Odishatv Bureau

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that it’s “extremely concerned” by the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in some countries, particularly in Europe and the Americas. “Right now we are extremely concerned by...

Bhubaneswar:The Odisha government has asked collectors of eight inter-state border districts to prevent entry of paddy from Chhattishgarh so that the MSP does not go to unauthorised persons, officials said on Monday. The eight districts...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the CBSE and the Delhi government to waive exam fees for students of classes 10 and 12 in the current academic...

Sydney: Researchers have stressed that major measles outbreaks will likely occur in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic as early as 2021 due to many missed vaccinations. Measles is a highly contagious illness caused by...

New Delhi: With the two mRNA vaccine candidates from pharma giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna showing effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 in an interim analysis, health experts in India on Tuesday said that mRNA vaccine that works...

Mumbai: Indian equity indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 ended the day with record closing highs after touching fresh intra-day highs on Tuesday, driven by banking, finance and metal stocks, as encouraging data from another...

New Delhi: Easy flow of Chinese weapons illegally into Myanmar and India is posing threats to regional security. A total of 423 illegal weapons, including AK-47s, M-16s and Chinese pistols have been recovered from the...

Chennai: The Central government on Tuesday brought Lakshmi Vilas Bank under moratorium for 30 days, and restricted withdrawals by depositors to Rs 25,000 each following an application submitted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....

New Delhi: Former US President Barack Obama does not have a single positive view on Pakistan in his latest memoir ‘A Promised Land’. Instead, Obama has lumped Pakistan with countries like Afghanistan, Yemen and Iraq...

Karachi: England will make their first visit to Pakistan in 16 years when they will play two T20Is in Karachi on October 14 and 15 next year. England will arrive in Karachi on October 12,...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the BRICS countries for their close coordination on international and regional issues. The BRICS are strengthening cooperation to combat terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption, Putin said during the...

New Delhi: Sony on Wednesday launched a new full-frame camera ‘Alpha 7C’ at a starting price of Rs 1,67,990 in the Indian market. According to Sony, the ‘Alpha 7C’ is the world’s first smallest and...

Khurdha: The court of the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Khurdha has directed the officials at the Baghamari police station to register all complaints filed by Odisha Television Ltd (OTV) in three cases related to the...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission on Wednesday has summoned Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to appear before it at 11 am on November 27. As reported by Republic TV, this is in...

New Delhi: Social media giant Twitter has apologised in writing to a key parliamentary panel for wrongly showing Ladakh in China and has promised to correct the error by the month-end, the committee’s chairperson Meenakshi...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has issued fresh summons to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, her sister Rangoli Chandel and an aide to come for questioning in a case lodged against them on various charges, including sedition,...

New York: Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech released a second batch of interim results on Wednesday, saying their coronavirus vaccine candidate is 95 per cent effective and also protects the most vulnerable people in...

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) hit fresh all-time highs on Wednesday, before settling at record closing levels. Sensex touched an all-time intra-day high of 44,215.49 points during...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Prahlad Patel on Wednesday handed over 13th century bronze idols of Lord Rama, Lakshman and goddess Sita to the Tamil Nadu government at the ASI headquarters here,...

New Delhi: Tamil superstar Suriya believes that films should give hope and inspiration, beyond entertainment. He is not against the concept of larger-than-life films, but he primarily looks for stories that inspire. Although he has...