FIFA chief calls urgent meeting amid crisis in Morocco
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...
Kendujhar: Death of 3,199 children in 5 yrs raises alarm
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...
Health workers brave floods to aid cut-off Kendrapada villages
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...
Villagers halt eviction drive
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...
Man killed in elephant attack while trying to drive it away
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...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, retains neutral stance
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...
Read moreDetailsRBI projects 5 pc inflation for FY27, seen rising in near term
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 in June after remaining below the central bank's 4 per cent target for 16...
Read moreDetailsTrump threatens action if Hormuz Strait stays shut
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 warned that he was giving Iran a “last chance before decapitation”, he said that...
Read moreDetailsRBI projects 6.7% GDP growth for FY27
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 FY27 GDP growth at 7 per cent, Q2 at 6.4 per cent, Q3 at...
Read moreDetailsTrump admin to close five US consulates in Africa, Asia, Western Hemisphere
Washington: Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to close five smaller US embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere, even as it steams ahead with plans to reopen shuttered posts in Libya and Syria and has reopened the long-closed embassy in Venezuela. In separate notices sent late last week to lawmakers, the State Department said it would close the US embassy in the...
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‘Lagaan’ & ‘Ghajini’ actor Pradeep Rawat passes away at 74
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...
FIFA chief calls urgent meeting amid crisis in Morocco
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...
RBI projects 5 pc inflation for FY27, seen rising in near term
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...
Trump threatens action if Hormuz Strait stays shut
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...
RBI projects 6.7% GDP growth for FY27
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...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, retains neutral stance
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: Death of 3,199 children in 5 yrs raises alarm
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...
Health workers brave floods to aid cut-off Kendrapada villages
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...
Villagers halt eviction drive
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...
Man killed in elephant attack while trying to drive it away
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...

























































































