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Chennai: Around 10 lakh bankers across the country are expected to go on a strike on July 29 to oppose the government policies related to the banking industry, a top leader of All India Bank Employees’s Association (AIBEA) has said. At the call of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) consisting of nine unions with […]

Washington: NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent the first-ever image of the gas giant Jupiter and three of its four moons to the Earth as it continues orbiting the planet. The image was taken on July 10 when the spacecraft was 4.3 million km from Jupiter on the outbound leg of its initial 53.5-day capture orbit. […]

New York: The micro-blogging website Twitter and Bloomberg Media have signed a deal to live stream several media company’s TV news shows on Twitter platform. The partnership includes streaming rights shows like “Bloomberg West”, “What’d You Miss?” and “With All Due Respect”, along with the network’s daily stock market coverage. Although the amount of the […]

Mumbai: Actor Hrithik Roshan says that he was happy about “Mohenjo Daro” director Ashutosh Gowariker choosing him for the film but agreed to do it only when the script came down from 200 to 80 pages. At a press conference for the film, Hrithik, asked about his first thoughts on being approached for the film, […]

New Delhi: In a huge setback for the Narendra Modi government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the restoration of ousted Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki as it quashed the decision of Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa preponing the state assembly session in December 2015. In a unanimous judgement, a constitution bench headed by Justice […]

Dubai: With England taking on Pakistan and India locking horns with the West Indies, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings may be heading for some major changes in the near future. England are presently just a rung below Pakistan in the rankings with 111 points. This means that margins of 2-1 or 1-0 win […]

Kingston: Pacer Jerome Taylor has announced his retirement from Test cricket after an injury-plagued 13-year first class career but will be available for selection in the shorter formats of the game. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said the 32-year-old gave a “formal notification” of his decision prior to the announcement of the squad for […]

Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more persons here during its probe into a suspected Islamic State (IS) terror module busted in the city last month. Five youths have already been arrested so far. The IS sympathisers have been identified as Mohammed Ataullah Rehman, 30, and Syed Naimath Ullah Hussaini, 42. “Rehman […]

Bhubaneswar: The number of dengue-infected persons in Odisha is increasing day by day with the number of affected persons reaching almost 800, said the state government on Tuesday but assured steps to tackle the situation were underway. Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said 797 blood samples have been tested positive in the state while 130 […]

London: Humans might have learned how to eat cashew by observing Brazilian capuchin monkeys cracking the tough nuts with stone tools, suggests new research. The researchers found archaeological evidence to suggest that Brazilian capuchins have been using stone tools to crack open cashew nuts for at least 700 years. The findings could represent the earliest […]

New Delhi: Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, who has gained immense success in the Hindi film industry, says her dedication and hard work comes from her background as a sportsperson. Before venturing into the modelling and film world, Deepika used to play badminton. The daughter of celebrated badminton player Prakash Padukone, she has come on board […]

Mumbai: Director Ashutosh Gowariker, who is awaiting the release of his next release “Mohenjo Daro”, says he enjoys the process of finding actors and more so by browsing through the various regional language TV channels. “Right up to my recent film, I would go on the various channels on television, to look at the regional […]

Srinagar/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for peace in Jammu and Kashmir where more than 30 people have been killed in widespread protests after the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani. Modi chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi and voiced concern over the incidents of violence in the Kashmir Valley, where […]

Bhubaneswar:Though the agriculture sector provides employment and sustenance to more than 60 percent of Odisha’s total workforce, its share in the gross state domestic product (GSDP) continues to decline, say official reports. Besides, large tracts of agricultural land have remained uncultivated for the past several years despite the claim of the Odisha government that it […]

Bhubaneswar: The outbreak of dengue in different parts of Odisha has triggered panic among people with the number of affected people reaching 654 in the state, and one person dying of the vector-borne disease. A total of 654 persons have tested positive so far while 128 persons are in hospitals, said an official on Monday. […]