Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) Former Union Minister and noted hotelier Dilip Ray on Tuesday announced to contest the Rajya Sabha elections as an independent candidate. Speaking to media persons, Ray said, “I will be filing the nomination as an independent candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls on March 5. I have talked to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha BJP chief Manmohan Samal and secured their support.”The senior politician, who was elected to the upper …
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Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Democratic Senators have questioned US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over a $1.6 billion rare-earth minerals deal, warning that the arrangement could benefit his immediate family and his former firm, Cantor Fitzgerald.In a February 25 letter, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Chris Van Hollen said the agreement brokered by the Department of Commerce with USA Rare Earth, Inc. (USAR) “could enrich your immediate family.”“This follows in a long string of …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Reliance Industries Limited on Wednesday announced a major change in the ownership structure of its step-down subsidiary, Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited (REIL), after completing a large share allotment worth Rs 853.20 crore.The development comes after REIL issued 85,31,75,000 equity shares with a face value of Rs 10 each at par.The total transaction value stands at Rs 853.20 crore and marks a strategic partnership between Reliance and global tech giant Meta Pla…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday condemned the arrest of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib and Youth Congress workers over the shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit, stating that the INC strongly denounces the police action. He further said that this was nothing but politics of harassment. Jairam Ramesh took to social media platform X and said, “The INC condemns in the strongest possible terms the…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Pakistan’s top corporate regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), has released a list of 125 foreign companies that have stopped operating in the country as of January 20, 2026.According to the SECP, these include branch and liaison offices of international firms that have formally closed their operations in major cities such as Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar.The companies were working across different sectors of the economy — ref…
Amaravati, Feb 20 (IANS) The United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) will establish a Centre of Excellence for artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum at the Amaravati Quantum Valley in Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh.A letter of intent to this effect was signed between at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on Friday in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.He posted on social media platform X that the Centre of Excellence will position Amaravati as…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on the Congress party for orchestrating a theatrical protest at the five-day AI Impact Summit by its youth wing members, and demanded that the party issue an apology to the nation for its “deplorable and despicable” behaviour.The BJP took strong exception to “disruptive tactics” by the Congress workers and said that opposing a policy or event could be a democratic right, but this was a deliberate attempt to sabo…
Raipur, Jan 1 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Chhattisgarh has unveiled the first daily bulletin for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, revealing significant political and public involvement in refining the voter list. The revision, effective from December 23, 2025, to January 22, 2026, targets the Draft Electoral Roll encompassing 1,84,95,920 electors, aiming to ensure accuracy and inclusivity for future elections. Data compiled up to January 1, 2026, at 4:00 P…
Port Blair, Jan 1 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has released the first daily bulletin for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, marking the beginning of a key exercise to update voter lists ahead of potential elections.The revision period, which commenced on December 23, 2025, and will continue until January 22, 2026, focuses on the filing of claims and objections to ensure the preparation of an accurate and inclusive Draft Elector…