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Potchefstroom: Bangladesh clinched their maiden ICC U-19 World Cup title after beating favourites India by three wickets in the summit clash here on Sunday. Set a revised target of 170 after a brief rain interruption, Bangladesh won the match with 23 balls to spare. Sent in to bat, India’s batting wilted under pressure as a superb […]

Bhubaneswar: World No.1 Belgium came-up with dominating performance to beat India 3-2 in a high-voltage match here at the on-going FIH Hockey Pro League on Sunday. Goals by Alexander Hendrickx (3′), and Maxime Plennevaux (17′ & 26′) that ensured Belgium’s victory while goals by Vivek Sagar Prasad (15′), and Amit Rohidas (17′) kept India in […]

The Chinese authorities have urged the masses to come forward to undergo coronavirus tests and have also announced a 1,000 yuan (around $143) reward for the people reaching hospital to get tested for the epidemic that has claimed over 800 lives and infected more than 37,000 people. The Hubei province administration has taken this initiative […]

Puri: The sites surrounding Puri Srimandir where once centuries-old heritage of mutt culture that made the pilgrim city proud now home bicycle and shoe stands set up by local administration. Experts and several religious institutions have questioned the rationale behind mushrooming of shoes and bicycle stands around the temple in place of the religious institutions […]

Washington: NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Solar Orbiter mission to snap the first pictures of the Sun’s north and south poles is scheduled to begin on Sunday during a two-hour launch window that opens at 11.03 p.m. EST (9.33 am Monday, India time). The two-ton spacecraft will launch from Florida on a United […]

Los Angeles: Superstar Brad Pitt, who has been this award season’s darling with his funny, self-deprecating speeches, won his maiden acting Oscar for his performance as stuntman Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s Hollywood memory capsule “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The 56-year-old actor was recognised in the best supporting actor category for his role […]

Beijing: The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak has claimed over 900 lives in China, authorities said on Monday, while the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 40,000. According to the data from China’s National Health Commission, 97 more deaths and 3,062 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection were reported on Sunday from 31 provincial-level […]

Koraput: Incidents of pregnant women being carried in slings and cots to hospitals due to lack of transportation facilities in several remote areas of Odisha, seem to have become a regular affair in the State. In yet another incident, a pregnant woman was forced to cross river in a sling due to the absence of […]

Bhubaneswar: Farmers in several districts of Odisha are going through a harrowing time due to unseasonal rainfall which has reportedly destroyed their crops. According to reports, farmers in Naktideul and Rairakhol blocks of Sambalpur district had grown various types of vegetables like cabbage, tomato, brinjal and green chilli, however, they have suffered damage due to […]

Cuttack: Gold jewellery weighing over 1 kilogram was allegedly looted from a jewellery shop at Godisahi village under Barang Police limits in Cuttack district on Sunday. As per reports, six-armed miscreants reportedly barged into a jewellery shop and looted gold ornaments after attacking the shopkeeper. The incident took place when the shop owner was closing […]

Los Angeles: It was back in 2009 that Indian composer A.R. Rahman was honoured with two Oscars for his song “Jai ho”. Cut to 2020, the foot-tapping number made it to an original song montage at this year’s Oscars ceremony here. Rahman had struck gold for original score and original song in Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog […]

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday there have been “concerning instances” of coronavirus among people with no travel history to China, warning that it could be the “tip of the iceberg”, as he urged all countries to prepare for the possible arrival of the novel virus that has killed over […]

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix finally ended his dry run at the Oscars as he picked up the best actor trophy for his performance in and as “Joker” at the 92nd Academy Awards. The 45-year-old actor had earlier bagged a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his turn as […]

Potchefstroom: India captain Priyam Garg has called the aggressive celebration of Bangladesh players as “dirty” following their maiden title triumph at the Under-19 World Cup here. Some of the Bangladeshi players got carried away with their celebration after their historic win over India in the final here on Sunday. While their captain Akbar Ali apologised […]

If you are waiting for a job in the railway sector, then here is an opportunity for you. The West Central Railway has invited applications for the positions of Apprentices which includes fitter, welder, electrician, computer operator and program assistant, painter, etc. Interested and eligible candidates are advised to apply for the positions as the […]