Mumbai, 28/2: Skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli retained their place in the top bracket but the out-of-favour duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were excluded after ignoring the directive to play Ranji Trophy as the BCCI unveiled its centrally-contracted player for this year. Rohit, Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja figured…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will lead a high-level delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attract foreign investment, with a series of investment meetings scheduled in Dubai September 8 and 9 to boost foreign direct investment (FDI).The delegation will include Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain, senior state government officials and industry…
Ahmedabad, 9/11: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and ex-deputy chief minister part of his government, Nitin Patel, on Wednesday announced that they won’t be contesting upcoming Assembly elections. The BJP leadership had removed the two senior BJP leaders from their posts along with entire cabinet last year in an unprecedented move and current chief…
New Delhi, 22/9: A possible ban stares the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the face for its alleged involvement in terror activities after law-enforcement agencies Thursday conducted searches against it at 93 locations across 15 states in what officials described as the “largest-ever investigation process till date”. The PFI has been under the radar…
New Delhi, 8/10: The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee kept interest rates steady at record lows on Friday, as widely expected, but traders are awaiting its comments about inflation and liquidity normalisation for further clues on the outlook. RBI’s key lending rate or the repo rate was held steady at 4…
Cuttack: A youth was critically injured after miscreants opened fire on him at Kuanpal Chhak under Maniabandh Police Station in Cuttack district.The injured youth has been identified as Kalia Jena. Jena was on his way to a salon to get a haircut when four miscreants, who arrived on two motorcycles, suddenly opened fire on him….
New Delhi, 18/1 (AO Bureau) In order to improve India’s vaccination drive, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India is all set to develop four new vaccines. According to the claims of SII, the trial of the vaccine is in full swing and it may roll out soon. The Covid 19 vaccine ‘Covishield’…
New Delhi, 17/5: India and the Netherlands have agreed on a roadmap to elevate the bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, with particular focus on defence industrial cooperation, which once remained limited, partially due to the Dutch submarine and naval exports to Pakistan.Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his visit to The Hague on Sunday,…
New Delhi, 11/5: Accusing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) of following non-compliance of POSH guidelines, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has urged authorities to take appropriate action in the Nashik sexual harassment case.The women’s body has said that the case is one of pervasive harassment, denigration of religion and systemic bullying.
Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal police have issued an official advisory regarding a blast that occurred at a black stone quarry in Village Kastipal under Nihalprasad Police Station.In a statement, the police confirmed that the quarry was operating legally and possessed the required blasting licence. However, verification of all permissions and compliance is currently underway.Preliminary reports indicate that…
