News from Odisha

Balasore: As many as five persons including a pregnant woman sustained injuries after a bus in which they were travelling in lost control and turned turtle near Digiribahi on Wednesday. According to sources, the mishap took place while the ill-fated bus carrying 20 passenger was on its way from Kasaphala to Balasore. All the injured […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday permitted 20 states to raise additional Rs 68,825 crore through open market borrowings to bridge the revenue shortfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision comes a day after the GST Council meeting failed to reach a consensus on the stalemate over the Centre’s proposal of states borrowing against […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government and the Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) on Tuesday signed an agreement to sponsor the Indian national rugby teams for the next three years till 2023, and facilitate high-performance training and conditioning of the players. Odisha Sports Director R. Vineel Krishna and IRFU President Maneck Unwala signed the agreement in the […]

Nayagarh: Two persons including a woman were killed in a lightning strike at Daspalla area here in the district on Wednesday morning. According to sources, the duo sustained serious injuries in the lightning strike and were immediately rushed to Daspall community healthcare centre. However, the doctor declared them dead on arrival. You May Also Read: […]

Cupertino: In a huge 5G leap for smartphones, Apple has launched iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max that features the powerful A14 bionic chip, all-new design with Ceramic Shield, pro camera system, LiDAR scanner and the biggest Super Retina XDR display ever on an iPhone. Called a photographer’s or a videographer’s delight, the […]

New Delhi: Bigg Boss 14 housemate, singer Rahul Vaidya, disapproves of musical recreations, and he is certainly no fan of remixes. Asked if he feels Bollywood has run out of ideas when it comes to music, what with the sudden surge in remixes, Rahul blames music labels and producers for the trend. “It is a […]

Malkangiri: In a joint operation, Chhattisgarh Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) raided a Maoist Camp at Dantewada of Chhattisgarh near Malkangiri border on Tuesday and seized huge amount of Maoist articles including arms and ammunition. Acting on a tip-off, the security personnel raided the camp and seized a pistol, arms, ammunition and other […]

New York: Global Covid-19 cases have surpassed 38 million, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The global case count on Tuesday reached 38,006,121, with a total of 1,083,875 deaths worldwide, the CSSE data showed, Xinhua news agency reported. The US reported 7,850,829 cases and 215,775 deaths, both […]

Dubai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni was all praise for all-rounder Sam Curran after their 20-run win over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Tuesday at the Dubai International Stadium. Curran was sent out to open the innings with Faf du Plessis and scored 31 off 21 balls. He later returned with figures of 1/18 […]

Khordha: Tension prevailed at Banapur hospital under Balugaon block here after a man, who was detained by forest officials, died while undergoing treatment on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Balabhadra Behera of Bolagaon area in Nayagarh district. According to sources, Behera was detained by forest department officials during a patrolling in Tamana forest […]

New Delhi: Google has introduced new updates for Chromebooks that help people with disabilities make their working environment accessible and productive. Now, the visually impaired can change the colour of the cursor to improve its visibility and add a personal touch to Chromebook. This feature is designed to help people with low vision and complements […]

Puri: Intensifying its protest against the Bagala Dharmashala land row, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a Padyatra from Puri to Bhubaneswar and meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. According to sources, the padytra will begin from Srimandir in Puri to the CM’s residence in Bhubaneswar. The members of the saffron party will […]

Bhubaneswar: The special CBI court in Delhi will hear the arguments on the quantum of sentence for Dilip Ray, the then Union Minister of State for Coal and others, convicted in the coal block allocation scam, today. The case pertains to allocation of Brahmadiha coal block in Giridih in Jharkhand to Castron Technologies Ltd (CTL) […]

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 72,39,389 with 63,509 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 63 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.05 per cent, according to the Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,10,586 with […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he felt like a “Superman” after his experimental COVID-19 treatment and boasted about his new immunity to the disease which has claimed the lives of 216,000 Americans. Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19 on October 1 and was admitted to a military hospital for three nights and […]