News from Odisha

Davos: President Donald Trump has said that the US is watching the developments between India and Pakistan over Kashmir “very closely” and repeated his offer to “help” resolve the longstanding dispute between the two neighbours as he met Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum here in the Swiss ski resort. […]

Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points on Wednesday tracking gains in index heavyweights HDFC twins, Infosys and Reliance Industries as global stocks recovered from the previous day’s losses. The 30-share BSE index was trading 204.30 points or 0.49 per cent higher at 41,528.11. Similarly, the broader NSE was trading 46.70 points, or 0.38 […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is now passing a through a crucial stage of Covid-19 surge. Under such circumstances, it has now become imperative to ensure that hospitals and other healthcare institutions do…

In the last episode of “Kumkum Bhagya” Abhi is very sad that Pragya left without celebrating Lohri festivities with him. He is in a mournful state. Before that, the two shared a very sweet moment much to the joy of the audience who has been constantly demanding such romance between Pragya and Abhi. The lead […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the state’s new agriculture policy, ‘Samridhi’ stating that it is aimed at augmenting farmers’ income and enhancing the use of technology in farming. Launching the policy Patnaik also sought to bring KALIA, his flagship scheme for farmers, into focus saying that it had given them dignity […]

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was last seen in “Fanney Khan” opposite Rajkummar Rao and Anil Kapoor released in 2018. The movie could not do much at the box-office. Despite not having a single release in 2019, the former “Miss World” continued to be in the limelight, either for her appearances at the Cannes Film Festival, her […]

San Francisco: Vodafone has become the latest big player who has decided to quit Facebook’s controversial Libra cryptocurrency project. Vodafone joins PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, Mercado Pago, eBay, Stripe and Booking Holdings in withdrawing from the controversial project — and is the first company to exit after the Libra Association was formed in October last year, coindesk […]

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah will see Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor coming to promote their movie ‘Street Dancer 3D’ on the show. As was revealed in the last episode, Sonu has been selected as the lead dancer for a performance that the college wants to have to welcome Varun and Shraddha. Since Sonu is […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Centre four weeks to respond to pleas challenging the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said it will set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear the petitions. While making it clear that it will not grant any stay on the CAA without hearing […]

Rayagada: A group of over 60 suspected Maoists allegedly thrashed workers and burnt several vehicles engaged in a road construction work near Gumma village under Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district late Tuesday night. Posters, bearing the name of the naxals of Rayagada division, opposing the road construction project were also found from the spot. Sources […]

Bhubaneswar: Welcome Aboard, Junior Flyers. The dream of flying high finally became a reality for 43 specially-abled children of Odisha as they took a joyride for the first time aboard a special flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here today. After a few special programmes like art exhibition ‘MY DREAMFLIGHT’ and performance by children […]

New Delhi: “Don’t get into a trap. Your security is in your hands,” the Border Security Force (BSF) has said issuing its social media rules for its officers and men. It has directed them not to use 42 mobile applications and show caution while using Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. “Be cautious while using social media,” said […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19. #BIG_BREAKING Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tests positive for #COVID19 with mild symptoms. Urges all those who’ve been in…

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Sethi, the prime accused in the multi-crore Artha Tatwa chit fund scam, attempted to commit suicide again in Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Sethi, who has been lodged in the high-security prison since May, 2013 following his arrest, tried to strangulate himself with an electric wire of an inverter inside a toilet […]

New York: Despite the protections in place to support breastfeeding for employees, the burden still falls on working mothers to advocate for the resources they need, says new research. The study, published in the journal Workplace Health & Safety also revealed gaps in the quality and accessibility of breastfeeding resources in the eyes of working […]