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The controversy between Neha Kakkar and Himansh Kohli has now taken an ugly turn. Tears and cries of the “Indian Idol” judge have garnered a lot of sympathy for the “Dilbar Dilbar” singer. But Himansh Kohli has been quiet all through their breakup rarely talking to the media to reveal his feelings. However, after Neha […]

New Delhi: All 406 persons quarantined at the Chhawla ITBP camp here as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 have been sent home, after the last batch was seen off on Wednesday morning after medical reports confirmed their negative status vis-a-vis coronavirus infection last week. Seven Maldivians and seven children were among these 406 persons shifted […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum, Natural Gas & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written a letter to the Centre seeking establishment of a hostel for minority girls studying in senior classes in schools or in colleges in Bhubaneswar. In a letter addressed to Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Pradhan urged the latter to set […]

Kabul: Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has secured a second term as President of Afghanistan, the country’s independent election commission has announced, more than four months after polls closed. “Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has secured 50.64 per cent of the votes used in the presidential elections, therefore the Independent Election Commission announces him as elected president of Afghanistan,” […]

Rio de Janeiro: In addition to keeping the mouth moist and protecting us against germs, saliva can also be used for early detection of the risk of developing diseases associated with surplus body fat, a new study suggests. For the findings, published in the journal Nutrition Research, the researchers in Brazil performed a study in […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite all big talk and elaborate arrangements by the government for smooth conduct of annual High School Certificate Examination, the question paper of MIL (Odia) was reportedly found circulating on mobile platforms on the first day of the Board exam in Odisha today. According to sources, the MIL (Odia) question paper was spotted going […]

Wellington: India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday put his weight behind the World Test Championship, terming it as the mother of all other ICC events. “I think World Test Championship as an ICC tournament should be right up there. All the other tournaments for me they start under that. This is probably the biggest of […]

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari has presented a record Rs 1.5lakh crore budget for 2020-21 fiscal year. The State is projected to grow by 7 per cent. How much will be the gain to people? A detailed glance at the budget fineprint reveals the inside story of this highest ever budget size. GSDP Story: As […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its keenness to interact with the Union Environment Minister to deal with the issue of gradual conversion of all public transport and government vehicles into electric vehicles (EVs) to curb air pollution. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde enquired from Additional Solicitor General A […]

New Delhi: India will switch to the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now – a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around the globe. India will join the select league of […]

New Delhi: Heating up the competition in the personal emoji space, cross-platform instant messaging app Hike on Wednesday introduced HikeMoji for all users, which is being touted as the country’s first hyper-local and personalised avatar. According to the company, the machine learning (ML) on the platform has also scaled from combing 100 trillion combinations in […]

Bhubaneswar: There will be no change in the maximum temperature (day temperature) for the next 4 to 5 days in Odisha, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. Apart from…

Bhadrak: The term ‘Humanity’ seemed lacking big time with the onlookers near Sahapur Square on the National Highway-16 in Bhadrak district when they turned mute spectator and started recording the plight of an accident victim as he gradually embraced death. The gut wrenching sight of the man in angst pulling out every bit of his […]

Bhubaneswar: Why is the Odisha government yet to get the numbers right about the Kushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme? Many are now raising questions over the lack of consistency between the figures related to the total number of KALIA beneficiaries given by the State ministers. While Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo had […]

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on February 17 come up with question bank and practice papers for the Matric students. Students can get the question bank by visiting the official app DIKSHA. The CBSE Class 10 question bank has over 2000 questions and answers, especially for the core subjects like Maths, Science, Social […]