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With his all-round performance, the 32-year-old Bangladeshi player, Shakib al Hasan, has been playing an instrumental role in his team’s victory for quite some time. And it won’t be wrong to say that Shakib is the reason why Bangladesh are currently on the fifth spot in the World Cup points table. This may not be a good […]

New Delhi: The Centre has earmarked Rs 7,255.5 crore under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme for undertaking initiatives to strengthen panchayati raj institutions in the country, Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Tuesday. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, he said the RGSA aims at strengthening governance capabilities of PRIs […]

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) smoothly conducted the Class 10 and Class 12 exams this year. Thanks to the strict guidelines and all the necessary measures taken by the Board to ensure the same. Following the declaration of the Class 10 and 12 results, students applied for re-evaluation. While the CBSE Class 12 […]

New Delhi: As many as 204.5 million WiFi enabled consumer devices were sold in 2018, with mobile phones contributing close to 90 per cent of the sales, a new report said on Tuesday. According to market research firm techARC, WiFi sale of enabled devices is expected to grow at 8 per cent in 2019 with […]

New York: Senior citizens, please take note. Lower sleep quality and variability in night sleep time may adversely affect your ability to recall past events, says a study. The study, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience journal, underscores the importance of sleep in maintaining good cognitive functioning. The study divided participants in two categories: younger […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The visuals of Biju Janata Dal and BJP candidates filing their nominations for the Rajya Sabha by-poll together in the state assembly have made many political observers conclude that bonhomie is back between the two parties which had parted ways after ruling the state in tandem for more than nine years. […]

Mumbai: In a shocker, a US lab report reveals that premium brands of processed iodised salt sold in India allegedly contain alarming levels of carcinogenic and harmful components like potassium ferrocyanide, an activist said here on Tuesday. According to Shiv Shankar Gupta, Chairman of Godhum Grains & Farms Products, the test by American West Analytical […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a veiled swipe at the Congress, saying there are some people who believe that only a few contributed to the progress of the country while flaying it for imposing Emergency in 1975. In his reply to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Motion of […]

Keonjhar: Speaking volumes about deteriorating law and order situation in Odisha, a minor girl was gang raped after she was allegedly abducted by five persons in Joda area of Keonjhar district on Monday night. The 12-year-old girl was reportedly kidnapped when she was going to her uncle’s place along with one of her relatives. The […]

Berhampur: A 70-year-old man was hacked to death over suspicion of practising sorcery in Dhobadipatpur village under Purusottampur police limits in Ganjam district on Tuesday. As per reports, one Murali Pradhan of the same village allegedly killed Krushna Pradhan by slitting his throat with a sharp weapon. Later, Murali surrendered at Hinjili police station along […]

Bhubaneswar: Time and again, incidents of loot have apparently turned “smart city” Bhubaneswar into a crime zone where the most vulnerable are senior citizens. This was again evident after miscreants looted gold, silver ornaments and cash worth Rs 3 lakh after thrashing an elderly couple inside their house on late Monday night in Sisupalgarh area […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday decided to implement 10 per cent Economically Weaker Sections quota in three medical colleges in the state from this academic session after the Centre approved an increase of 100 MBBS seats. Earlier, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry in a communication to the state government informed it to increase 25 […]

Bhopal: The Special Task Force of Madhya Pradesh police Tuesday arrested a couple and claimed it had busted an international cryptocurrency racket that has duped around 1,000 people of several crore rupees. A senior STF official said the couple, identified as Brijesh Raikwar (36) and his wife Seema (36), were from Jabalpur, while two gang […]

Bhubaneswar: The registration process for admissions into MBBS and BDS programmes in various government and private medical and dental colleges of Odisha for session 2019-20 has begun. The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) chairman today issued an important notification for the qualified candidates of NEET (UG) 2019 who wish to take part in admission-cum-counselling process. […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the voters for electing a stable government and praised the spirit of the people. Speaking in the Lok Sabha in his reply to the Motion of Thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to Parliament, Modi said: “After many decades, the country has given a strong […]