News from Odisha

Washington: US President Donald Trump will visit India, with stops in the capital New Delhi and the western state of Gujarat, from February 24-25, the White House announced on Monday. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will make the trip to “strengthen the United States – India strategic partnership,” the announcement said. Gujarat is the […]

Beijing: The death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus epidemic has crossed 1,000, while the confirmed cases have gone over 42,000, health officials announced on Tuesday. As many as 108 deaths were reported on Monday and 2,478 new cases of the lethal disease were confirmed, the National Health Commission said in its daily […]

Dubai: Two Indians — Akash Singh and Ravi Bishnoi — and three Bangladeshi players have been charged by the ICC for their involvement in the unsavoury incidents just after the U-19 World Cup summit clash in Potchefstroom, South Africa on Sunday. Akash and Bishnoi and three Bangladeshi players — Md. Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain and […]

New Delhi: With the ruling BJP issuing a whip to its members in both houses of Parliament, there is a huge buzz on social media that a bill on the controversial Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be introduced on Tuesday. The UCC Bill will come on a day when the results for the Delhi Assembly […]

New Delhi: The Railways on Monday told the Delhi High Court it was “actively considering” the grievance raised in a PIL regarding restriction in medical benefits to adopted children of its employees and a “positive” direction was expected to be taken to address the issue. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is leading in his New Delhi constituency, while his deputy Manish Sisodia is trailing behind BJP candidate Ravinder Singh Negi. According to poll trends by the Election Commission, the chief minister is leading by over 6,300 votes while Sisodia is trailing by 754 votes from Patparganj constituency. Transport Minister […]

Khallikote: The family members of a migrant labourer who died in a mishap in Cuba are in shock and grief. The poor family of Ramesh Maharana of Khajapalli village under Khallikote block of Ganjam district have appealed to the administration to bring back his body. According to sources, Ramesh had been working in Cuba for […]

Indian Idol 11 recently had a special guest in the form of the yesteryear queen of celluloid, Zeenat Aman. During the show, the actress revealed many memories and experiences regarding her co-star, and more. The “Laila Mein Laila” dancer was paired a lot of time with the mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan and hence has many memories […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan shared a love-filled photograph of himself along with his “Love Aaj Kal” co-star Sara Ali Khan. Kartik on Monday took to Instagram, where he shared a photograph of himself feeding Sara. He captioned the image: “Kaafi dubli ho gayi ho… Aao pehle jaisi sehat banayein… (You have become so thin. […]

Gajapati: She might have born a divyang, but her zeal to study helps overcome her physical limitations each day. Meet Class 9 girl student Srusti Sabar of Kechapanka village under Mohana block of Gajapati district who crawls 2 km every day to reach school. Not privileged like her schoolmates, while going to school on a […]

New Delhi: Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan took command of the eastern fleet deployed across the indo-pacific region to safeguard the nation’s maritime interest, the Indian Navy said. He took charge at Visakhapatnam on February 10 (Monday), 2020. The Eastern Fleet comprising of frontline warships of the Indian Navy are deployed across the indo-pacific region to […]

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said it is considering a uniform fishing law for sustainable development and management of fisheries in the exclusive economic zone of the country. Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying P C Sarangi also told Lok Sabha that the government is seriously contemplating setting up a platform […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has launched a new service of “wake-up call” on the mobile phones of passengers half-an-hour ahead of their scheduled arrival to their destination. And Tweeple are a happy lot. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted: “Railways will now help passengers get rid of their worry of missing out their destination station […]

New Delhi: In a bid to counter criticism over the slowdown, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday stressed on seven economic indicators and data to show that the Indian economy is stable and said that green shoots for its revival are clearly visible and would ensure that growth picks up from here. In her reply […]

Bollywood actresses and their fitness and diet plans are unique and special. They are tailor-made according to their respective personalities, requirement and food habits. Many times, these celebs want to have a particular look for which they have to adapt to a particular diet. And what they do becomes a trend and has a major […]