New Delhi: A state-of-the-art control room with giant TV screens that will help track the offensive of security forces in Naxal strongholds with satellite imaging and GPS has been activated at the CRPF headquarters here....
(image) Bhubaneswar: A leopard was killed by villagers after it injured two near Gandarpur in Khurda. According to reports, the leopard had attacked two youths when they had gone to play cricket and had spotted...
New Delhi: Food inflation declined, but still remained at an elevated level of 16.91 per cent for the week ended January 1, prompting the Government to assure more steps to rein in prices of essential...
New Delhi: Amid a tussle between ministries of coal and environment over mining issues, the Cabinet today decided to constitute a group of ministers (GoM) to look into the issue of `no-go` mining areas. The...
Doha: Asian Football Confederation President Mohammed bin Hammam today said India`s participation in the Asian Cup after a gap of 27 years could see the country taking the first step towards the glory days of...
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat, who is all set to maker her television debut as a judge in a new dance reality show, is confident of connecting with youngsters and those living in real India...
Bangalore: Software icon NR Narayana Murthy has bemoaned that "elite" are going unpunished though they commit "huge crimes" in the country and saw it as "problem with this society." When his reaction was sought on...
Durban: South Africa`s wrecker-in-chief in the 135-run win over India, medium pacer Lonwabo Tsotsobe, is on a high as one among his four victims was Sachin Tendulkar but he prefers not to talk about it...
New Delhi: In an unprecedented development, the Chiefs of Army and Air Force on Wednesday appeared before the Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee in connection with alleged irregularities in ration supplies and were told to overhaul...
Durban: Chasing 290 on the bouncy Kingsmead track was always going to be a tough task, said Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the humiliating 135-run loss to South Africa in the first ODI but...
Mumbai: The Indian Rupee appreciated by 6 paise to Rs 45.07 a dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today, boosted by the greenback`s weakness against euro and other major currencies. Forex dealers said dollar`s...
Toronto: The head of Canada`s spy agency has virtually rejected a key recommendation of the federal inquiry into the 1985 Air India bombing, which stressed on enhancing powers of the national security adviser. "The Air...
Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex slipped by nearly 117 points in the opening trade today, as IT stocks suffered setback after the industry bellwether Infosys Technologies posted third quarter earnings lower than the...
Durban: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his side was "completely outplayed" by South Africa in the first cricket one-dayer here today. Chasing 290 for victory, India suffered a top-order collapse and slumped to...
(image) New Delhi: For their ability to reach out to people who cannot read and for those who want to multitask in modern day busy lifestyle, audiobooks in India are slowly getting popular, though the...
(image) New Delhi: Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan and svelte actress Katrina Kaif has been voted the most desirable man and woman respectively in a new online poll. The `Guzaarish` star was followed by Salman Khan...
Bhubaneswar: Targetting completion of four laning of National Highway-203 between Bhubaneswar and Puri before 2015, the state government on Wednesday decided to start work from next month, official sources said. The decision was taken at...
Bhubaneswar: A total 5,912 cases of violation of Control of Tobacco Product Act (COTPA), 2003 were detected in Bhubaneswar and Rs 6,89,450 fine realised during the past 10 months. Commissioner of police B K Sharma...
Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the future requirement of minerals in the state, the Orissa government plans to regulate export of iron ore and chrome abroad and at home. "I have accepted a proposal from the...
Bhubaneswar: Intense cold wave gripped the entire state with the mercury nosediving to a ten year low to 9.9 degree Celsius here on Wednesday. With reports of temperature remaining below ten degrees at 16 meteorological...