'Mruttika-2024': An artist carefully paints a terracotta artefact among a display of colourful decorations at Bhubaneswar's Exhibition Ground   Ahead of Kali Puja, an artist colours the Hindu Goddess' idol at Cuttack's Chandini Chowk puja mandap   A man steers his rickshaw loaded with a wooden boat along Cuttack's Taladanda Canal  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK has said that actor-politician Vijay helmed Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam copied its ideology while main opposition AIADMK said TVK's principles are a cocktail of current political standpoints of various parties and Naam Tamizhar Katchi has ruled out chances of joining forces with the new entrant. While Vijay openly targeted the DMK and its...

Bhadrak: For the second consecutive day, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by Cyclone Dana in Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, officials said. During the survey from a special helicopter, Majhi observed the cyclone's landfall point at Habelikhati shore in Kendrapara district. Accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management...

New Delhi: Food and grocery delivery major Swiggy is looking to raise Rs 11,300 crore through its initial public offering (IPO) opening for public subscription November 6, sources said Monday. The shares would be available at a price band of Rs 371 to Rs 390 apiece. The issue would conclude on November 8 and the bidding for...

New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) on Monday reported a massive 98.6 per cent drop in net profit in the September quarter, as refinery margins fell and marketing margins shrunk. The company posted a standalone net profit of Rs 180.01 crore in the July-September period -- the second quarter of the current 2024-25 fiscal year...

Vadodara: India and Spain signed several memorandums of understanding (MOUs) during the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez in Gujarat's Vadodara city Monday. During the bilateral talks held at the iconic Laxmi Vilas Palace here, both leaders also discussed the situation in Ukraine and in West Asia, said Tanmaya Lal,...

New Delhi: More than 60 flights of Indian carriers received bomb threats Monday, sources said. In 15 days, over 410 domestic and international flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats. Most of the threats were issued through social media. The sources in the know said around 21 flights each of Air India and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon launch 'Debalaya Yojana' for the conservation, reconstruction and management of temples and mutts of cultural significance, law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan informed Monday. According to him the detailed blueprint of the scheme is being formulated. "The temples, mutts and institutions of cultural importance having issues of conservation and management will be addressed...

New Delhi: The performance of the Indian economy has been satisfactory during the first half of the ongoing fiscal year but concerns remain with regard to demand conditions going forward, the finance ministry said in a report. The outlook for the Indian economy is good, underpinned by a stable external sector, positive agricultural outlook, expected improvements in...

Baripada: A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district for raping a teenage girl. The fast-track court of special judge Santosh Kumar Nayak sentenced the convict to jail and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him, Special Public Prosecutor Manoranjan Pattnaik said. The court directed the...