News from India

Bhubaneswar: The result of the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) was announced today. While Pranoy De of West Bengal emerged all India topper, Kanha Jain has secured highest rank among Odisha candidates. As per reports, as many as 22 candidates from Odisha are in the top 100 list. The students who cleared the examination will […]

London: Researchers have found that a drug, called nilvadipine that is consumed as a pill to control hypertension, could also help patients combat Alzheimer’s disease without affecting other parts of the brain. Nilvadipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure (HBP). According to the study published in Hypertension: Journal of the […]

New Delhi: As the International Yoga Day approaches on June 21, there are several apps and online platforms to help yoga enthusiasts boost their health in the absence of a trained guide. Some apps also offer integrated services with Apple health app and other Android devices. For the beginners, the Breathe app on Apple Watch […]

Bhubaneswar: With the beginning of the new academic year today, most colleges across Odisha have re-opened, but delay in publication of results of Plus -II Arts, Commerce and professional courses have left students in a quandary. Due to the delay in publication of results, the Department of Higher Education is also unable to publish notification […]

Manchester: England captain Eoin Morgan smashed a world record 17 sixes in his blistering 71-ball-148 as the hosts crushed Afghanistan by 150 runs in a World Cup encounter here on Tuesday. England scored their highest World Cup total 397 for 6 riding on brilliant batting performances of Morgan, Joe Root (88 off 82) and Jonny […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the Finance Ministry Secretaries along with Secretaries of few other ministries and Niti Aayog CEO on suggestions and roadmap for the economy and the upcoming Union Budget 2019-2020. This is the second meeting of the Prime Minister with key Secretaries after taking office for the second […]

Tripoli: Scores of civilians are among at least 691 people killed and 4,012 injured in the battle for control of Tripoli since eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar began an assault on the Libyan capital in early April, according to the United Nations. “The toll of the armed conflict in Libya’s capital is 691 dead, including 41 […]

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced the launch of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech. The strategy and plan of action is a program to coordinate efforts across the UN system to identify, prevent and confront hate speech, using all the means in its power, according to the […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress suspended its senior legislator from Bengaluru R. Roshan Baig for anti-party activities, a party official said late Tuesday. “Baig has been suspended with immediate effect for his anti-party activities,” said state Congress General Secretary V.Y. Ghorpade in a statement here. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has approved Baig’s suspension on […]

For opening a bank account, someone needs to undergo know-your-customer (KYC) verification. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has simplified the KYC documentation allowing submission of a single document with photograph and address. The documents approved for KYC include passport, driving licence, voter ID card, PAN card, Aadhaar and job card. But in a recent […]

New Delhi: The super sleuth who interrogated India’s most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has finally penned a book revealing the don was an ordinary looking coward person, who confessed that he was involved in (organised) crime. Former Director General of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, B.V. Kumar, also known as the super sleuth of Indian […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished good health and a long life to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. “Best wishes to Shri @RahulGandhi on his birthday. May he be blessed with good health and a long life,” he said in a tweet. Best wishes to Shri @RahulGandhi on his birthday. […]

Tokyo: At least 21 people were injured following a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s northwestern coast overnight and caused a slight tsunami, officials announced on Wednesday. The quake occurred at 10.22 p.m. on Tuesday and had its epicentre at sea – though near the coast – close to the border that separates the prefectures of […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign at a rally in Orlando, Florida, and called on his supporters to deliver a metaphorical “earthquake” at the ballots against his Democratic Party rivals. “The only thing these corrupt politicians will understand is an earthquake at the ballot box… and they’re going to […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Maoist insurgency is one of the most intractable problems confronting Odisha government. The problem that began in the eighties when Congress was ruling the state has acquired serious dimensions now. In the last two decades the radicals have stepped up their attacks on police and even targeted mines in a bid […]