News from Odisha

New Delhi: India on Saturday once again recorded an unprecedented spike in a single day as 97,570 fresh Covid cases were recorded taking the total tally to 46,59,984, the Union Health Ministry data revealed. It is more than double the single day spike in the US, which is the only country ahead of India. There […]

New Delhi: In order to provide reliable information faster for people everywhere, Google is conducting more than 1,000 tests per day on an average to maintain quality in its Search and News platforms. Since 2017, the company has done more than one million quality tests to deliver high-quality information to billions of Search users, informed […]

Sonu Sood today came up with one of the best offers for students aspiring for higher degrees. It is especially a boon to students who want to better academically but cannot do so due to a lack of resources. The tweeted image carries Sonu’s picture along with the title Free Education. The image also reveals […]

Dubai: Back into the thick of things after five months of coronavirus-forced break, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli is happy with the fitness level of his team members, saying “everyone is looking in great shape” ahead of the IPL beginning on September 19. Kohli, a fitness freak, also said that he himself felt good […]

Bhubaneswar: Covid-19 cases continue to surge in Odisha as 11 more deaths and 3777 new positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours. With this, the Covid-19 death toll in the State rose to 616, while the cumulative positive caseload jumped to 1,46,894, including 34,163 active cases and 1,12,062 recoveries on Saturday, informed the State […]

Jajpur: A farmer at Barpada village under Binjharpur block in the district committed suicide on Friday by hanging after allegedly suffering huge crop loss due to the floods. The deceased has been identified as Ramakant Malik. Malik was under severe mental stress after floodwater marooned his farmland causing a massive crop loss. Distressed over the […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated 1.75 lakh houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) in Madhya Pradesh along with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and said that the scheme was meant to empower the poor. Modi inaugurated the houses through videoconference from Delhi and interacted with the beneficiary. Speaking […]

A throwback photoshoot of Alia Bhatt recently surfaced online. And wonder what, fans could not simply stop themselves from raving about her pictures. From OMG Aloo, Cute Alia to Foetus baby, and more, fans seemed overwhelmed to see their pretty Alia’s pictures yet again. In the photographs, Alia Bhatt looks much younger. It indicates that […]

Hyderabad: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Friday announced that the animal trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin were successful. It said the results demonstrated the protective efficacy of the vaccine in a live viral challenge model. “Bharat Biotech proudly announces the animal study results of COVAXIN – These results demonstrate the protective efficacy in […]

Akshay Kumar thanked his fans-fondly known as Akkians for their birthday messages. Incidentally, the actor celebrated his birthday on 9th September. He did acknowledge most of the messages personally on Twitter. Nevertheless, fans expected something more direct from the Khiladi Kumar. That is why Akshay Kumar shared a video message for his Akkians today. In […]

A herd of elephants have been trapped on a small island (alluvial plain) in the middle of Mahanadi River near Munduli, Cuttack. According to reports, last night the elephants were headed towards the Chandaka forest from Athagarh’s Sukasan jungle by crossing the swelling Mahanadi river when they got stuck on the floodplain near Munduli due […]

After becoming a pan-India sensation almost overnight, with his portrayal of Harshad Mehta in last year’s popular series “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”, Pratik Gandhi is ready to take…

Mumbai: Shweta Singh Kirti, sister of Sushant Singh Rajput, has initiated a campaign to feed the poor and homeless in memory of her late brother. The campaign will continue from 9am to 9pm on Saturday. “Let’s try to do our bit by feeding a homeless or a poor today. And while we are at it, […]

When the MeToo movement gained momentum in 2018, women came out in large numbers to openly speak about their terrifying experiences of sexual harassment at their workplaces. Some big names in the Hindi film industry like Nana Patekar and Sajid Khan tumbled out of the closet. Filmmaker Sajid Khan was then accused of sexual harassment […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reiterated his request to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to implement Ayushman Bharat Yojana and the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) in the state. In a letter issued to media on Saturday, Pradhan requested to extend whole-hearted support for the implementation of NDHM which will provide timely and efficient […]