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Bhubaneswar: Subhrakant Panda, Managing Director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA), has been appointed Chairman of the National Manufacturing Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organization in India. Commenting of the development, Mr Subhrakant Panda said: […]

New York: While aerobic exercise generally benefits health, extreme endurance exercise — like marathon and triathlon — can raise a person’s risk for sudden cardiac arrest and atrial fribrillation, according to a new study. After reviewing more than 300 scientific studies, the research team found that physically active people, such as regular walkers, have up […]

New Delhi: More than one in two Indian adults (59 per cent) experienced cybercrime in the last 12 months, as seven in 10 Indian adults (among those surveyed) believed that…

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark achievement, the harvesting process for second cadaver kidney transplant in Odisha was successfully conducted by doctors at Apollo Hospitals in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. As per reports, both the kidneys of Suchitra Dash, a 56-year-old brain dead patient, was retrieved by Dr. Samiran Das Adhikary, Senior Surgeon, Urology Department. After retrieval, the […]

Balasore:  At the age of 80, she is least worried about her limited physical abilities perhaps difficult times have taught her how to remain tough and fight against all odds. Rambhamani Nayak, who sells newspaper in Alipur area of Soro block under the district is the sole bread earner of a family and there can’t […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has changed the status of Khallikote University from a Cluster University to a Unitary University which will focus on intensive research activities. The State higher education department has issued a notification in this regard. “Khallikote University is not functioning as per the true spirit of a Cluster University. It is felt […]

New Delhi: An Air India flight on Thursday brought back to the national capital 119 Indians and 5 foreigners who were on board a coronavirus-hit cruise ship docked off Yokohama in Japan. The foreigners, who were brought back to India on board the special Air India flight, included two from Sri Lanka and one each […]

Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the US’ relationship with India is “extraordinary” right now and a lot of progress was made in bilateral ties during his maiden official visit to the country where America will be doing a lot of business. Talking to reporters here, after his return from India on Wednesday, Trump […]

Kalahandi: Some fought back emotion; some others hugged with tears rolling down their eyes while others showered blessings on him and joined a procession on entire stretch of road outside Thuamul Rampur Community Health Centre (CHC) in Kalahandi district to bid farewell to their beloved doctor. Dr Abinash Rath who joined Thuamul Rampur CHC almost […]

Beijing: The virulence of the novel coronavirus continues to show a declining trend in China which reported 29 new fatalities, the lowest in weeks, taking the death toll to 2,744 while the confirmed cases climbed to 78,497, officials said on Thursday. The country’s National Health Commission (NHC) said it received reports 433 new confirmed cases […]

Angul: Tears rolled down her parched cheeks when she described her life while summing it up as ‘pitiful’. This is the story of Champa Naik, a widowed woman from a poor family in Purunagarh village of Angul district who has been struggling with extreme hardship in the dusk of her life. Champa lost her son […]

Deepika Padukone is currently the queen of Bollywood and almost all the leading stars of today want to work with her. But she has been very particular about choosing her roles and her co-stars. The “Chhapaak” actor has worked only with selected superstars like Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, and Ranbir […]

San Francisco: US based search engine giant Google has announced that it is adding support for five new languages to its translation service. Now one can finally translate things from Kinyarwanda, Odia, Tatar, Turkmen and Uyghur. “Languages without a lot of web content have traditionally been challenging to translate, but through advancements in our machine […]

Mumbai: Bollywood dancing diva Malaika Arora has finally cleared the air on the growing buzz over her wedding with boyfriend Arjun Kapoor. Ever since they made their relationship official, speculations were rife that the duo would be tying the nuptial knot very soon. Recently in an interview with IANS, Malaika, ex-wife of actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, […]

Berhampur: The family members of Shivasis Nayak, an engineer from Odisha, breathed a sigh of relief following his safe return to India today after remaining stranded for few weeks on board a Coronavirus-hit cruise ship off Japan coast. Nayak, who hails from Berhampur, along with 118 Indians and five foreigners were evacuated from the ship […]