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Over 10,000 apply for BJD tickets for LS, assembly polls

More than 10,000 people have applied for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha and the Odisha assembly elections which will be held simultaneously, a senior party leader said.......

Biju Janata Dal backs Vaishnaw in RS polls; no alliance, says BJP

The ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha on Wednesday announced that it will support the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ashwini Vaishnaw in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state. IMAGE:......

Rahul thanks BJP for 'confirming' that Modi is not OBC by birth

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday thanked the Bharatiya Janata Party for 'confirming' that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born in an Other Backward Class family, as he claimed earlier......

When The Music Died

Mourners pay their respects at the mortal remains of Ustad Rashid Khan, the finest Hindustani classical singer of his generation, in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 10, 2023. Ustad Rashid Khan died......

Cong reshuffle: Priyanka replaced as UP in-charge, new role for Pilot

In a major organisational rejig ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Saturday appointed Avinash Pande the general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, replacing Priyanka Gandhi Vadra......

E-commerce sector expected to create 500,000 jobs by Diwali: Report

The demand for gig workers is, however, not restricted to tier-1 locations. Tier 2 and tier 3 cities have seen an increase of 40 per cent, with a higher demand for delivery workers. Aryaman Gupta......

Restaurant to jewellery, brands make a beeline for metaverse

'We're seeing major Bollywood celebrities, fashion icons, and even movie studios all wanting to build Metaverse experiences' *IMAGE: The Oculus app, which is used to manage the Oculus......

Maharashtra RERA blacklists 644 residential projects

MahaRERA, the authority under Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, in Maharashtra, has blacklisted 644 housing projects in the state for not meeting project deadlines. Illustration:......

Akshaya Tritiya was never so dull for jewellers

Industry estimates over 30 tonnes of gold were sold on Akshaya Tritiya this time. “In my 42 years in the bullion industry, I have seen many economic crises but Akshaya Tritiya was never so......

Why linking loans to external benchmark won't be easy for banks

The debate on the merits or otherwise of external benchmarks also does not answer a fundamental question raised by Viral Acharya, the former deputy governor of RBI: “The issue is - who should......

When Lataji Was Devastated

Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend. IMAGE: Biswajit with Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Biswajit/Instagram Matinee idol of the 1960s,......

'I feel I have lost a part of me'

IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in Apur Sansar. "I don't know of anyone as erudite as Soumitra," Sharmila Tagore's voice trembles with emotion as she talks about her first co-star,......

How Uma Chetry broke barriers to become Assam's first national cricketer

Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team Raised by a mother who pushed her to break barriers, 20-year-old Uma Chetry of Assam's Golaghat district has scripted......

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz puts Mumbai in control

IMAGE: Gujarat captain Bhargav Merai scored 223 against Meghalaya. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Young batter Sarfaraz Khan continued his purple patch, slamming an unbeaten century to put......

Mushtaq Ali: Punjab close in on knock-outs

IMAGE: Assam's Pritam Das celebrates after taking a Bengal wicket on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Punjab inched closer to a knockout berth with a 10-wicket rout of Jammu and Kashmir......

Ranji Trophy: Tiwary's triple ton puts Bengal on top

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Bengal's Manoj Tiwary celebrates after scoring 300 against Hyderabad on Day 2 day of their Ranji Trophy match, at Kalyani, West......

Ranji Roundup: Pujara slams record-extending double ton

Pujara slams record-extending 13th first class double hundred in Ranji match against Karnataka IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara also became only the third player to record seven double centuries......

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