New Delhi, 1/9: A few months ago, when India restricted wheat exports following a heatwave, rumbles ran through the world’s food markets. Still, while India is a giant consumer of wheat, it’s not as big an exporter. The real fear was that New Delhi might cut off rice shipments as well: India is the world’s…
Mumbai, 3/3: Amazon.com Inc and India’s second-largest retailer, Future Group, have agreed to talks, seeking to resolve legal wrangles at the heart of a battle for supremacy in the country’s vast retail sector. In an unexpected move on Thursday, Amazon counsel Gopal Subramanium suggested at a Supreme Court hearing that the two sides…
New Delhi, 7/4 (AO Bureau)The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday extended the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and real-time gross settlement (RTGS) facilities for digital payment companies. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das told in a press conference today that fintech and payment companies will also be able to transfer money through NEFT and RTGS. Till…
New Delhi, 31/8: The G-23 leaders or change-seekers are opening a new battlefront with Congress leadership on the issue of electoral roll for the president’s election with senior MP Manish Tewari now finding fault for not making public the names of electors. In what appears to be a concerted campaign on electoral rolls…
Rourkela, 19/1 (AO Bureau): 5T Secretary VK Pandian has arrived in Rourkela. He reached in Rourkela by special helicopter. VK Pandian is accompanied by Chief Minister’s Special Secretary Vinil Krishna, Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra, and West Odisha Development Council Chairman Asit Tripathi. The team arrived today with a hockey stadium survey. The team visited the…
Joda, December 15, 2021: With an aim to provide relief from winter related hardships faced by the students of Girl’s Residential Bridge Course Centre at Joda, Spandan Mahila Samiti donated winter clothes to the children on Tuesday. Ms Vinita Singh, Vice President, Spandan Mahila Samiti along with Ms Debolina Sarkar, Secretary, Spandan Mahila Samiti, Mr Ravindra…
Ottawa, 9/11: Canada has ended with immediate effect the popular fast track study visa programme, SDS, a major policy decision that is likely to impact scores of international students, including from India. The processing time for students applying under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) was significantly shorter and approval rates higher, something that will change…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday appointed Shovana Mohanty of Karanjia, Remuna in Balasore district, as the new Chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Women.A notification issued by the Department of Women & Child Development stated that the appointment has been made under Section 3(1) and Section 3(2)(b) of the Odisha State Commission for Women…
New Delhi, 25/5: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will meet Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Thursday. Kejriwal and his party comrade and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. The two CMs on Wednesday met Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is on track to build 75,000 km-long world class roads in Odisha. The work will be done in a fast track approach to finish the work at the earliest. The State government will establish the Odisha State Highways Authority (OSHA) in line with the Central government’s National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)….
