News from India

Bhubaneswar:  Nearly 28,000 students will appear the annual high school certificate (HSC) supplementary examination starting from tomorrow. Board of Secondary Education (BSE) officials informed that special arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the supplementary examination in 122 centres across Odisha. Open school students will appear the exams at 54 centres. Even as […]

New Delhi: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar wants the World Cup to come back to the subcontinent and hence is backing India to go all the way and clinch the title on July 14 at Lord’s in London. So far, India have dominated the tournament, topping the ten-team table by winning seven of their eight […]

When you are on a mission to burn fat and lose weight, intake of low-calorie foods will definitely help you to shed those extra kilos. Have you ever come across about the benefits of cucumber for weight loss? If not, here are some surprising things to know. Cucumber (Kheera) contains a good amount of water […]

Lucknow: Actress Yami Gautam wrapped up shooting for “Bala” here. She says it is going to be a very special film for many reasons. The film is about a man who balds prematurely and how he deals with it. Directed by Amar Kaushik, the film also features Bhumi Pednekar and Ayushmann Khurrana. The “Vicky Donor” […]

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from his post Sunday, taking responsibility for the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls. “Accepting the people’s verdict and taking accountability, I had submitted my resignation as General Secretary of AICC to Shri @RahulGandhi. “I thank him for entrusting me with this responsibility and for […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Against a target of 120 plus set by BJP president, Amit Shah the party has managed to win to just 23 assembly seats in Odisha. But party leaders remain upbeat about BJP’s prospects in the state where they see tremendous potential for growth. In fact, a section of them think that […]

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Sunday said there should be minimal interface between people and officials dealing with land issues, to eliminate corruption, and urged the Centre and state governments to simplify land transaction procedures and make them transparent. Releasing a book, titled “Land Registration, Global Practices & Lessons for India”, Naidu also […]

London: India captain Virat Kohli retained the top position among batsmen after scoring five half-centuries in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup but opener Rohit Sharma bridged the gap in the latest update to the ODI Player Rankings after a stupendous run in the league stage of the 10-team tournament. Kohli’s 442 runs at an […]

New Delhi: A week after his Mann Ki Baat monthly radio programme in which he stressed on the importance of book reading, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday again urged people to keep reading books and to share their experiences on the NaMo App. “During #MannKiBaat last week, I had talked about a book I […]

Mumbai: On Ranveer Singh’s 34th birthday on Saturday, his wife Deepika Padukone posted a throwback image of the actor in which he is seen sucking on a shaved ice.   View this post on Instagram   Sensitive & emotional,caring & compassionate,generous & gentle,funny & intelligent,delightful & faithful…all this and so much more… To my husband,my […]

Sydney: A feeling of safety and good night’s sleep are the things that matter the most to sick kids in hospital. Published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, the study fills a gap in our understanding of how children are feeling in hospital settings. For the study, researchers developed the ‘Needs of Children Questionnaire’ (NCQ), […]

New York: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), researchers have developed an algorithm to detect cloud formations that lead to storms, hurricanes and cyclones. The study, published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, shows a model that can help forecasters recognise potential severe storms more quickly and accurately. The researchers created a framework […]

New Delhi: Another fraud, this time amounting to Rs 3,805.15 crore has been reported at the state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB), this time by the now-insolvent Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL). In February 2018, the Rs 13,500-crore scam involving diamantaires Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi had come to light at the PNB. In a […]

Kolkata: Considering the alarming spike in the number of Covid cases in the country, the Election Commission of India has made it mandatory that no candidate/agent will be allowed inside…

Kabul: At least 12 people were killed and 179 others injured on Sunday in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan’s Ghazni city. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. “The attack took place in the morning at around 8.30 a.m. near a local base of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Ghazni city,” […]