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Centre and Odisha govt working to improve teacher education in state: Pradhan

UNION Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said the Centre in collaboration with the Odisha government is taking steps to improve teacher education in the state.

IOCL to set up naphtha cracker unit in Paradip, invest ₹61,000 crore

INDIAN Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will set up a naphtha cracker project with an investment of more than ₹61,000 crore at Paradip soon.

Unauthorised shops to be razed soon: Mayor

AHEAD of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention in January, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a crackdown on unauthorised makeshift shops along the roadside in the city to ensure a clean and organised environment for the event.

Land allocation delay hits IT, ITeS and semicon projects

THE ambitious plan to position Bhubaneswar as an IT and electronics manufacturing hub has hit a roadblock due to delay in allotment of land and a shift in focus from the core objectives of the Infovalley project.

Extracellular vesicles can treat defects, regenerate bones: ILS

IN a significant study, scientists at the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar have discovered that critical-sized bone defects can be successfully treated with regeneration of bones by utilising extracellular vesicles found in body fluids.

Lokpal calls Sebi chief for oral hearing

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Tuesday called Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and the complainants for 'oral hearing' on January 28.

Teacher-politician Hari Babu is new Odisha Governor

A qualified engineer with a PhD and a teacher in Andhra University Engineering College for 24 years, the newly-appointed Governor of Odisha, Hari Babu Kambhampati has had a long political career to boot.

Beau is not afraid of Test challenges

IMAGINE being Beau Webster. You had just helped Tasmania beat New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the Sheffield Shield game around late November. A 61 and 49 with the bat while taking five wickets across two innings. You get called up as cover for Mitchell Marsh ahead of the pink ball Test against India.

GREEN CORNER IN BOXING DAY BOUT

MCG curator says grass on the surface should excite pacers

Scrap dealer's son Sairaj claims gold

SAIRAJ Pardeshi was pretty clear what he had to become when he was only eight.

Naveen & Lokesh one hit away from national glory

IT was a mixed outing for shuttlers from Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships in Bengaluru on Monday.

Hyderabad FC squander 2-goal lead to suffer loss

HYDERABAD FC have endured a difficult run in the ongoing Indian Super League so far. And things turned from bad to worse on Monday.

Airtel adds users for 1st time since tariff hike in Jul

FOR the first time since the tariff hike announced by private telecom service providers in July 2024, Bharti Airtel added 1.9 million subscribers in October 2024.

Razorpay grants employees ₹1L ESOPs to mark 10-yr of operation

FINTECH major Razorpay is awarding employee stock option plans (ESOPs) worth ₹1 lakh to all its current employees as part of its 10 years celebration.

Honda-Nissan to be 3rd-largest carmaker

JAPANESE auto giants Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge operations, creating the world's third-largest automaker by sales, trailing only Toyota and Volkswagen.

Women represent 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's high networth customers

WITH the increasing adoption of cryptocurrency, women are now representing 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's HNI (high net-worth individual) customers.

GST rate hike: Used car market faces challenges

Experts say rate hike from 12-18% to impact second-hand vehicle biz

Tata Capital to raise up to $2 billion from overseas mkt

TATA CAPITAL, which after the merger with the group company Tata Motor's NBFC subsidiary has become the 12th largest non-bank player in terms of AUM, is tapping the global debt market to raise up to $2 billion as part of its medium-term notes (MTN) programme.

Adani Defence acquires 85.8% stake in Air Works at an enterprise value of ₹400 crore

ADANI Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd. (ADSTL) is acquiring 85.8% shareholding in Air Works (AWIEPL), India's largest private sector MRO company with the largest pan-India footprint, said the Adani Group company on Monday.

Market snaps 5-day losing streak, retail participants advised to take cautious stance

DOMESTIC equity market snapped a five-day losing streak on Monday with the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - gaining 0.70 per cent each.

TRAI asks telcos to offer tariff vouchers for calls, SMS

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed telecom service providers to offer separate special tariff vouchers (STVs) for voice calls and SMS services.

Don threatens to take back Panama Canal, gets it from Panama's prez

Incoming president says US ships are charged unfair fees; also points to Chinese footprint

Marcel Ciolacu reappointed Romanian PM

ROMANIA's president on Monday nominated incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government in hopes of ending a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election by a top court.

Israel's pager blast ops started 10 yrs ago: spies

TWO recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie-talkies three months ago.

PM dispels govt unity doubts

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra asserted on Monday that government unity remains intact, Bangkok Post reported.

$5 bn scam probe against Hasina over N-plant project

BANGLADESH launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said on Monday.

Almost all on US death row get life

PRESIDENT Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.

China chip industry probed for being non-competitive

THE United States said on Monday it is opening an investigation into China's policies for its semiconductor industry, over concerns that Beijing is turning to \"extensive anti-competitive and non-market means\" to undermine other economies.

Protests erupt after idol of Ambedkar vandalised

A statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was vandalised in Ahmedabad's Khokhra area on Monday morning, sparking outrage amid the ongoing controversy over a contentious statement by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament about the Dalit icon.

College students locked up inside hostel for hours

AS many as 90 students of Government Polytechnic College in Saraikela were allegedly locked inside the hostel for at least two hours on the behest of the principal for failing to pay the contribution money for the fresher's party being charged forcefully by them.