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BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha chief minister’s office (CMO) has asked officials and agencies concerned to complete the Sri Jagannath Parikrama project in Puri by the end of this year. Taking stock of the progress of the work in Puri around 4am on Friday, CM Naveen Patnaik’s private secretary (5T) VK Pandian asked the officials to expedite the project. Other senior officials accompanied Pandian in the...

MUMBAI: BEST officials on Thursday said that as the old double deckers have phased out, the target set for the year end is a minimum 100 electric AC double deckers in the fleet. This could increase daily ridership to 40lakh. Total 35 new electric AC double deckers have been procured from Switch Mobility so far, 15 of which, will soon be deployed in suburbs to cater to Bandra Kurla complex, Santacruz and...

NEW DELHI: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it is keeping its primary interest rate of 5.25%-5.5% unchanged as it endeavors to steer the US economy toward a "gentle landing", where inflation cools down without inducing a severe recession.Chair Jerome Powell and fellow Federal Reserve officials have made it evident that they are leaning towards adopting a more gradual and cautious approach...