted the House proceedings, demanding state Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling's resignation over the death of 12 patients at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The House saw multiple adjournments during the day, initially till 11.30 am and then again till 1 pm. Speaker Surama Padhy had convened...
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Odisha Vigilance arrests main accused, wife in ₹5.56 Crore embezzlement case
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Thursday arrested the prime accused and his wife in a ₹5.56 crore government fund embezzlement case. "Main accused in Rs 5.56 Crore misappropriation, Pradip Kr Mohanty, Retd Headmaster, re-engaged at BEO Office post retirement, along with his wife Gitarani Mohanty, who were absconding and on the run, changing locations in Odisha and West Bengal,...
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CBI questions Anil Ambani in SBI’s Rs 2929 cr ‘cheating’ case
New Delhi: The CBI Thursday questioned industrialist Anil Ambani in connection with the alleged Rs 2,929 crore cheating case registered against Reliance Communications Ltd and him on a complaint by the State Bank of India, officials said. Ambani arrived at the agency headquarters this morning for questioning in the case. The agency has alleged fund diversion, misappropriation...
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