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Indian Meteorological Department has forecasted a significant increase in daytime temperatures across various parts of Odisha in the next four to five days, with an expected rise of 4 to 6 degrees Celsius. As reported by PTI, the IMD Bhubaneswar in a bulletin said, “This rise in temperature is due to prevailing northwesterly/westerly dry air and high solar insolation." The central forecast anticipates that daytime temperatures will surpass 40 degrees Celsius in numerous regions of the state, while coastal Odisha is expected to see temperatures ranging between 36-38 degrees Celsius in the next two days.

People in occupations that provide a high income and those in financial services tend to have the best 401(k) plans, according to data published Thursday by Judy Diamond Associates.

Shreyas Iyer at Eden Gardens here on Sunday helped the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) register their first-ever win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. KKR is in the second spot, with four wins and a loss in five matches. It gives them a total of eight points. LSG is in the fifth spot with three wins and three losses, giving them six points. In the run chase of 162, KKR got some extra runs in the first over itself, with pacer Shamar Joseph throwing some wides. The first over produced 22 runs, including a four and six by Sunil Narine and Phil Salt, respectively.

Abhishek Banerjee, I-T department sources claimed on Sunday that there was no enforcement action such as search or survey and the TMC leader wasn't even present in the chopper. To fulfil its mandate of coordinating with law enforcement agencies to ensure free and fair elections, a team of the income tax department was sent in «a routine manner» to collect information of the arrival of a helicopter at Behala Flying Club from Malda in West Bengal at around 1300 hrs on Sunday, the sources in the department said. The information of the arrival of the helicopter was received from the Air Traffic Control, they said adding that after collection of the required information, the officials of the department left the place. The helicopter, they said, was carrying two security personnel only.

Angel tax, taxation of Employee Stock Option Plans and bank guarantee commitments in tenders in the upcoming budget to be presented after the general elections. Further, the Centre is gearing up for a new World Bank assessment framework called Business Ready (B-READY), which would assess countries on everything from the start to the closure of a business. «There are four or five elements which they (startups) are a little concerned about. Mainly these are on issues like Angel tax, TDS ( tax deducted at source) there is some software related issue, on ESOP… getting into some kind of double taxation,» DPIIT secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh told ET in an interview.

India have demanded additional duty payments from about 45 major rice exporters due to imposition of 20% export duty, potentially disrupting future rice shipments from the country. The department has issued notices to these exporters for the September 2022 to January 30, 2023 period, and the tax demand could be about Rs 2,000 crore, said people aware of the development. Some port authorities are also asking rice exporters to pay customs duty before clearing shipments, the people said. ET has seen some of the notices. Several members of the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) separately confirmed the notices. The association is likely to convey the exporters' grievances to the government before seeking legal remedy.

Read more Date of application: April 10, 2024 Last date: April 30, 2024 (6.00 pm) Examination Date: June 21, 2024 where to apply: UPSC official website www.upsconline.nic. in. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications from eligible candidates for the Combined Medical Services (CMS) 2024 Exam to fill 827 positions.

weather department said a cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Rajasthan and that a high moisture from the Arabian Sea is likely to enter Northwest India on April 14 and 15. It added that a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from April 18, 2024.

₹375 crore from ₹170 core in the interim budget presented on 1 February. The key objective behind the plan is to make tooth implants a cost-effective process, the second person cited above said, adding the research for developing medical textiles will require a significant budget allocation. The technology will be shared with private players for manufacturing to make it economically viable, the person added.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets on Sunday to consolidate their position at second slot of points table of 2024 IPL. The contest was KKR’s first of the five matches at home on the trot and now they have four wins out of six games. KKR's opener Phil Salt hit a magnificent 89 off 47 balls while captain Shreyas Iyer complemented him with an unbeaten run-a-ball 38 as KKR eased past the target of 162 with 26 balls to spare.

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert for ongoing rainfall spell with moderate thunderstorms over places like Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on April 14. The weather department on social media platform X said that thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds over isolated places with speed of 30-50 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, NCR (Bahadurgarh, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Manesar), and Meham. The weather department tweeted, «Ongoing rainfall spell with moderate thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and hail over Northwest India is likely to continue during next 48 hours and abate thereafter.»

Imphal Ring Road project is gearing up to introduce a fleet of women-operated e-buses and e-rickshaws. Spearheaded by Yumnam Joykumar Singh, Project Director cum Chief Engineer of Externally Added Projects (EAP) at the Public Works Department (PWD) in Manipur, this initiative aims to tackle the persistent traffic congestion plaguing Imphal City. With construction set to commence next month and completion targeted within 28 months, the project is poised to transform transportation dynamics in the state.

Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule from the Biden administration

No woman has appeared more often before the Supreme Court than Lisa Blatt, who'll make her 50th argument this month

The ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said they will delay their planned exit from Minneapolis to July 1 after city officials decided Wednesday to push back the start of an ordinance that increases driver pay

Varanasi is endearingly monikered as Kashi or Banaras. The city, for ages, has long been the ultimate pilgrimage for the devotees of Hinduism worldwide.

demand during the summer months, invoking a key provision in the Electricity Act. This is the first time that the government is using Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for gas-based plants.

Election Commission on Saturday said Rs 45.59 crore cash and alcohol worth over Rs 151 crore was seized and 1,650 FIRs with regard to seizures have been booked since the model code of conduct came into effect on March 16. The general elections in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7 in 28 constituencies. The total seizures so far is worth Rs 345.89 crore, they said. According to a statement issued by the office of Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer, since the model code of conduct came into force, the flying squads, static surveillance teams and police authorities have seized Rs 46.59 crore cash, liquor bottles worth over Rs 151 crore, narcotic substances worth Rs 9.93 crore, gold worth Rs 56.86 crore and freebies worth Rs 7.73 crore among other seizures.

Delhi airport on Saturday afternoon were redirected, reported ANI. These flights were diverted between 3 pm — 4:30 pm due to bad weather. As predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a sudden spell of rain lashed parts of the national capital on Saturday afternoon.

Delhi weather today, brought relief from excessive heat after the national capital witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday evening. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in many places of Delhi NCR, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, etc in the next two hours.

Haryana Transport Ministry will launch a campaign to check the fitness of all school buses and is also considering to proposal to have Alcometers for checking whether drivers are drunk. The move come after school bus accident in Haryana's Mahendragarh left five students dead and 15 others injured. Haryana Transport Minister Aseem Goel said a fitness campaign for school buses will be launched.