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Bhubaneswar: The development of Jharsuguda airport in Odisha will be completed by June 2018, an official said on Tuesday. Taking a review meeting, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi directed the Airport Authority of India (AAI), Jharsuguda District Collector and other officials to complete all the defined works within the scheduled time. Padhi said that Jharsuguda […]

Ranchi: Questioning the Election Commission`s recommendation to the President to countermand Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand, the BJP today said it should not work under pressure from the Congress. "EC is overactive this time. Where was it on previous occasions when there was horse-trading by independents to get into the upper house?" BJP`s Jharkhand affairs […]

Rio de Janeiro: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) supports freedom of speech but there should be a line drawn between freedom to speak and “trash talk”. When asked about how to distinguish between freedom of speech and trash talk, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said on Monday: “We support freedom of speech but on the other […]

Mumbai: Arjun Rampal-Chitrangada Singh starrer tentatively titled as `Inkaar` will release in August. Directed by Sudhir Mishra, the film is a love story, with sexual harassment in the backdrop. "My film with Arjun and Chitrangada, is based on sexual harassment at work place. We could not figure out the title of the movie yet but […]

St. Lucia: India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli has said that his bowlers have learnt lessons, taken positives and will aim to not repeat their sloppy show in the final day of the second Test when they take on West Indies in the third cricket Test match. After a comprehensive victory in the first Test by […]

Mumbai: `Housefull 2` is yet to release but director Sajid Khan has already planned a third film in the series. `Housefull 2` is a sequel to his 2010 hit comic caper. The sequel features actors from the original film, like Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh, along with new additions John Abraham, Asin, Jacqueline Fernandez, Zarine […]

Colombo: In a move that will impact Indian auto exporters to the island nation, Sri Lanka Saturday raised tariffs on vehicle imports to curb high import expenditure and the fuel bill. The new manufacturing levy will come into force at midnight Saturday and affect Indian brands of motor vehicles which dominate the island. As a […]

New Delhi: In a bid to drive brand conversations, micro-blogging website Twitter on Tuesday announced that all global advertisers can now use conversational ads and a new “Instant Unlock Card” that encourages people to tweet to unlock exclusive content. Conversational ads contain compelling images or videos that include call-to-action buttons with customisable hashtags. The “Instant […]

New Delhi: In a big boost to its precarious financial position, Air India`s Financial Restructuring Plan (FRP) has been approved by a consortium of banks, which may enable the ailing carrier save several hundred crore in the first year itself. As part of the FRP, Air India signed four agreements with the SBI-led consortium late […]

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the untimely death of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan. In a message to his wife, Dangwimsai Pul, the President said: “I am shocked and distressed to learn about the untimely demise of Shri Kalikho Pul. Words are […]

Agartala: Castigating the Manik Sarkar-led Marxist government for Tripura’s regression, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday batted for development and asserted her Trinamool Congress would come to power in the state. Virtually setting the tune for her party’s campaign ahead of the 2018 Tripura assembly polls, she enumerated the development projects initiated by […]

Bhubaneswar: A senior forest officer and a bank manager were convicted by vigilance court in Odisha for possession of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income and for accepting a bribe respectively. Special judge, special vigilance court here held Hadibandhu Nanda, ex-Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Afforestation, Cuttack, guilty and sentenced him to undergo rigorous […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a plea seeking court-monitored probe into the alleged leakage of the NEET-II question papers in Uttarakhand. Refusing to step in, the bench of Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice L. Nageswara Rao said that the matter was being investigated by the state police. Refusing to call for […]

Balasore (Odisha): A local court has sentenced a man to 10 years` rigorous imprisonment for carrying out illegal abortion of his wife leading to her death. Pronouncing the judgement, additional district sessions judge of fast-track court, Balasore, R K Sahu on Friday also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on convict Kanhucharan Jena of Anantapur […]

New Delhi: Two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp on Tuesday said that Pawan Munjal has been reappointed its Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of five years. “The Board of Directors at Hero MotoCorp has re-appointed Pawan Munjal as the Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a period […]