News from Odisha

New Delhi: The government on Sunday said a total of 32,238 paramilitary personnel were infected by the Coronavirus so far. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha that 9,158 personnel of the CRPF, 8,934 personnel of the BSF, 5,544 personnel of the CISF, 3,380 personnel of the ITBP, 3,251 personnel […]

Lucknow: The mosque to come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case may be square-shaped like the Kaaba Sharif in Mecca and will not be named after any emperor or king. Secretary and spokesperson of the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) Athar Hussain told PTI on Sunday, “A mosque […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the Odisha government is making tall claims on successful handling of Covid-19 pandemic till date, the mismanagement allegations that have come to the fore from several parts of the State tell a different story. While many have alleged delay in availing COVID-19 test reports, some being faulty increasing the possibility […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the passage of two farm sector bills as a “watershed moment” in the history of Indian agriculture, asserting that they will ensure a complete transformation of the farm sector and empower crores of farmers. In a series of tweets after Rajya Sabha passed the bills by […]

New Delhi: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has suggested to the Supreme Court that its “code of ethics” should be made part of statutory rules on cable TV by the central government to ensure it becomes binding on member and non-member news channels alike. Taking note of the NBA’s alleged inadequacy in regulating “hurtful” and […]

Sanaa: Forty-seven people were killed in the past 24 hours as fighting escalated in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a government official said. The government forces engaged in violent armed…

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the second round of the countrywide serological survey (serosurvey) to detect the prevalence of the COVID-19 disease and its analysis is underway in the final stage, the ICMR informed on Sunday. The apex body of medical research in the country added that the ongoing […]

Mumbai: India’s most-watched comedy show on Sony Television- The Kapil Sharma Show will have very special guests tonight. Guess who? Bollywood couple Ashutosh Rana and Renuka Shahane will grace the chat show, interact with the whole family of Kappu and share their experiences working in the industry for so long. A delighted Kapil shared the […]

New Delhi: The government on Sunday dismissed as “factually not correct” a United Nations report which suggested presence of “significant numbers” of ISIS terrorists in Kerala and Karnataka. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy’s reply came in Lok Sabha on whether the government is aware of the United Nations report, titled ‘The […]

New Delhi: The government fronted six of its top ministers to launch a scathing attack on the opposition on Sunday as Rajnath Singh said the behaviour meted out to the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha was not just “unprecedented” but “shameful”. He also said that as far as the no confidence motion against Harivansh […]

New Delhi: Responding to the ministers’ press briefing led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the agri Bills, the Congress called the behaviour of the government as a “black day” in Indias democratic history. Addressing the press conference, Congress leaders K.C. Venugopal ,Randeep Surjewala ,Shaktisinh Gohil, Rajeev Satav, and Partap Singh Bajwa said that the […]

New Delhi: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has no doubts as to which team he is supporting this season in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Tendulkar, who captained the Mumbai Indians from the inaugural season in 2008 till 2011, said that he favours the reigning champions to defend the title while adding that all teams in the […]

New Delhi: As Alexa in Hindi celebrates its first anniversary in India, the company is hopeful that her knowledge graph will improve and it will talk to millons of people in several regional languages in the near future. Today, users from India make hundreds of thousands of requests in a day to Alexa in Hindi […]

Keonjhar: A man was allegedly strangulated to death by his two sons, both minors, reportedly over a family feud in Munda Sahi near Bodapalasa under Sadar police station here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Lankeswara Munda. According to sources, Munda thrashed his wife in an inebriated condition. Irate over this, his two […]

Washington: President Donald Trump has said he will next week nominate a woman to replace the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, escalating a political row with the Democrats over her successor weeks before the presidential election. “I will be putting forth a nominee next week. I could say most likely it would […]