Tag: India

Kolkata: Their tails up after overcoming initial jolts to pull off an emphatic victory in the series opener against Australia, India would look to retain the momentum in the second One-Day International on Thursday despite the leaden eyed skies threatening to play spoilsport here at the Eden Gardens. India were down in the dumps at […]

New Delhi: With the job scenario on both Indian and global front changing fast, a report on future job projection in the country by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) released on Friday stated that about 21 percent of the present workforce employed in India will face job threat by the year […]

Bhubaneswar: Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda who was at the Indian Ocean Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka stressed on a new role emerging for India in the renewal of relationship with South East Asian countries. Talking to media at the conference, Panda said, “The relationship which India and Odisha shared with the countries of the Indian […]

Bhubaneswar: A solar eclipse will be visible to some parts of the USA today between 9.15 pm and 11.10 pm as per the Indian Standard Time. The solar eclipse is occurring in a gap of 90 years and will be visible completely to a place known as Madras, Oregon city in the USA for two […]

Bhubaneswar: The 22nd Asian Athletics Championships concluded at the Kalinga Stadium here with a grand ceremony amid a host of dignitaries including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Sports Minister Chandra Sarathi Behera and many noted sports personalities and leaders. For the first time in its history India finished on top of the standings table beating the […]

New Delhi: Odisha girls Deep Grace Ekka, Sunita Lakra, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz and Anupa Barla will be playing the five-match upcoming Test series against New Zealand, starting from May 14 at Midlands. Striker Rani Rampal will skipper the 20-member Indian women’s hockey squad. Veteran defender Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, who is making a comeback after […]

Bhubaneswar: In a decision that could shock many students as much as the parents, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), has come up with its decision that marksheets provided to class 12 students will henceforth clearly state the extra marks or grace marks given to them to clear a paper. Grace marks are usually […]

Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur has, on Monday, clinched gold in the ongoing Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet in Jinhua, China. Breaking her earlier national record of 17.96m, Manpreet came up with her best throw of 18.86m at the event. It also helped her become No 1 in shot put in world rankings The 26-year-old […]

Bhubaneswar: An International Centre for Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is scheduled to be inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh at Arugul in the outskirts of the Capital city on April 1. It was announced in a Press Meet organised by the Centre that Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy and […]

India recorded its first Bird Flu death in the country this year on Tuesday, after a 12-year-old boy succumbed to the H5N1 Avian Influenza during treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

Balasore: India today successfully test-fired its interceptor missile off the Odisha coast, achieving a significant milestone in the direction of developing a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system. The interceptor was launched from Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) of ITR at about 7.45 AM. This mission, termed as “PDV mission is for engaging the targets in […]

Bhubaneswar: Both India and New Zealand blind cricket teams arrived in Bhubaneswar for their T20 Blind Cricket World Cup tie which is scheduled to be held in the KIIT Stadium at Bhubaneswar tomorrow. The defending champions, India are led by captain Ajay Reddy while James Dawn will be captaining the visitors. The Indian team is […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has assured support for the ongoing 2nd T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind that is being held in 10 cities across India between January 28 and February 12. Commissioner cum Secretary, State Sports and Youth Services department, Vishal Dev has extended full-fledged support to the Cricket Association for the Blind […]

By Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty Cuttack: After guiding India to a thrilling three-wicket win against England in his maiden One-day International (ODI) as full-time skipper, Virat Kohli will be aiming to clinch the three-match series by grabbing the second ODI too at historical Barabati Stadium here on Thursday. Kohli and wicketkeeper-batsman Kedar Jadhav smashed brilliant centuries […]

Cuttack: After registering a thrilling three-wicket win against England in the first match of Paytm One Day International (ODI) series in Pune, Virat Kohli led India team is all set to lock horn with England at historical Barabati Stadium here on Thursday. The match will begin at 1.30 pm. Going with the brilliant form of […]