News from Odisha

New York: A marker for heart disease risk considerably worsens as women transition through menopause, according to a new study. The research team from the University of Pittsburgh in the US, used a subset of data from the SWAN (Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation) Heart, an ancillary study that enrolled women from Pittsburgh […]

Bhubaneswar: ArcelorMittal India Pvt Ltd has bagged the Thakurani iron ore block in Odisha, said an official on Monday. The company won the iron ore mines committing to pay 107.55 per cent of its sale value of ore to the state government when production starts, said the official. Besides, the company will pay taxes, district […]

London: The UK government has donated 20 million pounds ($26 million) towards a break-neck plan to produce a vaccine to combat the deadly new coronavirus, which has till Monday claimed the lives of 361 people in China alone. On Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that government’s investment will go to CEPI – the Coalition […]

The Export-Import Bank of India, an all India financial institution engaged in financing, facilitating and promoting India’s international trade, has released a recruitment notification inviting applications from qualified and experienced professionals for multiple positions. With February 22 being the last date of application submission, interested candidates can apply for the positions of Administrative Officer, Manager, […]

IRCTC Ticket Fraud: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which is the e-ticketing and catering arm of Indian Railways, cautioned its users against fraudulent websites. So, if you are planning to book tickets for any tour package, be alert or you may get duped. The IRCTC portal offering tour packages recently warned against […]

Baghdad: Iraq’s Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said on Monday that the death toll from four months of nationwide anti-government protests has reached 536, with 23,545 injured. A statement by the commission affiliated with the Iraqi Parliament said the death of 519 protesters and 17 security members and the injury of 20,026 protesters […]

Beijing: The Chinese government on Monday accused the US of causing “panic” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak, after the latter declared a public health emergency, saying it would deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited the Asian giant in the past two weeks. Addressing the media here, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying […]

Mumbai: Bollywood Khiladi Akshay Kumar was recently spotted giving last-minute tips to his ‘Karate Girl’ Nitara before her martial arts exam. Akshay’s wife and author Twinkle Khanna took to Instagram on Sunday, where the actor is seen giving tips to his seven-year-old daughter Nitara on a few fiery kicks. “One last kick before she leaves […]

Bollywood’s new heartthrob Ananya Panday is trying hard to secure her space among the biggies in the B-Town. Recently, Ananya received a lot of appreciation for her performance in ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’. Apart from her movies, Ananya has been in news for her rumoured relationship with Kartik Aaryan. Besides, she often hits the headlines […]

New Delhi: The BJP-led Central government will provide ‘pucca’ houses to all poor families by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while addressing an election rally ahead of the February 8 assembly polls. The Aam Aadmi Party will continue to stall welfare schemes for people if it is voted back to power, the […]

Bhubaneswar: With protests gaining ground in Odisha over the conduct of untimely Rath Yatra by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Mumbai, State Culture and Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi on Monday broke his silence on the issue. Talking to reporters, Panigrahi clearly stated that the matter is in government’s notice and conduct […]

New Delhi: Facing a 96-hour ban by the Election Commission for communally divisive remarks, BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma on Monday again raised the pitch in the Lok Sabha calling the ongoing Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) “anti-national”, and declared that the law will not be rolled back as it […]

England’s cricket star and hero of the English team that won the World Cup in 2019, Ben Stokes has become popular in India for a different reason. It is said that Indian skipper Virat Kohli at times uses a cuss word in Hindi that rhymes with Ben Stokes’s name. On Monday, ESPNcricinfo (Twitter handle) shared […]

Boras (Sweden): It was a field day for India’s junior and youth boxers as they bagged 14 medals, including six gold, at the Golden Girl Championship here. The junior women’s team won five gold, three silver and one bronze medal while the youth side cornered one gold and four bronze medals at the event which […]

New Delhi: In a blow to India, limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma was on Monday ruled out of the upcoming ODI and Test series against New Zealand after sustaining a calf injury during the fifth T20 International in Mount Maunganui. Rohit retired hurt after scoring 60 off 41 balls after he pulled his calf muscle while […]