Latest News

Mumbai: The Indian rupee fell by 4 paise to Rs 45.65 against the US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange today, weighed down by gains registered by the greenback against other currency rivals. Forex dealers said besides dollar gains against other Asian currencies, a weak opening in the stock market due to […]

Mumbai: Snapping a two-day rising trend, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by over 58 points in early trade today on profit taking. The 30-share barometer, which had gained 427 points in the previous two sessions, fell by 58.35 points to 18,390.78 points. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty declined by 12.70 points […]

Mumbai: Congress MLAs from Maharashtra today rallied behind former chief minister Ashok Chavan, who was named in the Adarsh housing scam, saying they felt he was "victimised". As many as 19 Congress MLAs were present at a luncheon meet here organised by former minister Abdul Sattar, which was also attended by Chavan. Sattar told reporters […]

Jammu: Noting that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is not the "panacea of all diseases", Jammu and Kashmir state Congress tonight said if the government of India and the Army feel convinced that it can be removed from some areas, then it can be done. "Militancy has gone down (in J and K). […]

(image) Bangalore: More than 60 countries are expected to participate in the eighth edition of Aero India, touted as Asia`s premier air show, to be held here from Feb 9. Around 70,000 foreign delegates were expected to attend the five-day event during which nearly 50 types of aircraft, incuding those from leading global majors, will […]

Mumbai: Former cricket captain Rahul Dravid says the number of batsmen in the Indian team who can bowl part-time spin gives the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team an advantage in the World Cup commencing on February 19. "India are obviously one of the favourites. They have been playing well for a number of years. It?s a […]

(image) New Delhi: Taking a stringent view of the health hazards posed by radiation from mobile phones, towers and base stations, a high-level inter-ministerial committee (IMC) has called for revision of radiation norms according to Indian needs. According to the report submitted by the IMC, radiation from mobile phones and towers could lead to symptoms […]

Cuttack: The city police on Thursday claimed to have busted a highway robbery gang after arresting four persons in this connection who were operating on National Highway-5 between Khurda to Chandikhol in Jajpur district. Police have seized from them a country-made pistol, an axe, a laptop, six mobile phones, few ATM cards, vanity bags and […]

Kathmandu: Nepal Communist Party President Jhalanath Khanal was on Thursday elected the prime minister of the country, ending the seven-month deadlock over the formation of a new government after Maoist supremo Prachanda quit the race in his favour in a last minute deal. 60-year-old Khanal, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist), secured […]

Cuttack: State crime branch would soon form a special task force to maintain law and order situation during industrialization and rehabilitation process and to combat cyber crime and criminal activities that damage or impede the growth of the state’s economy, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed on Thursday. “Senior police officers interacted about various problems regarding […]

Jajpur Road: Two persons were killed on Thursday when an iron ore laden truck ran over their motor-cycle on NH 215 near Kanheipur in Jajpur Road, police said. The dead were yet to be identified; the police said adding that the truck was on the way to Paradeep while victims were going to Jajpur Road […]

Kendrapara: Primary school teachers in this coastal district of Kendrapara will be shortly issued identity cards in an effort to stop the large-scale practice of `proxy` teaching. The identity card scheme aims at preventing genuine teachers of government-run primary schools in this district from engaging other persons, or proxies, to do the teaching on their […]

Bhubaneswar: The state council of ministers on Thursday approved the draft budget proposal for FY 2011-12 which will be tabled in the state Assembly on February 18. With 28 per cent increment in revenue collection, the state budget for FY 2011-12 has been increased to a whopping Rs 46,000 crore. The budget with special financial […]

The Opposition BJP has constituted a 12-member fact-finding team headed by the party’s national secretary Kirit Somaiah who would make an assessment of allegations of supplying inferior quality pulses to beneficiaries of the mid-day meal programme.

Bhubaneswar: Within days after Ministry of Environment and Forests accorded conditional clearance to South Korean steel major’s proposed Posco project in Orissa, the steel giant has been in talks with Karnataka government for setting up a six mtpa steel plant. Posco has chosen Halligudi in Gadag district of Karnataka to build its proposed plant at […]