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Washington: Amid deepening diplomatic stand-off, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Pakistan to follow the Vienna Convention and release American diplomat Raymond Davis, who is facing trial on murder charges. "With respect to Mr. Davis, our diplomat in Pakistan, we`ve got a very simple principle here that every country in the world that is […]

The proposed project of Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) got a breather as the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) accorded conditional clearance to the proposed steel plant here. After receiving a reply from JSPL on its show cause notice served in November last year, the MoEF gave its nod on six conditions stated.

Bhubaneswar: Asking the state government to immediately stop supply of substandard pulses under mid-day meal and supplimentary nutrition programme, Orissa State Human Rights Commission (OSHRC) on Tuesday sought a detailed report on irregularities within 10 days. The rights panel`s direction to the secretary of Women and Child Development department came following a petition filed by […]

Bolangir: Normal life was disrupted in this western Orissa town on Tuesday during a bandh called by the students’ wing of Congress demanding a by-pass road for the national highway passing through the town. Beneficiaries of several schemes like old age and disabled pension were also deprived of drawing money in view of the shutdown, […]

Agartala: Orissa gained second win over host Tripura by 69 runs in its three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy played at the Polytechnic Ground here on Monday. Electing to bat Orissa scored 255 for eight wickets in alloted 50 overs. Biplab Samanta Roy (80–4×5,6×2) chased brilliantly. Tripura`s only bowler Gopesh Bhowmik achieved some success […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Orissa Ranji captain Pravanjan Mallick was on Tuesday forwarded to judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected by a local court. The cricketer was arrested by city police on Monday for allegedly beating his wife yesterday. As per reports, Pravanjan called up his estranged wife Sini Mohanty to meet at Master Canteen […]

Bhubaneswar: Cost of living in rural Orissa was one of the lowest in the country even as the state government claimed reduction in poverty by 11.73 between 2004-05 and 2007-08. This was part of the Economic Survey 2010-11 report presented at the state assembly on Monday. "The cost of living in urban Orissa also used […]

Bhubaneswar: Leaf plates full of rotten dal replaced pen and note-book on the reporters table at the state Assembly on Tuesday as opposition Congress members disrupted second day of the budget session demanding action against all those involved in pulses scam. Unable to conduct business due to noisy protest and slogan shouting by Congress MLAs […]

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has taken no position on PAC Chairman M M Joshi`s complaint against Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal for rubbishing the CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation. Joshi is apparently not satisfied with the response to his January 19 complaint and plans to meet the Speaker personally to discuss the […]

Bangalore: Captain Ricky Ponting and his deputy Michael Clarke scored sedate half centuries as Australia were all out for a modest 217 against South Africa in their second warm-up match ahead of the cricket World Cup at the near-empty Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. Ponting, who made 55 off 84 deliveries and Clarke (73 of […]

New Delhi: Hitting back at senior BJP leader L K Advani for his "very personal" attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress on Tuesday said he was sounding like a "stuck gramophone record" and was "parroting" the "frivolous" insinuations. Soon after Advani said in Kolkata that Singh was a "weak" Prime Minister and he felt […]

New Delhi: Faced with high food inflation, the government on Tuesday decided to increase fertiliser subsidy to absorb high global prices so that the domestic price of urea, Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP)and muriate of potash (MOP) are protected. The group of ministers, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, today met to review the fertiliser prices. "The […]

Guwahati: The National Investigation Agency has exposed a nexus between men of Chinese-origin and Manipur-based banned terror group United National Liberation Front (UNLF), alleging that the organisation was sourcing its arms from neighbouring countries through those people. The agency also found during its investigation that members of UNLF were using satellite phones for extortion to […]

New Delhi: Leaders on Tuesday greeted the people on occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, saying Prophet Mohammad`s life and work is an inspiration to lead a life of compassion and brotherhood. "May the message of universal brotherhood, compassion, tolerance and service to humanity preached by the Holy Prophet guide and inspire us to follow the path of […]

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, who had surprised everyone with his six-pack revealing performance in the song `Dard-E-Disco`, will reportedly do another item number for his upcoming home-production `Always Kabhi Kabhi`. Directed by debutante Roshan Abbas, `Always Kabhi Kabhi`, which is produced by SRK`s Red Chillies Entertainment, is based on the theme of high-school life. […]