Odishatv Bureau

New York: India is on course to have an “approved” vaccine within the first quarter of calendar year 2021 and Pune based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 24.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 829,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total number of cases...

New Delhi: India on Friday breached its own previous day record of single-day spike of over 75,000 cases, by registering an unprecedented 77,266 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours. With this India’s tally mounted to...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced that he was resigning from the post due to health concerns. The 65-year-old made the announcement at a press conference in Tokyo, reports Xinhua news agency....

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday launched the second round of serological survey to ascertain the immune strength of people against COVID-19. The development comes on a day when Khordha district comprising the...

By Collin R The Narcotics Control Bureau has registered a case against Rhea Chakraborty after it was reported that she dealt in banned drugs. Kangana Ranaut has tweeted about the kind of drugs, which are...

New Delhi: Six ministers of opposition ruled states — West Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand — have jointly filed a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging its August 17 order declining to...

Bengaluru: The state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) cancelled its Young Scientists programme (Yuvika 2020) for this year due to the surging coronavirus cases across the country, an official said on Friday. “Though the Yuvika...

Mumbai: A day after Rhea Chakraborty opened up in a television interview, senior advocate Vikas Singh, representing the family of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, made a cryptic tweet hinting at the interview. “I...

Mumbai: Sushant Singh Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty for the first time on Friday appeared before the CBI’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the death of the Bollywood actor. The Central Bureau of Investigation team after...

New Delhi: In a shocking development, as many as 12 Chennai Super Kings squad members, including players and coaching/support staff, have tested positive for coronavirus, just 22 days before the IPL begins in the UAE,...

Taipei/New Delhi: China on Friday threatened to conduct a “military mission” anytime from now till September 4 in the north of the Taiwan strait, provoking Taipei to warn Beijing against any attempt to annex the...

New Delhi: TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand of Transsion Holdings, is preparing to launch a new budget smartphone in the SPARK series that is expected to give a stiff competition to Xiaomi’s Redmi Note...

San Francisco: Epic Games has confirmed that the upcoming season of Fortnite will not be available to players on iPhones, iPads or Mac due to the company’s legal battle with Apple. Fortnite was removed from...

New Delhi: Asian Games gold medal-winning woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat has tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus. She was tested by the Indian government as per the protocol as she was to receive Rajiv Gandhi...

Bengaluru: The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will engage with fans through skill challenges to celebrate the National Sports Day on Saturday which marks the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Hockey...

New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI has decided to intensify its crackdown against the sale of adulterated edible oil with pan-India surveillance. A quality survey has been conducted across the country between August 25-27 across...

New Delhi: Through its in-house mobile app ‘Pension Corner’, the CISF will, from Friday, be in touch with all its retired personnel to cater to their needs. With the help of this new digital initiative,...

Chennai: Congress MP from Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari H. Vasanthakumar died here on Friday evening due to Covid-19, officials said. He was 70. Vasanthakumar, who was also the promoter of Vasanth & Co consumer durable retail...

Mumbai: Sabir Ahmed, former personal assistant of Sushant Singh Rajput, says the actor never consumed drugs till at least the time he worked and stayed with him. Sabir’s claim comes at a time when the...