The bank plans to provide skill training for nearly 200,000 individuals to equip them with capabilities that drive self-sufficiency. HDFC, Banking, Bank The bank aims to develop and support 20,000 institutions to promote local economies and sustainable livelihoods. (Image/PTI) HDFC Bank aims to boost the income of 500,000 marginal farmers earning less than Rs 60,000…
New Delhi, 21/5: A Delhi court on Tuesday framed charges of sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the modesty of women against ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a criminal case filed by female wrestlers. Singh pleaded not guilty to the charges before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot and…
New York, 23/11: Adani group founder and chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar have been summoned to explain their stand on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegation of paying $265 million (Rs 2,200 crore) in bribes to secure lucrative solar power contract. Summons have been sent to Adani’s Shantivan Farm residence in…
Chants of “Har Har Mahadev” echoed across Odisha on Monday as thousands of devotees visited Shiva temples to mark the second Sawan Somwar of 2026.From Bhubaneswar and Kataka to Puri, Nayagarh and Dhenkanal, prominent Shiva shrines witnessed a steady flow of devotees from the early hours. Kanwariyas also took part in the religious observances, carrying…
Patna, 15/12: As the Opposition continued to target CM Nitish Kumar over hooch tragedy deaths in dry Bihar, the chief minister on Thursday reiterated that the liquor ban has benefitted several people. “The liquor ban has benefitted several people. A large number of people have given up alcohol…This is good. Several people have…
Mumbai, 26/12: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday arrested Videocon group chairman Venugopal Dhoot in the ICICI loan fraud case, news agency ANi reported. This comes a day after the investigative agency produced former ICICI MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a Mumbai special court, which then remanded them…
Bhubaneswar, 28/4: On the occasion of Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das’ jubilee, Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the ‘Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Museum and Interpretation Center’ at Satyavamapur, Madhubab’s birthplace this evening. On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that Madhu Babu was a symbol of Oriya self-respect. His biography is a glorious tale of Oriya…
UP, 20/1: Under-fire Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday termed the protest by the country’s top grapplers “dharna of Shaheen Bagh” and reiterated that he won’t quit from the post. The agitating wrestlers on Friday reached out to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), demanding the formation of…
New Delhi, 2/8: The GST council on Wednesday took a final call on levying 28 per cent GST on online gaming, casinos, horse racing, etc. amid requests from the gaming industry to revoke the decision. The tax will become effective from October 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Bhubaneswar : The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has strongly reacted to the statement made by Kandhamal MP Shri Sukanta Panigrahi that BJP MPs do not need the advice of BJD President and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Shri Naveen Patnaik, following Naveen Patnaik’s letter to the BJP MPs of Odisha regarding the…
