New Delhi: Private sector lender IDBI Bank Saturday reported a 44 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 1,628 crore in the March quarter of financial year 2023-24. In comparison, the bank had posted a net profit of Rs 1,133 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 7,887 crore in the []

Mumbai: Hindi film veteran Amitabh Bachchan and Tamil cinemas iconic star Rajinikanth have reunited for the upcoming film Vettaiyan. The shooting of the film is underway in Mumbai. On Saturday, Big B took to his Instagram and shared a picture with Rajini as he expressed his delight in working with him again. In the picture, []

Mumbai: Actress Hansika Motwani, Saturday, showered love on her forever favourite Trisha Krishnan as she celebrates her 41st birthday, saying keep shining always. Hansika, who was last seen in Tamil horror film Guardian, took to Instagram Stories and dropped a throwback picture with birthday girl Trisha. The photo, which seems to be from some event, []

Los Angeles: Khloe Kardashian is giving hints to the potential future of her love life. The Kardashians star recently opened up about her sexuality in a cryptic social media post. She didnt seem to snub the idea of dating women. The mum-of-two hasnt had the best of luck when it comes to her exes, Tristan []

Kyiv: Multiple fires have broken out in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv following Russian missile and drone attacks overnight, authorities said Saturday. The largest blaze erupted on a warehouse premise and spanned an area of about 3,000 square metres, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said, adding that firefighters were on the scene. The []

Bhubaneswar: In the run-up to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha, Union External Affairs Minister and BJP leader S Jaishankar Saturday landed in Bhubaneswar on a two-day visit to the state. Jaishankar will address an intellectual meeting in Bhubaneswar in the evening and attend a party meeting in Cuttack Sunday. The Union Minister []

Mumbai: Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya, who is recovering from a fractured forearm, Saturday, shared how her husband has invented a new song for her get well soon cakes. The Yeh Hai Mohabbatein fame actress took to Instagram, and shared a reel video, wherein we can see her wearing a white and black chikankari kurta and is []

London: England are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) while picking their playing eleven, womens Head coach Jon Lewis has revealed, saying the technology provided crucial feedback as far as match-ups are concerned and also helped them win the Ashes series. Lewis said he got to know about the technology, powered by a London-based company PSi, while []

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police inquiry team constituted to investigate a woman employees allegation of sexual molestation by Governor CV Ananda Bose, will speak to the witnesses over the next few days, a senior officer said Saturday. The investigators, she said have already requested the Raj Bhavan to share the CCTV footage. We have formed an []

Kolkata: With the Trinamool Congress highlighting the sexual harassment complaint against West Bengal Governor, CV Ananda Bose, by a temporary staff member of Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, the Opposition parties including the BJP and CPI(M) have started questioning the links of the woman to the ruling party. The Opposition is pointing to an event where []

New Delhi: The government Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $550 per tonne, amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. Last night, the government imposed a 40 per cent duty on export of onions. In August last year, India had imposed a 40 per cent []

Bhubaneswar: Congress candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha constituency Sucharita Mohanty has declined to contest the elections and returned the party ticket alleging lack of funding from the party. Mohanty, daughter of former Congress MP Brajamohan Mohanty in a mail to AICC general secretary (organization) KC Venugopal Friday claimed that her campaign in the Puri []

New Delhi: The BJP has called for an apology from Rahul Gandhi following the closure report filed by Telangana Police in the Rohith Vemula suicide case. Along with this, BJP also accused Congress and its allies of exploiting Dalits for political gains. Pointing out that the Congress government is in power in Telangana, BJP asked: []

Ottawa: Canadian police have arrested three Indian nationals believed by investigators to be members of an alleged hit squad tasked by the government of India with the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey last year, police said. The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin []

Jakarta: A flood and a landslide hit Indonesias Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday. Torrential rain pounding the area since Thursday triggered a landslide in Luwu district in South Sulawesi province, said local rescue chief Mexianus Bekabel. Floods up to 3 meters (10 feet) have affected 13 sub-districts as water and mud covered []

Keonjhar: Irate workers and local residents of Banua and nearby villages under Sadar police station area staged a protest Friday morning in front of the MSP factorys main gate and restricted the Executive Director (ED) of the company to enter into the premises. This situation has reportedly arisen after a few months of resentment among []

Jaleswar: Tension prevailed Friday on the premises of GK Bhattar Hospital in Balasore district following the demise of a patient. Family members blamed the hospital for medical negligence which led to the death of the youth. They allegedly manhandled a doctor who was on duty and closed the main gate of the hospital for some []

Bhubaneswar: In a welcome respite from the blistering heatwave conditions prevailing in the state, the weather bureau predicted a significant drop of up to 3-4 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours. Weather scientists at the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here told Orissa POST Friday that the sea wind from the []

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers rose to the occasion and defended a modest total en route to a 24-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here Friday. Incidentally, it was KKRs first win over MI in Mumbai after 12 years. Opting to bowl, Jasprit Bumrah (3/18) was at his best []

New Delhi: The record-breaking heatwave spell affecting east India and parts of the southern peninsular region continued unabated Friday, with temperatures settling above 44 degrees Celsius in at least 13 places. Intensely hot conditions prevailed in parts of Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Maximum temperatures settled in the range of []

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J P Nadda are scheduled to visit Odisha over the next few days to campaign for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. PM Modi is scheduled to address two political rallies in Berhampur and Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituencies May 6. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is []

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday transferred and posted senior bureaucrat Sujata R Karthikeyan as special secretary in the finance department following an order by the Election Commission. Kartikeyam, wife of BJD leader Kartik Pandian, was earlier holding the post of commissioner-cum-secretary in the department of Mission Shakti, with additional charge of Odia language, literature and culture []

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has made a fresh arrest in the Delhi excise policy-linked money-laundering case and taken a man identified as Vinod Chauhan into custody, official sources said Friday. Chauhan is accused of transferring cash funds, sourced through alleged kickbacks given by the South Group, for AAPs election campaign for the Goa Assembly []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it may consider granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, in a ray of hope to the AAP chief arrested in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. Kejriwal was arrested March 21 and is currently lodged in Tihar []

Mumbai: Jasprit Bumrah was at his best as Mumbai Indians bowled out Kolkata Knight Riders for a modest 169 in an Indian Premier League match here Friday. Sri Lankan medium pacer Nuwan Thushara (3/42) blew the top-order while Jasprit Bumrah (3/18) was menacing at the back end while skipper Hardik Pandya (2/44) also got a []

Bhubaneswar: Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited (TSSEZL) and HHP Five Private Limited (Hygenco) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a green hydrogen and green ammonia project at TSSEZLs Gopalpur Industrial Park (GIP), in Odisha. Under this definitive agreement, Hygenco will acquire land in GIP, located in Odishas Ganjam district, to set []

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha vigilance sleuths Friday apprehended an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) for accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a contractor. Vigilance sources said Rabindra Patra, the Assistant Executive Engineer of RWS & S, Jharsuguda, was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a contractor for facilitating the release of his pending []

Taipei: For the first time, China has publicised what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands. The move threatens to further raise tensions in the disputed waterway, through which much of the worlds trade passes and which China claims virtually in its entirety. A statement []

Rayagada: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP and RSS attack democracy continuously and want to destroy the countrys Constitution. Gandhi, who cancelled his visit to Odishas Rayagada district to address an election rally at the last moment for filing nomination papers for Raebareli Lok Sabha seat, has sent []

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here Friday. MI made one change, bringing in Naman Dhir in place Mohammad Nabi, while KKR have decided to field the same playing XI. Interestingly, MI have kept Rohit Sharma as an []

Bengaluru: The Criminal Investigation Department investigating the sexual abuse allegations against JD(S) leader and NDAs Hassan Lok Sabha candidate Prajwal Revanna has registered a case of rape against him, based on the complaint by a party worker. The CID booked Prajwal, grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, after a JD(S) worker from Hassan []

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X and XII results are likely to be announced after May 20, officials said Friday. The clarification came amid speculation about announcement of the exam results. CBSE Class X and XII results are likely to be announced after May 20, the board said in a []

Brussels: Germanys top diplomat on Friday said Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an absolutely intolerable cyberattack, as NATO and European Union member countries said they will not let Russias malicious behaviour in cyberspace go unanswered. Relations between Russia and Germany were already tense, with Germany providing military support []

Sambalpur: Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal is facing public revolt for the first time and a caucus of outsiders in the chief ministers office wants to capture the state, BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has claimed. The Education Minister, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Sambalpur, also dismissed the speculation that []

Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that the mens team will take on Sri Lanka in two Tests and Pakistan in an all-format tour, while the womens team will play host to England for a multi-format tour in the 2024/25 home summer happening between November and January. After South Africa A hosts Sri Lanka A []

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has a concrete plan to take Odisha to the top in all fields, his close associate Kartik Pandian has said it is a matter of time for migration from the state to stop completely. In an exclusive video interview with PTI, Pandian also said the Biju Janata Dal []

Dubai: India have retained their top position in ODIs and T20Is but slipped to the second position in the mens Test Team Rankings in the latest ICC annual ranking update issued Friday. India conceded the top spot in the five-day format to Australia, the reigning World Test champion, following the annual update that drops results []

Mysuru (Karnataka): In a major development, Karnataka Police have registered an FIR against former Prime Minister, HD Deve Gowdas son, JD(S) MLA HD Revanna in connection with the kidnapping of one of the victims in the sex video scandal involving his son Prajwal Revanna. The son of one of the victims has filed an FIR []

Beijing: China is set to launch its Change-6 lunar probe to the Moons mysterious far side to Earth the first endeavour of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Friday. According to the CNSA, the Change-6 lunar probe is scheduled to be launched between 5 []

Mumbai: As she turned 36, Anushka Sharmas husband and star cricketer Virat Kohli hosted a dinner party with friends, including his RCB teammates Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, in Bengaluru. Virat shared a photo of the menu from the restaurant Lupa on Instagram, with Celebrating Anushka written on it. He captioned it: Thank you, []

Mumbai: Actress Ananya Panday looked every inch sharp as she shared a series of pictures from her latest photo shoot. Ananya shared the images on Instagram, showcasing herself in monochrome. The actress wore a fitted backless dress paired with sparkly diamond jewellery and smokey cat-eye makeup. Her hair was left open, adding an edge to []

Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhis scheduled visit to Rayagada in Odisha Friday stands cancelled as he has rushed to Rae Bareli to file nomination papers from there, party sources said. Congress Koraput Lok Sabha constituency candidate and sitting MP Saptagiri Ulaka said preparations are on to make alternative arrangements. Rahul Ji may address the people []

Imphal: Manipuris can point to the day their homeland became a state divided and society was pulled apart, separating families and neighbours who had lived together for generations and upending thousands of lives. It was exactly a year ago. May 3, 2023. The date is imprinted on the collective memory of an entire people who []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday stayed the opening of a road outside Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Manns residence in Chandigarh on an experimental basis. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta noted that both the Centre and Punjab government have opposed the opening of the road, which has been closed since the []

Hyderabad: After Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) sealed a one-run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a nail-biting IPL 2024 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, skipper Pat Cummins revealed he had thoughts of Super Over crossing in his mind. SRH needed to defend 12 runs off the final over, which came down to two runs []

Mumbai: On the 43rd death anniversary of Nargis Dutt Friday, actor Sanjay Dutt remembered his mother and shared that he holds her close in his heart and memories. Sanjay took to Instagram Friday morning and shared a motley of old pictures featuring him and his mother. The actor shared the pictures with the caption: Miss []

Bhubaneswar: Anup Paikaray, founder of Newrup Tech Solutions, a state-supported startup that manufactures the most affordable clean energy equipment, recently got an international honour at a programme in Boston. Anup is a graduate of Odisha University of Technology and Research OUTR), with a degree in Electronics and Instrumentation. He was the winner of the Smartideathon []

Bhubaneswar: With prominent party leaders taking into social media for assembly polls, a wave of misinformation and fake news by unidentified miscreants have filled several platforms. Despite several hundreds of fake videos and posts, hoarding up in social media, the Cyber Cell of Odisha police has kept mum on the issue. Sources revealed that many []

Bhubaneswar: To provide respite to citizens from the scorching heat, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started installing temporary sheds in all major traffic junctions across the City. However, the move got mixed reactions from a cross-section of people. Taking to social media, one denizen asked, Why not promote median plantation of big trees for a []

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded the highest-ever collection of Gross GST of Rs 5,902.25 crore in April 2024 against corresponding collection of Rs 5,035.74 crore recorded during April 2023, registering a growth rate of 17.21 per cent as against the national average growth rate of 13 per cent, a state Finance department release stated. The state []