Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Friday targeted the BJP government in Odisha over long queues and panic buying at petrol pumps, even as the state administration maintained that there was no fuel shortage and appealed to people not to stockpile petrol and diesel. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das alleged that the situation reflected the...

New Delhi: India’s exports in April rose by 13.78 per cent to USD 43.56 billion despite global challenges, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said Friday. Imports grew 10 per cent year-on-year to USD 71.94 billion in April. Trade deficit during the month stood at USD 28.38 billion. Agrawal said India's exports to West Asia declined 28 per cent...

New Delhi: The US team is expected to visit India next month for trade talks, though no dates have been finalised yet, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said Friday. The Indian side visited Washington, DC, in April for an in-person round of meetings with their US counterparts to finalise the details of the interim pact and take forward...

Cuttack: A patient died after an ambulance ran out of fuel on the Kathajodi River bridge while being shifted from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar Friday, triggering outrage among locals and the victim’s family. The patient, a youth from Kendrapara who had consumed poison, was being transferred from SCB Medical College and Hospital to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.   View this post...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to set in early over Kerala May 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast Friday. The monsoon, the primary rain-bearing system, normally arrives in Kerala around June 1 and advances northwards to cover other parts of the country. The onset of monsoon in the state marks the...

New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates signed key agreements, during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday, on a framework for the bilateral strategic defence partnership, the supply of LPG and strategic petroleum reserves, and an investment to the tune of $5 billion US dollars in Indian Infrastructure and RBL Bank and Samman Capital....

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing fuel crisis in Odisha, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Friday said there is no shortage of petrol and diesel in the state. He said Odisha has adequate fuel stock and urged people not to panic. According to the minister, fuel stations are supplying limited quantities because of the huge...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case and asked it to decide the plea afresh. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also asked the high court...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a notification to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, to regulate stamp duty and simplify the registration of housing apartments, officials said Friday The state government had earlier obtained approval of the cabinet for promulgation of an ordinance to carry out necessary amendments to the Indian Stamp Act, they said. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Railway Ministry has approved a new tri-weekly express train service between Puri and Koraput in a major push to rail connectivity in Odisha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Thursday. The 18407/18408 Puri-Koraput Express will provide direct rail connectivity between Puri and parts of western and southern Odisha for the first time, the minister said. The...