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London: Shedding new light on why some people develop cancer while others do not, a new study has found that a person’s risk of developing cancer is affected by genetic variations in regions of DNA that do not code for proteins, previously dismissed as “junk DNA”. This study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, […]

Rayagada: In yet another instance of blind faith and superstition in Odisha, some girl students of Upper Primary School of Chatikana under Bissamcuttack block of Rayagada district were seen receiving treatment by a local priest after they started to behave abnormally on Friday. As per reports, the students had gone outside the school and later […]

Ganjam: Three back-to-back incidents of brutal attacks by miscreants in the past four days have created terror in the minds of local residents of Digapahandi area of Ganjam district. According to sources, a group of five bike-borne miscreants attacked two persons including a businessman and a farmer in a broad daylight on Friday. The miscreants […]

Unnao (UP): The father of Unnao rape victim on Saturday demanded a Hyderabad-like “encounter” for the perpetrators. The woman, 23, who suffered 90 per cent burn injuries, died on Friday night in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital. Talking to reporters here, the deceased’s father said: “I have only one demand… my daughter should get justice.” He demanded […]

Paradip: A group of local fishermen caught three rare fish locally called ‘Panikua’ from sea near Paradip coast in Odisha on Friday. While one fish weighed more than 160 kg, the other two weighed 60 kg and 40 kg, respectively. Later, the fishermen sold the fish to a trader from Sandhakud. According to the fishermen, […]

Mumbai: Sara Ali Khan’s debut film “Kedarnath” had released on December 7 last year, and the actress took to Instagram and posted a nostaligic comment. The 24-year-old Sara said she “can’t believe it’s been a year” and mentioned that the film “has been and will always remain an integral part” of her life. The actress, […]

Kendrapara: A Class II girl was killed and four others including three students and a teacher of Oupada Sishu Vidya Mandir sustained critical injuries after an auto-rickshaw carrying them overturned near Gara Chhak under Pattamundai block in Kendrapara district today. The deceased girl has been identified as Subhasmita Swain. All the injured have been rushed […]

New Delhi: The Indian Army team lifts Sudan Polo Cup, one the most prestigious polo tournament, beating beats British Army team on Friday. The match took place at the Jaipur Polo Grounds in Delhi between both the polo teams. In a well-contested match, the Indian team won the match by 5-3 following which Vice Chief […]

Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned JuD Hafiz Saeed could not be indicted by Lahore’s anti-terrorism court for terror financing charges as the authorities strangely failed to produce the other co-accused at the high profile hearing on Saturday. The development came a day after India said it was aware that the […]

Beijing: In a world first, researchers have been able to produce pig-monkey hybrids in a Chinese laboratory, a media report said. Two piglets – having monkey tissues in their hearts, liver and skin – were born in the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology in Beijing but died within a week, the […]

Jajpur: Two days after being displaced for coming to school in an inebriated condition and punishing students, the accused teacher of Balia Primary School under Lembo panchayat in Sukinda block of the district was arrested today and forwarded to court. As per reports, the accused named Makarand Mahant, posted as a mathematics teacher at the […]

Bargarh: Amid numerous reports in Odisha about commuters being issued ‘wrong challans’, a Haiwa truck driver has reportedly been penalised for not wearing ‘both’ seat belt as well as helmet at one time. Such an allegation has surfaced from Padampur in Bargarh district. According to sources, the traffic police in Bargarh issued a challan against […]

Bhubaneswar: Severe cold conditions will grip Odisha from the fourth week of December and will continue till the New Year Day. Though the State will remain mainly dry till the New Year Day, isolated places in coastal districts ranging from Puri to Gopalpur may witness some light rainfall during the week number four in December. […]

By Sandeep Sahu Such jubilation on the streets is seen only when Team India wins a major world cricket tournament like the World Cup. Sweets were exchanged, crackers burst and “Hyderabad police Zindabaad’ slogans rent the air across the country. In Hyderabad, scenes of people showering flowers on city police personnel were reminiscent of lawyers […]

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed grief over the death of the Unnao rape victim. He said that the government will try to punish the accused as soon as possible by taking the matter to a fast track court. The Chief Minister, in a statement, said: “The incident is very sad and unfortunate” […]