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Within the sophisticated interiors of ITC Sonar, Diyalu Nial seemed lost. Making efforts to escape the eyes of 20-odd journalists who were present there to talk to him, he was jostling for a space to shut himself. An oversize jacket, loosely fit denim and a pair of slippers couldn’t hide his angst. He left the […]

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has released the marks of Phase II exam for assistant section officer (ASO). Candidates, who had appeared for the EPFO Assistant main (Phase II) exam, can check their marks here. EPFO had earlier released a recruitment notification to fill as many as 240 vacancies of Assistants (Assistant Section Officer). […]

New Delhi: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Parliament on Thursday that a WhatsApp CEO-led delegation had not mentioned about any vulnerability of their system during their meetings with the ministry, and that the government was yet to receive the names of people targeted by unnamed entities using Pegasus spyware. Replying to a question in […]

Samantha Akkineni will soon be seen in a new role, apart from her silver screen appearances. After giving a slew of back-to-back superhit movies, the south actress is now all set to make her digital debut with one of the most talented Bollywood actors, Manoj Bajpayee. Samantha is likely to be seen in a pivotal […]

New Delhi: Barring schools of the Delhi government, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has increased the examination fees for Class X and XII Board Examination 2020 on no profit no loss principle, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The fee hike by the CBSE is from Rs 750 […]

New Delhi: Paving way for raising chit fund collections by three times and ensuring orderly growth of the sector, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by voice vote. The bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha. Besides raising the monetary limit in collections, the Bill also provides […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties including the BJP and the Congress on Thursday created ruckus in Odisha Assembly and targeted the State Tourism and Culture Minister, Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi for allegedly taking his personal guests to attend the ‘Odisha Tourism Road Show at Hyderabad’ on government expenses. The road show was held on October 4, 2019 and […]

Baghdad: As many as 13 people were killed and 70 others injured in firing in Iraq amid a fresh wave of protests in the southern city of Nasiriya on Thursday. Security forces opened fire and used tear gas to clear two bridges blocked by protesters. The agitating Iraqis have been demanding more jobs, end to […]

Mumbai: Shiv Sena President Uddhav B. Thackeray was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra at a grand function held at the Shivaji Park here on Thursday. Governor B.S. Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Uddhav Thackery at 6.40 p.m. with the Sena chief sporting a striking saffron-coloured kurta-pyjama, his party’s […]

Bhubaneswar: In a much needed respite for teachers, the government of Odisha has decided to release them from the responsibility of mid-day meal (MDM) management and engage women self help groups (WSHGs) instead. As per reports, initially, MDM programme in the schools with strength of 100 students or above would be managed by WSHGs. The […]

Mumbai: The Sensex and Nifty on Thursday ended at record closing highs ahead of the release of the GDP numbers on Friday, which is widely expected to fall to a decadal low, but investors seemed to focus on the easing of trade tension between the US and China. The largest index contributor, Reliance Industries (RIL), […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha government on Thursday relaxed enforcement of the new traffic rules by 3 more months, people across the State are in a state of panic over the stringent provisions and hefty fines under the new Motor Vehicles Act. This has resulted in heavy rush at the offices of the Regional Transport Officers […]

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Transsion Holdings’ premier brand TECNO Mobile has launched a new smartphone, Spark Power, which comes with 6,000mAh battery. Priced at Rs 8,499, the phone would be available for sale on Flipkart starting December 1, TECNO Mobile said on Thursday. TECNO Spark Power is the latest addition to the brand’s popular […]

Bhubaneswar: After a brief lull, miscreants on Thursday looted over Rs 28 lakh in separate incidents in Odisha. In Puri, armed miscreants allegedly looted Rs 19.50 lakh from the employees of a private bank at Gopalpur under Nimapara block. As per reports, six bike-borne miscreants looted the cash from two employees of Bandhan Bank after […]

New Delhi: Mita Kapur, founder and CEO of India’s leading literary consultancy Siyahi, has been appointed the next literary director of the JCB Prize for Literature, the JCB Literature Foundation announced on Thursday. “As someone who has had the unique privilege of working with writers, publishers, creators and artists in shaping Indian literature as well […]