News from Odisha

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 69.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.58 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 69,496,859 […]

Rayagada: In a tragic accident, two labourers were killed and as many injured after a truck hit an overturned tractor at Kaliapada Ghati under Tikiri police limits of Rayagada district on Friday. The injured were rescued by locals and rushed to the nearby hospital in a critical condition. According to reports, the tractor carrying the […]

UPSC Recruitment 2020, 7th Pay Commission 7th CPC Latest News: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications from interested and eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts of Statistical Officer and Superintendent (Printing). After final selection, candidates will get a salary as per Level-7 pay matrix of the 7th Pay Commission. The last […]

New Delhi: India registered less than 30,000 fresh COVID-19 infections on Friday, the second time this month, which pushed its caseload to 97.96 lakh, while the total recoveries surged to 92.90 lakh, according to the Union health ministry data. With 29,398 new coronavirus infections and 414 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s overall tally […]

Jagatsinghpur: Intensifying the on-going drive against drug syndicates and street peddling of narcotics, an Excise department flying squad and police on Friday seized 47 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 4.70 lakh during a joint raid at Alipingala area under Jagatsinghpur Sadar police limits in the district on Friday. Two peddlers have been arrested in […]

Rourkela: Ahead of the much-awaited Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, preparations have started in full swing at Rourkela, one of the venues to host the mega event. After successful hosting of the 2018 edition of the mega event in Bhubaneswar, the next edition has been split between Kalinga Stadium in the Capital City and Biju […]

New Delhi: Twitter has made it possible for its users to now share their tweets directly on Snapchat. Till date, one had to take a screenshot of the tweet and then share that on the photo-sharing platform Snapchat. Currently available for iOS users, press the share button on a public tweet (private tweets aren’t supported) and […]

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are celebrating their third wedding anniversary today. The actress took to Instagram to share a sweet message and also said that she is missing her dearest hubby very much. In her post, the Zero actress wrote, “3 years of us & very soon, 3 of us ❣️ Miss you ❤️.” […]

Sara Ali Khan is quite well known for her typical namaste, rhyming social media messages, and hilarious nautanki. In a video clip that surfaced recently on the internet, the 25-year-old is once again doing all sorts of antics with her Coolie No. 1 co-star as they rehearse for the song “Husna Hai Suhana.” In this […]

Bhubaneswar: The cumulative COVID-19 caseload in Odisha rose to 323029 on Friday as 387 persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. With the death of four more patients during the period, the death toll mounted to 1,798. Of the fresh cases, 220 were from quarantine while 167 were local contacts, as […]

Keonjhar: A marriage reception party turned fatal for two persons, including a minor boy after they died of asphyxiation, while they were sleeping in a room with the generator on at Kathabari village under Sadar police limits of Keonjhar district late on Thursday night. The two deceased have been identified as Badal Nayak (15) and […]

2021 is going to be a year for some of the biggest Bollywood films the audience has ever seen. Now, reportedly plans for the biggest multi-starrer Housefull 5 has been locked in and the makers are planning to make it as India’s first Comedy Avenger Universe. Last year after Houseful 4 set the box office […]

Bhubaneswar: Three bike-borne miscreants allegedly opened fire at a man in Kalinga Vihar K-4 area under the Tomando police limits in the Capital City on Friday morning. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, had a providential escape as all the three bullets fired at him from the moving motorcycle missed target. The miscreants who […]

Mumbai: Moments after the Indian Air Force (IAF) demanded withdrawal of scenes from soon-to-be-released Netflix movie ‘AK vs AK’ starring Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap, Kapoor took to Twitter and posted a video seeking an apology for ‘offending people’. Objecting to some of the scenes, the IAF slammed actor Anil Kapoor and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap […]

Kapil Sharma’s daughter Anayra turned one-year-old yesterday. Late last night the host of The Kapil Sharma Show shared beautiful pictures from little Anayra’s birthday celebrations with his mother and wife Ginni. Both the parents and the grandma can be seen wearing a black t-shirt with ‘Anayra Turns One’ written on it. The munchkin looks quite […]