Odishatv Bureau

London: Patients of Asian ethnicity have an increased risk of dying in hospital from Covid-19, while those of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of requiring hospital admission for the disease, warns a London study....

New Delhi: India’s white ball captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj along with their ‘double deputy’ Smriti Mandhana have been named captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity squads respectively for the upcoming women’s T20 Challenge...

Mumbai: Indian film celebrities from Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Nimrat Kaur to Ajay Devgn among many others wished megastar Amitabh Bachchan on his 78th birthday on Sunday. Telugu star Mahesh Babu wrote: “Wishing the living legend...

London: The flu drug favipiravir has shown promise in preventing Covid-19 infection in rodents when administered in high doses, says a study. Further research will have to determine whether humans can tolerate a high dose...

Kolkata: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has said that students don’t need to spend dollars on education in foreign countries any more as the National Education Policy is in line with the global standards....

New Delhi: The Delhi government has exempted road tax on Battery Operated Vehicles, a gazette notification issued ‘by order’ of the Lieutenant Governor said. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Sunday questioned Republic TV’s CEO Vikas Khanchandani and others in connection with the alleged fake Television Rating Points (TRP) mega-scam, officials said here. Besides, three other channel officials, Hansa Research...

New Delhi: As festivities are around the corner, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday requested people to not adhere to complacency amid the raging wrath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister warned people to...

New Delhi: The BJP’s Central Election Committee has cleared a total of 16 names for the upcoming bypolls in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Manipur and Odisha. The candidates were finalised at its meeting on Saturday night...

The Staff Selection Commission has invited applications for some fresh vacancies announced in several Ministries in Group C and Group D level. The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the office of Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi was sealed by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) over alleged violation of Covid-19 norms, another complaint was filed against her for a similar offence...

Sydney: SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces for long periods of time as researchers at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, have found that it...

New Delhi: The government would look at two key considerations for prioritisation of the Covid-19 vaccine — the occupational hazard and risk of exposure to infection, and secondly, the risk of developing severe disease and...

New Delhi: Prime Minister and top crowd-puller Narendra Modi tops the BJP’s list of 30 star campaigners for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections that is now out. Only two women figure on...

Paris: Rafael Nadal on Sunday won a record-extending 13th French Open title after beating his rival and world No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the final. This is Nadal’s 20th Grand Slam title that equals...

Abu Dhabi: Mumbai Indians (MI) restricted Delhi Capitals (DC) 162/4 wickets in 20 overs on Sunday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Following the great innings, Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets...

Paris: Rafael Nadal continued his marauding run at the French Open with a record-extending 13th title win on Sunday. He beat arch-rival and world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 and the victory took him...

Bhubaneswar: Fishermen along the Odisha coast have been asked not to venture into deep sea for the next few days as the weatherman on Sunday forecast squally weather conditions with wind speed likely reaching 45-55...

Ahmedabad: A 16-year-old boy was nabbed on Sunday from Mundra in Gujarat for allegedly issuing threats against cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s minor daughter, police said. “The class 12 student from Namna Kapaya village was detained...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 37.4 million mark, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,075,700, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total...