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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the visit of US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump in February end will go a long way in further cementing the friendship between the two countries. In a series of Tweets, the Prime Minister said that the US President and his wife […]

New Delhi: Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by a steep Rs 144.5 per cylinder due to spurt in benchmark global rates of the fuel. But to insulate domestic users, the government almost doubled the subsidy it provides on the fuel to keep per cylinder outgo almost unchanged. LPG price was increased to […]

London: Men who are taller in young adulthood may have a lower risk of dementia in old age, according to new research. Previous studies have suggested that height may be a risk factor for dementia, but much of this research was not able to take into account genetic, environmental, or other early-life factors that may […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking into consideration the demand of citizens for a clean Bhubaneswar, MP Aparajita Sarangi has shot a letter to CM Naveen Patnaik drawing his attention for the formulation of a comprehensive master plan to address the recurrent waterlogging and drainage problems in the smart city prevalent during the rainy season. The Parliamentarian from Bhubaneswar […]

Bhubaneswar: All the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS), LAMPCS (Large Area Multi-Purpose Cooperative Societies) and Farmers Service Co Operative Society (FSCS) in the State can now purchase fertilizers only from Odisha State Cooperative Marketing Federation (Markfed). In a letter to all its area managers, the Markfed-Odisha has strictly directed them to henceforth ensure that cooperative […]

Dubai: India captain Virat Kohli has maintained his top spot in ODIs while leading India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been displaced from the numero uno ranking. Kohli endured a rare lull with the bat garnering just 75 runs in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand which concluded on Tuesday with India losing all the […]

Bhubaneswar: A world-class tool room training centre will be established in Rourkela and 45 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises clusters will be developed in Odisha, Union Minister of State (MSME) Pratap Sarangi informed today. Addressing media persons after meeting State CM Naveen Patnaik to discuss on various issues, Sarangi said that the Centre has approved […]

Bhubaneswar:  Despite being a bachelor, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has a fascination for the yellow metal than 4-wheelers. When he owns jewellery valued at Rs 2.21lakh, CM owns a 1980-model Ambassador car worth mere Rs 8,905. The moot point here is why CM has a fond for jewellery? Consider this. Between the year 2015 and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the HDFC Bank Limited to provide smart banking solutions to Startups in the State. The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department signed the MoU with the HDFC Bank in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. “Young entrepreneurs are engines […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Monday issued some additional guidelines for stricter enforcement to curb the massive spike in cases of Coronavirus infections in the State. The announcement comes on a…

Lahore: A Lahore anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday convicted Mumbai blast mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed in two terror-financing cases. Saeed has been convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act Section 11-F(2) – pertaining to membership, support and meetings relating to a proscribed organisation – and 11-N (punishment under Sections 11-H [fund raising] to 11-K [money […]

New Delhi: Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi Wednesday protested outside a trial court premises here over the delay in hanging of the four convicts in the gang rape and murder case of her daughter. Her protests come right after the trial court offered Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the case, saying a […]

Malkangiri: A Maoist, carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head and suspected to be involved in the killing of an Andhra Pradesh MLA, surrendered before the police in Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Wednesday. Thirty year-old Jipro Habika, who had joined the banned outfit CPI(Maoist) in 2012, decided to give up arms after […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker-producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has lashed out at people criticising his new film “Shikara”. He says those who have accused him of commercialising the plight of Kashmiri Pandits in the film are “gadhe” (donkeys). ” ‘3 Idiots’, which I produced earned Rs 33 crore on its first day of release, and we knew the first […]

Mumbai: Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer upcoming cop drama “Sooryavanshi” is the most anticipated India movie of 2020, according to an IMDb list. “Sooryavanshi” is the next instalment in Rohit Shetty’s cop drama universe. It is slated to hit theatres in March. IMDb on Wednesday unveiled its list of most anticipated Indian films of […]