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Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The National Eligibility cum Entrance test for post graduate students (NEET PG) exam has been postponed for at least 4 months. The decision has been taken after a…

Kochi: Federal Bank on Monday launched two schemes for the welfare of the families of armed forces personnel. From the academic year 2019-20 onwards, the bank will be giving a scholarship of up to Rs 1 lakh per year to the children of martyred armed forces personnel for pursuing higher studies, said a press release. […]

New Delhi: In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Central Government has exempted IGST or integrated GST on import of such goods received free of cost for free distribution of…

Kalahandi: A 22-year-old boy lost his life and his mother sustained serious burn injuries after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in their house in Temri village under Golamunda block in Kalahandi district today. According to reports, one Sukanti Putel was cooking in her kitchen when the LPG cylinder exploded. The explosion was so intense that […]

Coimbatore: The casualty figure in the air strike on the Balakot camp will be given out by the government, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said on Monday while asserting that the Indian Air Force does not count the number of dead. Addressing a press conference here, he said the death toll depends on the […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha on Monday targeted Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government for delay in various projects in the State due to problems in land acquisition. “The Railways has given many projects to Odisha in the past and is dedicated to come up with many more. We have already started work […]

Nayagarh: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Timiria village under Ranpur police limits in the district was damaged by some miscreants, triggering a protest by locals who have demanded arrest of the accused. According to sources, some local youths vandalised the statue in an inebriated condition late last night. The desecration of the statue of […]

Ottawa: Meng Wanzhou, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Chinese tech giant Huawei, has sued the Canadian government, the national police force and the country’s border agency, alleging “serious breaches of her constitutional rights” when she was detained, searched and interrogated at the Vancouver International Airport last December. Meng’s lawyers revealed on Sunday that the […]

New Delhi: Global payments major Visa and Indian business-to-business (B2B) payments facilitator PayMate on Monday said they have partnered for corporate payment operations in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA). The move would mark PayMate’s entry into international operations. “Visa and PayMate, announced an expanded collaboration to provide Visa’s issuing financial institution […]

New York: Researchers have found a link between sleep apnea and increased levels of a toxic brain protein commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The findings suggests that people suffering from sleep apnea may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker called tau in an area of the brain that helps with memory. Those who […]

Bhadrak: Mystery shrouds the death of a youth after he was charred in a fire mishap at a brick kiln at Kaithadiha under Padhani panchayat in Dhamnagar block of Bhadrak district late on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Babuni Gochhayat of Patanagaon village under Nadigan panchayat in the district. Reportedly, five persons […]

New York: Making children eat healthy food can test the patience of parents. The exposure of children to social media platforms such as photo-sharing app Instagram could make the job even tougher for them, suggests a new study. The findings published in the journal Pediatrics showed that children who view unhealthy snack images on social […]

New York: Floods are associated with an increased risk of skin infections among humans, a skin expert has warned. Skin and soft tissue infections can develop when injured skin is exposed to floodwaters containing sewage, chemicals and other pollutants, HealthDay reported. In particular, natural disasters like tsunamis and hurricanes can cause major soil disruption that […]

Mumbai: Actor John Abraham on Monday said action needs to be taken against terrorism instead of waging a war against a country or religion. At the trailer launch of his upcoming film titled “RAW (Romeo Akbar Walter)”, based on the real life story of a spy, the actor was asked about the escalating tension between […]

Washington: Fifty nine Nobel laureates have written letters to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan urging them to “defuse the rising tensions” between the two countries, according to a statement. A letter signed by the Nobel laureates, under the aegis of the Laureates and Leaders for Children — a platform founded by Nobel peace […]