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31 Oct

Dighalipukhuri tree safe GNB flyover Khao Gali or railway station may come down

editorAssam

The Public Works Department is considering landing the under-construction GNB Road flyover at the Khao Gali or Guwahati Railway Station roundabout, which would preserve the famous Dighalipukhuri's vegetation. Senior officials from the Public Works Department, Roads, reportedly discussed the revised proposal during a meeting on Wednesday night The meeting was called by Chief Secretary Ravi Kota after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma instructed the Department to look into ways to branch out the flyover that was still under construction without endangering the century-old trees surrounding the famous Dighalipukhuri. Chief Minister Sarma announced on a well-known microblogging platform that he has…

30 Oct

Oil prices gain on reports of OPEC+ delaying plans to increase production

editorBusiness, News

Oil prices rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday after Reuters reported that OPEC+ may delay oil production increases scheduled to be implemented in December by a month or more due to concerns about low oil demand and rising supplies.Brent crude futures rose $1.41, or 2 percent, to $72.53 a barrel by 1236 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose $1.34, or 2 percent, to $68.55 a barrel.OPEC+, a group of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies such as Russia, is due to raise output by 180,000 barrels a day in December. The group has cut output…

29 Oct

Vidya Balan opens up on not receiving any awards for Bhool Bhulaiyaa performance

editorBollywood

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan to soon return back to theatre with her iconic role as Manjulika in Anees Bazmee's horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. As known to all, Vidya Balan in Bhool Bhulaiyaa part 1 did a tremendous job playing the character Manjulika, it's still fresh in the minds of the audience. Vidya Balan has recently opened up about not getting one single award for the performance in the film, she said, At that time, I was told that it's a remake of a Malayalam film so my performance wasn't eligible for a nomination. So I said, ‘Okay, fine.’ But…

29 Oct

Victims of online trading scams have hope for recovery under UDS Assam DGP

editorAssam

A provision of the Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 may allow thousands of victims who were defrauded of crores of rupees by con artists in internet trading scams to get some of their money back. Director General of Police GP Singh made this announcement on Monday. He also stated that victims will have to wait for the investigations into other unregulated trading frauds to conclude. In numerous fraudulent deposit schemes, people frequently inquire as to whether investors would be able to get their money back. In response to inquiries about the arrest of DB Stock scam mastermind Dipankar Barman, he…

29 Oct

Late at night, a pyrotechnics mishap at a Keralan temple wounded more than 150 people

editorToday

Late Sunday night, a fireworks mishap at a temple in the Kasaragod district of Kerala left over 150 people hurt, 10 of them critically. As guests assembled on the temple grounds fled for their lives, shocking images taken from the scene showed crackers starting a huge fire and a cloud of smoke. In the north Malabar region, the tragedy happened near Anjootambalam Veerekavu during the celebration of the start of the holiday season. According to witnesses, a firecracker display was going on at around midnight, and it's possible that one of the crackers fell into the adjoining shed that held…

29 Oct

SpiceJet launches 32 new flights for winter schedule, shares increase over 3%

editorBusiness, News

Shares of low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd rose over 3% on October 28 after it announced 32 new flights for the winter schedule starting October 27 to expand domestic and international connectivity."With 30 of these flights operating in the domestic sector and 2 connecting Delhi to Phuket with a daily non-stop service, SpiceJet aims to enhance connectivity and offer more choices to travellers.The winter schedule will include exciting new routes, including four new flights from Mumbai to Patna, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Goa," SpiceJet said that in a stock exchange filing.The airline said that it will connect Patna to Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Kolkata…

28 Oct

Gold prices reduce 0.48% a day ahead of Dhanteras, US dollar rally and macro data contributed to the fall

editorBusiness, News

According to MCX data, spot gold prices fell 0.48% to ₹77,622.00 per 10 gram around 10 am on Monday, October 28, 2024. This has happened after prices have been steadily rising for most parts of the year. Meanwhile, gold futures prices for December 05, 2024 on MCX fell 0.42% or ₹332 to ₹78,200. Meanwhile, gold futures prices for December 05, 2024 on MCX fell 0.42% or ₹332 to ₹78,200. Gold prices rose throughout the year due to several factors, including geopolitical tensions such as the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Gaza conflict. According to the report, another reason was the decision…

28 Oct

‘Lot went wrong’ says insider on Karan Johar selling stakes

editorBollywood

Karan Johar's Dharma Production has been one of the most leading production houses in the bollywood industry. Few days back, a news has been surfacing over the internet about KJ selling his 50% share to Adar Poonawalla for Rs. 1000 crore. A insider has stated about the selling that, "A lot went wrong for Dharma in 2023-24. Selfiee and Yodha were massive disappointments at the box office. Koffee With Karan also failed to generate the kind of interest it did in its heyday. And as a result, cash flow was very diminished."

26 Oct

Job scam victims lose 6 lakh to fraudsters in chandigarh

editorCrime

A city woman was defrauded of Rs 5.4 lakh by a man from Bihar who claimed to be a politician with "considerable clout" by promising her and two of her friends government employment. The Aliganj woman, Ranjana, said that she swapped phone numbers with the accused, Ajit Tiwari, after meeting him on Facebook. Tiwari gained the victim's trust with his charming speech and claimed to be the president of the Loktantra Janata Party of Bihar. He pledged to obtain her a position as chairman in the Indian government's department of women and child development and to get her two friends,…

26 Oct

Manoj Bajpayee shares about the kind of movies he looks for

editorBollywood

Manoj Bajpayee has been incredible actors of Hindi cinemas, audience have always loved his performance over the years. The actor has recently shared about the kind of movies he wants keep doing, he said, "For me, this is cinema (referring to the independent films). Cinema is a medium of art, cinema is sound, VFX, and so many facets are adding up, and adding up not just to entertain but to delve into different stories and do it masterfully and artistically. If you want to entertain, entertain artistically." The actor also elaborated more about the kind of his movies, says accessibility…