Monday, September 21
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced ex gratia of Rs 20 lakh for the family of the college student who died by setting herself on fire over alleged inaction on her sexual harassment complaint.Majhi directed officers concerned to conduct a proper investigation into the incident so that all guilty are punished in accordance with the law, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati also expressed grief over the death of the student."Shattered to learn of the untimely loss of a young student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College. Her passing is not just a tragedy-it is a stark reminder of the urgent need to safeguard our campuses," he said in a post on X."The law will take its toughest course. Those responsible will
Shares of Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (JP Power) declined on Tuesday, snapping a sharp three-session rally that saw the stock gain 21.7%. The stock fell as much as 4.9% to Rs 25.88 on the BSE, as traders booked profits following a recent surge driven by optimism around group-level developments.The decline follows a sharp three-day upswing, fuelled by heavy volumes and renewed investor interest. On Monday, JP Power rose 4.7% to Rs 24.75, extending a rally that had seen the stock hit a new 52-week high of Rs 24.86 on Friday.Technical indicators also point to a potential cooldown. The stock has been trading above all key simple moving averages, from the 5-day to 200-day marks, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has touched an elevated 89.8, a level widely seen as overbought.The Moving
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was disappointed but not done with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a BBC interview published on Tuesday, hours after Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine and threatened Russia with sanctions. "I'm disappointed in him (Putin), but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him," Trump told BBC. "We'll have a great conversation. I'll say: 'That's good, I'll think we're close to getting it done,' and then he'll knock down a building in Kyiv," the president added. Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday, and threatened sanctions on buyers of Russian exports unless Russia agrees a peace deal, a major policy shift brought on by frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbor. The White House did not immediately respond
