News from Odisha

New York: A 16-page survey by Bank of America (BofA) identifies Amazon, Jio, Paytm and Byju’s as the stars that Indian consumers prefer in these times of Covid-19. Seventy-one per cent of users preferred Amazon over rival Flipkart which stood at 22 per cent. Only 5 per cent of those surveyed preferred to go basis […]

Deepika Padukone reacted for the first time today after her drug chats came to light a few days ago. Allegedly, her drug chats with Karishma Prakash shows the actress asking for Hash. While the entire digital media is abuzz with this news, the Mastani of Bollywood did not come out with a single comment. However, […]

New Delhi: An 11-year-old boy went on to put Delhi police on its toes when he set off for Haridwar on his bicycle just because his mother scolded him. His parents approached the police at South Rohini police station, and a case of kidnapping was registered on Friday night. What followed was strenuous efforts by […]

Hyderabad: Leading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced a licensing agreement with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for a novel chimp-adenovirus, single dose intranasal vaccine for Covid-19. The Hyderabad-based company owns the rights to distribute the vaccine in all markets except USA, Japan and Europe. While the Phase I trials will […]

Kathmandu: After India, China is now embroiled in a fresh boundary dispute with Nepal in its remote Humla district that is close to the Nepal-Tibet border. The dispute emerged after the Chinese side unilaterally constructed 11 cemented buildings in the Nepali territory and people in the Lapcha area where the buildings were constructed, brought it […]

After being grilled for hours by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Jaya Saha has reportedly made a massive revelation about the Bollywood-drugs link which is presently under the scanner. As per reports, Jaya, former talent manager of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput,  who was questioned by the NCB for over six hours on Tuesday, […]

Katrina Kaif is currently one of the most beautiful actresses of Bollywood. Apart from millions of fans of the actress, many B-town celebrities envy the fabulous personality of Kats. Importantly, her long legs and cute smile have managed to cast a spell on some of the leading Bollywood actresses. A-listed ladies of the entertainment industry […]

New Delhi:  Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has allowed the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) to grant permission to stakeholders for carrying liquid oxygen in tank containers in bulk. According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, PESO has also devised a system to receive online applications from the stakeholders to expeditiously grant […]

Mumbai: Madhu Mantena Verma, a noted producer, who gave blockbusters like “Udta Punjab” and “Ghajini”, deposed before the Narcotics Control Bureau on Wednesday in a drugs related case as the NCB widened its probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Verma arrived at the NCB office here for questioning a day after […]

Baripada: In a shocking incident, a minor boy was allegedly beaten to death for stealing Rs 500 from a house in his neighbourhood at Kiapanaposi village under Karanjia police station in Mayurbhanj. According to preliminary reports, the boy is believed to have been thrashed by a woman and some others in his neighbourhood over suspicion […]

The poster boy of content cinema in India, Ayushmann Khurrana with this progressive character and social change stimulating movies has made it to the most prestigious ‘TIME’s 100 most influential people’ list of 2020. Not only Ayushman is among the only three global actors featured in the TIME list of influential people, but he also […]

Bhubaneswar: Not all heroes wear capes, but their indomitable challenger spirit undeniably makes them unique and separates them from the rest. Bringing stories of such real challengers who have inspired everyone in these times of Covid-19, players of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) paid homage to every Covid hero and decided to sport ‘My Covid Heroes’ […]

Bengaluru: E-commerce platform Flipkart on Wednesday said it has partnered with retailer Max Fashion ahead of the upcoming festive season and the annual Big Billion Days. The Max Fashion store on Flipkart will have more than 13,000 new styles, and majority of them under Rs 1,000 price point, the company said. As a result of […]

New Delhi: After the completion of its legislative business, the Rajya Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned sine die even as the opposition continued to boycott the session on the third consecutive day after the suspension of eight lawmakers over Sunday’s pandemonium. In his concluding remarks, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said that the House […]

New York: Achieving herd immunity to Covid-19 is an impractical public health strategy, say researchers, adding that, immunity is not perfect and achieving it through widespread exposure is very unlikely. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, investigated the suppression and mitigation approaches for controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2, […]