Balasore, 11/3: In a major development, Odia actress Jeena Samal and her husband Rudra Panigrahi have joined Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. She joined BJP in presence of former Union Minister Pratap Sarangi. Jeena rose to fame with odia album and choose his partner through reality show.

Uttarakhand, 11/3: Allopathic doctors in Uttarakhand will undergo a six-day training in ayurveda and the programme will help clear doubts about the efficacy of the traditional medicine system, Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said on Saturday.     He also asserted that “allopathy and ayurveda are not contradictory but complementary to each other”.   The Ayush…

Mumbai, 11/3: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $ 1.46 billion to $ 562.4 billion as of March 3, arresting the four successive weeks of fall, the Reserve Bank of India said.     The forex reserves had fallen by $15.8 billion during the preceding four weeks. In the previous week ending February 24, the…

Ahmedabad, 11/3: India reached 129/1 at lunch on day 3 of the fourth and final Test against Australia at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.   With this, the hosts trail Australia by 351 runs.   The first session of the day saw skipper Rohit Sharma being dismissed for 35 off 58 balls, by spinner…

New Delhi,11/3: The CBI on Saturday summoned Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for questioning in connection with the land-for-jobs case, ANI reported.   This is the second summon issued to him, the first being issued on 4th February.

Mumbai, 11/3: Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) on Friday announced the appointment of Rohit Jawa as the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will take over from Sanjiv Mehta, the present incumbent, Sanjiv Mehta, who will retire after holding the office since 2013.   Hindustan Unilever appoints…

Bhubaneswar, 10 /3: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated multiple sports projects that will play a significant role in the holistic development of sports in the district of Sundargarh which is reputed for producing many national and international players. The projects inaugurated include the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Complex in Rourkela and three Hockey Training…

Ahmedabad, ,10/3: Gautam Adani seeking to sell a stake in Ambuja Cement for about $450 million, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.   Adani on Thursday made a formal request to international lenders to sell 4 per cent to 5 per cent in Ambuja, his cement business, the report…

New Delhi, 10/3: At least six YouTube channels allegedly promoting pro-Khalistan sentiments have been blocked at the instance of the government, a senior official said on Friday.   Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra said six to eight YouTube channels, operating from foreign countries, have been blocked over the past 10 days.   He said…