News from Odisha

Christchurch: World number one India suffered a seven-wicket defeat in less than three days as New Zealand completed a memorable series sweep in the second Test here on Monday. India were all out for 124 in their second innings to leave New Zealand with a chase of 132 for a 2-0 whitewash. The hosts completed […]

By Sandeep Sahu Thank God good sense has finally prevailed! After stubbornly resisting all suggestions by experts for years, the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has finally relented and agreed to remove the sand from under the Jagamohana of the Sun Temple in Konark, the 13th century architectural marvel. The first recommendation for removal of […]

Damascus: At least 19 soldiers of the Syrian government forces were killed by Turkish drone attacks in the conflict-ridden Idlib province, a war monitor said. The Turkish drones on Sunday targeted the Syrian forces’ positions in the Jabal al-Zawiyeh and al-Hamdiyeh camp in Idlib, Xinhua news agency quoted the uk-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights […]

Mumbai: The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of NSE Nifty 50 Index’s performance in India indicated a positive start for trading in Indian markets on Monday. In a much needed relief after the worst week since the 2008 financial crisis, the index was trading higher by 1.40 per cent to 8.61. Index futures of […]

Baghdad: At least two rockets hit the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. The incident took place at around 12 a.m. on Sunday when unknown militants fired the rockets at the zone, which houses some of the main Iraqi government offices and the US embassy, the official told […]

Bhubaneswar: After a brief dry spell, unseasonal rainfall with light to moderate intensity is all set to return to Odisha from tomorrow. Several parts of the State will experience rainfall for the next six days, predicted the Regional Meteorological Centre here on Monday. While the weather department issued ‘Yellow Warning’ for several districts for the […]

Christchurch: “No excuses,” said Indian captain Virat Kohli after yet another batting capitulation led to his team’s 0-2 series defeat at the hands of New Zealand here on Monday. A forthright Kohli admitted that his batsmen let the team down after the bowlers brought them back into the game on the second day. “We accept […]

Mumbai: The Indian rupee appreciated by 20 paise to 72.04 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the American dollar in the overseas market. At the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened at 72.09, then gained further ground and touched a high of 72.04 […]

San Francisco: Amazon has confirmed that two of its employees have been infected with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy. Amazon spokesperson Drew Herdener said that the company was “supporting the affected employees, who were in Milan and are now in quarantine”, a New York Times report said on Sunday, which confirmed the two cases. […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the curative petition filed by Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana, which considered the curative plea in-chamber, also rejected Pawan’s application seeking stay on the execution of […]

New York: Not just overnight sleep tests, Artificial intelligence (AI) too has the potential to improve efficiencies and precision in sleep medicine, resulting in a more patient-centered care and better outcomes, researchers have found. The electrophysiological data collected during polysomnography — the most comprehensive type of sleep study — is well-positioned for enhanced analysis through […]

Puri: Following the beautification drive, the Puri district administration is now mulling to make the pilgrim town free from beggars. On Sunday, Puri Collector Balwant Singh chaired an orientation meeting for several NGOs and government staff at Sanskruti Bhawan here to work for rehabilitation of beggars in the district. In this regard, the administration has […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to refer petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to revoke provisions of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir to a larger seven-judge Bench. A bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana said that there is no contradiction in earlier judgements passed by two five-judge Constitution benches of the apex […]

Rourkela: Making headway into the alleged gang rape case at Gotidhara in Brahmani Tarang police limits of the steel city, police on Monday arrested six persons involved in the heinous crime. All those who have been arrested are habitual offenders and involved in a series of loot cases in the past. However, another accused said […]

Canberra: Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been accused of making “racist” comments about Hinduism and other Indian religions in Parliament. Frydenberg made several references to the Indian religions in Parliament on February 28 while responding to the Opposition Labor Party’s proposal to pursue a “wellbeing budget”, reports Xinhua news agency “They (Labor) are inspired by […]