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Nabarangpur: Charges of embezzlement of Rs 22 lakh in cashew plantation in two blocks of Nabarangpur district have been brought against the officials of the Horticulture department. Though the department claimed that money was sanctioned for farmers of Patraputa village of Tentulikhunta block and Photakota and Urdi villages of Nabarangpur block to plant cashew saplings, […]

New Delhi: Asian Games silver medallist Dutee Chand ran 23.30s in 200m women’s race to win her second gold medal in the Indian Grand Prix series 2019 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, here on Wednesday. The timing will help Dutee improve her IAAF World Ranking in the 200m event. Her timing also ensured that the […]

New Delhi: The Metro network has been put on red alert since 6 p.m, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said here on Wednesday. The red alert indicates the highest level of security risk and is sounded only in extreme situations. The circular was issued apparently in the wake of ongoing escalation of military activities […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: With a rapid surge in COVID infection in Odisha, the By-election to the Pipili Assembly constituency scheduled to be held on May 16 has been deferred by the…

Bengaluru: Glenn Maxwell struck an unbeaten hundred as Australia beat India by seven wickets to win clinch the T20 International series by 2-0 margin here Wednesday. Riding on skipper Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 72 off 38 balls, India scored a competitive 190 for four. However Maxwell hammered the host bowling attack scoring an unbeaten 113 off […]

New Delhi: India on Wednesday said Pakistan has committed an “unprovoked act of aggression” by targeting Indian military posts with its air force and sought immediate and safe return of an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot in its custody. After an aerial engagement in the J&K’s Nowshera sector on Wednesday, Pakistan claimed that it has captured […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Bar Council on Wednesday put forth a series of demands before Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the welfare of as many 60,000 lawyers across the State. In a letter to the CM, the Bar Council said, “Odisha Government has done a lot for professionals like doctors, engineers, lecturers, teachers, journalists whereas […]

United Nations:Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is having discussions “at different levels with different parties” about the tense India-Pakistan situation, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. He refused to say who those parties were or the levels of contact but said the discussions were “to make sure that we have, we get a full picture” of […]

New Delhi: Fulfilling one of the key commitments made to Andhra Pradesh at the time of bifurcation, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday announced a new railway division named South Coast Railway with its headquarters at Visakhapatnam. The new zone will comprise of existing Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada divisions, Goyal announced at a press conference […]

New Delhi: Government think tank NITI Aayog on Wednesday partnered with software major Adobe to develop creative skills and spread digital literacy among school children in India. The Statement of Intent (SOI) signed by NITI Aayog and Adobe as part of the Atal Innovation Mission will open Digital Disha Programme across 100 schools under the Atal […]

Tokyo: A baby weighing just 268 grams at birth, touted as the “smallest boy” in the world, has been released from hospital here, after growing to a weight of 3,238 grams in an advance that offers hope to babies with very low birth weight. According to the Keio University in Tokyo, the boy was born through […]

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday assured BCCI that all security concerns at the upcoming ODI World Cup, in the wake of Pulwama terror attack, will be addressed adequately. According to sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), at the ICC meeting here, Board’s CEO Rahul Johri had raised concerns […]

Bhubaneswar: The Managing Director (MD) of a fake employment company was nabbed and sent to police custody thanks to alertness of a youth and another woman who were allegedly cheated by the company on promises of landing them jobs in Bhubaneswar. According to sources, officials of a company named Smart Quicker Solution India had allegedly […]

Mumbai: The key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher, despite a muted trend in global markets, and in spite of tension between India and Pakistan escalating further a day earlier. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 35,905.43 on Wednesday, opened higher at 36,025.72. Minutes into trading, it was […]

London: Steroid injections given to mothers at risk of giving birth prematurely are likely to deliver babies with lower body weights, says a new study. The study showed that pre-term babies whose mothers received antenatal corticosteroid therapy (ACT) on average weighed 220 grams less than infants who had not received treatment. The weight difference was […]