A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in waters off South Korea's west coast on Wednesday and a pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft, multiple sources said.
Seoul, Jan 31: A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in waters off South Korea's west coast on Wednesday and a pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft, multiple sources said.
The fighter jet fell in waters near Gunsan, 274 km south of Seoul, at around 8:40 a.m., sources familiar with the matter said.
Gunsan is home to the US Air Force's Kunsan Air Base, which operates F-16 aircraft, Yonhap news agency reported.
"The fighter jet crashed into the water and the rescued pilot is safe," the source said, asking for anonymity.
(IANS)
Bhubaneswar, May 4: Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal's obstination, caused by long years in power in Odisha, has crossed all limits. Leaders of the ruling party are seen throwing distasteful and derogatory remarks at rival leaders and opposition parties in public meetings during the ongoing poll campaigning.
Such a hostile situation was marked at a public meeting, addressed by Kabisuryanagar MLA Latika Pradhan.
In a video clip that recently went viral on social media, the BJD MLA is heard making abusive remarks about opponents, arrogantly saying, "Biju Janata Dal ra kehi bala bi banka kari paribani" (No one can harm a hair of BJD member) using slang term common to Odia.
While BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik always talks about being polite and humble to people, his party MLA's abusive remark about opposition leaders is a “very sorry state of affairs”, analysts say.
This was not an isolated case. BJD MLA from Jharsuguda, Dipali Das allegedly threatened people during her election campaigning recently.
The incident reportedly occurred when the BJD MLA visited Malibeunra village under Jharmunda panchayat of Kirmira block in Jharsuguda district to seek votes for the upcoming polls.
When the villagers questioned the MLA about what the development works she had done in the village, she reportedly expressed anger towards the people and said, " I don't care whether you vote for me or not."
BJP MLA candidate from Jharsuguda, Tankadhar Tripathy hit back Das for her "rude behaviour" towards the villagers and said that the people of Jharsuguda will give her a befitting reply in the ensuing elections.
Assembly and Lok Sabha elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases, starting from Phase one on May 13, Phase two on May 20, Phase three on May 25 and the final Phase on June 1.
The results will be announced on June 4.
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Mumbai, May 4: The IDBI Bank on Saturday reported a 44 per cent jump in standalone net profit to Rs 1,628.5 crore for the January-March quarter of 2023-24 compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 1,133 crore for the same period of the previous financial year.
The bank's net interest income (NII) rose 12 per cent to Rs 3,688 crore from Rs 3,280 crore while return on assets (RoA) improved by 39 bps to 1.82 per cent for Q4 as compared to 1.43 per cent in the same quarter of the previous year.
IDBI Bank's Board of Directors have recommended a dividend of Rs 1.50 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
The bank's net interest margin (NIM) declined to 4.91 per cent from 5.01 per cent in the year-ago quarter.
Provisions (other than tax) and contingencies were down 88 per cent at Rs 114 crore from Rs 984 crore last year.
IDBI Bank's provisions on bad debts written off came down sharply to Rs 1,049 crore from Rs 3,587 crore in the same quarter of the previous year.
The asset quality of the bank improved during the quarter with gross NPA falling to 4.53 per cent of total loans as of March-end 2024, against 4.69 per cent as of December-end 2023.
The net NPA to net advances position was unchanged at 0.34 per cent.
Gross advances of the bank rose by 14.44 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,96,894 crore.(IANS)
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Mumbai, May 4: Bollywood stars Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor have started shooting for their upcoming film ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’.
On Saturday, director-producer Shashank Khaitan took to the Stories section of his Instagram and shared a picture of the clapboard notifying his followers about the film’s shoot.
He wrote on the picture: “Day 1, Sincere gratitude."
Varun also shared the picture posted by his director on his Instagram Stories.
Even Karan Johar shared the picture, saying, "Only love for you, go make the best movie Shash."
‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ marks Varun’s third collaboration with Shashank after seven years. It also marks the second collaboration between Shashank and Janhvi after her debut film ‘Dhadak’.
Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Shashank Khaitan, the film also stars Rohit Saraf, Sanya Malhotra, and Akshay Oberoi in key roles.
'Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ is set to release in theatres on April 18, 2025
(IANS)
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