Mumbai: India's forex reserves dropped USD 711 million to USD 681.610 billion during the week ended June 5 due to a sharp decline in foreign currency reserves, the RBI said Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had jumped USD 938 million to USD 682.321 billion. For the week ended June 5, foreign currency assets...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices ended sharply higher on Friday, with the Sensex climbing 1,695.40 points and the Nifty surging nearly 2 per cent, in tandem with a rally in global markets and a decline in crude oil prices after US President Donald Trump declared that his country has ended the war with Iran. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped...

New Delhi: India Friday summoned US charge d'affaires Jason Meeks and told him that the American military's "lethal and deadly" strikes on commercial vessels with Indian crew members off the coast of Oman are "unacceptable". Meeks was summoned to the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), a day after the government said three Indian crew...

New Delhi: Retail inflation inched up in May to 3.93 per cent compared to 3.48 per cent in the preceding month due to higher food prices, according to official data released Friday. Consumer Price Index-based inflation in the food basket was 4.78 per cent in May, higher from 4.2 per cent in April, according to the National...

Bhubaneswar: Southwest monsoon arrived in Odisha Friday, ending a prolonged heatwave that had pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius across several districts. The India Meteorological Department said the monsoon advanced into northern and coastal districts including Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore. The IMD forecast light to moderate rainfall through June 19, with temperatures expected to drop considerably...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Friday that the state government will provide free education to economically disadvantaged students from kindergarten to the postgraduate level. CM Majhi made the announcement at an event marking two years of his administration, calling the initiative a step toward inclusive development for students from economically weaker sections. Also Read...

New Delhi: In a temporary relief for Hindi film actor Salman Khan, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has stayed proceedings initiated against him before a District Consumer Commission in a complaint related to an allegedly misleading pan masala advertisement. The commission passed the interim order while hearing an appeal challenging directions issued by the District Consumer...

Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a ban on release of the movie Kaala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy. Salman Khan has filed a petition for a permanent and interim injunction in the High Court, asking to restrain Amit Jani, Jani Firefox Films, Bharat Shrinath, Akshay Pandey, and others from the production,...

New Delhi: In a major setback to Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, the Supreme Court Friday declined to interfere with the Returning Officer's decision rejecting her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh over the alleged non-disclosure of a criminal case in Telangana. The court observed that once a Returning Officer rejects a nomination paper, the...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) Friday announced a series of student-friendly measures for NEET (UG) 2026, including additional rough-work space, and an extended examination window. The medical entrance examination is scheduled to be held June 21. According to the NTA, the examination will be conducted from 2 pm to 5:15 pm, providing a total window...