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Jharsuguda, 7/4: In a major development, Biju Janata Dal has announced block and municipality observer for Jharsuguda by election.

Washington DC, 7/4: Coolio, the US rapper best known for the 1995 hit “Gangsta’s Paradise”, died last year from an accidental fentanyl overdose, the Los Angeles County Coroner said on Thursday.     The Grammy-winning musician, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, died in September 2022 at a friend’s house in Los Angeles….

New Delhi, 7/4: Amid a rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meet with the health ministers of all states and Union Territories on Friday, news agency ANI reported Earlier, PM Modi held a review with all States on the issue  

Gerupura, 7/4: Enduring the pain of her father’s demise, Arshiya Maniyar, a class 10 student of Indira Gandhi Residential School at Gerupura in Hosanagar taluk appeared for her English examination on Thursday after travelling to Koppal from Hosanagar–covering a distance of over 300 km — to see her father’s mortal remains. Though she was allowed…

Mumbai, 6/4: After some English and Hindi newspapers published advertisements of betting websites against advisories, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday issued a fresh warning to media entities and online advertisement intermediaries not to publish such content.     The fresh advisory invited the attention to two previous advisories in June and October…

New Delhi, 6/4: For the past few years, the central government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have been reeling with complaints from citizens over the predatory practices of loan app companies.     There were lots of reports of companies using anti-social elements to physically harm those borrowers, who failed to pay the timely…

New Delhi, 6/4: Travel tech firm OYO on Thursday said it has witnessed a 167 per cent rise in bookings made through its platform for the three-day long weekend starting with Good Friday as compared to last year.     There was a 57 per cent increase in booking demand for beach destinations and 43…

Mumbai, 6/4: The rupee pared initial losses and settled 2 paise lower at 81.92 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday after the RBI decided to keep the key benchmark policy rate at 6.5 per cent.     Forex traders said the Indian rupee witnessed volatility after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised the…

New Delhi, 6/4: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday recommended a CBI probe into the affairs of Oxfam India for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, sources said. The home ministry found that Oxfam India continued to transfer foreign contributions to various entities even after registering under the FCRA, which prohibits such…

BHUBANESWAR, 6/4: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, visited the Kimitsu Steel Works of Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC). The delegation was briefed about the plant and given a tour of the facility.    The state delegation’s visit to NSC’s Kimitsu Steel Works provided an opportunity for the delegation to learn about the latest technologies and processes used…