Sweltering heat in Odisha, Subarnapur sizzles at 44.2°C
Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha wilted under the scorching sun Thursday as at least 16 places recorded maximum temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. Subarnapur town registered 44.2 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature of the season so far....
Airport in Malkangiri by March 2024: Chief Secy
Malkangiri: Moist affected Malkangiri district of Odisha will be in the country's air map by March 2024, state chief secretary SC Mahapatra said Thursday. The airport will come up on 95 acres at the district headquarter town of Malkangiri. Mohapatra,...
Family abandons woman, newborn in hospital as baby has rare gonadal disorder
Jajpur: A woman and her newborn baby were allegedly abandoned by family members in a hospital in Jajpur district after being informed that the baby has ambiguity in genitalia. She said her family wanted her to hand over the baby...
Naveen unveils 2023 Men’s Hockey WC logo
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday unveiled the logo of 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, to be held in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The prestigious quadrennial tournament is scheduled from January 13 to 29. Hockey India...
Change of guard need of the hour, says OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik Thursday said a change is needed in the OPCC. Patnaik said this in the backdrop of wide speculation on change of guard in the OPCC after the party's dismal performance in the...
Modi greets people on Odia New Year
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday greeted the people on the occasion of Odia New Year and Maha Bishuba Sankranti. In a tweet, the prime minister said that may the spirit of brotherhood in the society be furthered, and may...
South-west monsoon rainfall to be normal this year: IMD
New Delhi: In what can bring cheer to large parts of agrarian India, the south-west monsoon rainfall this year, over the country as a whole, is most likely to be normal - quantitatively 99 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. The...
Read moreFour terrorists killed in encounter in Shopian; two army men dead in accident on way to site
Srinagar: Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, while two army personnel lost their lives as their vehicle met with an accident on way to the site of the gunfight, officials said. On receiving information about the presence of terrorists at Badigam in the Zainapora area of Shopian, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police official said....
Read moreThere will never be another martial law in Pakistan: DG ISPR
Rawalpindi: There will never be another martial law in Pakistan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Major General Babar Iftikhar said Thursday, media reports said. Asked about the events on the night of April 9 and rumours of an impending martial law, Gen Babar said there was no such thing happening at the time, the Express Tribune reported. "Do you have any evidence of it? Are courts under the Army? Our...
Read moreNow, Elon Musk tells US regulator he wants the entire Twitter bird or will walk away
New York: Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has delivered a letter to Twitter April 13 with non-binding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer not owned by him already (9.1 per cent). The offer is for all cash consideration valuing the common stock at $54.20 per share, a 54 per cent premium over the closing price of Twitter on January 28, 2022, the trading day...
Read moreHeavy rains kill 253 in South Africa
Johannesburg: The death toll due to heavy rains in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has risen to 253, said a government official. KwaZulu-Natal Member of the Executive Council for Health, Nomagugu Simelane announced the death toll while speaking to the television station ENCA on Wednesday. Simelane was speaking on the sidelines of the visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa to areas affected by the rains to console bereaved families, Xinhua news agency reported....
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SBI to explore digital payments business potential in EV charging space
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Skipper Hardik shines as Titans beat Royals by 37 runs
Navi Numbai: Skipper Hardik Pandya led from the front with a an unbeaten half-century as Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs in an IPL match here Thursday. Hardik smahed unbeaten 87 off 52 balls to guide Titans to 192 for four after being invited to bat. Hardik decorated his knock with eight fours and four...
Putin warns Europe against phasing out Russian gas
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Western countries' attempts to phase out Russian gas imports will have a negative impact on their economies. Speaking Thursday, Putin said European attempts to find alternatives to Russian gas shipments will be “quite painful for the initiators of such policies.” He argued that “there is simply no reasonable replacement...
Rs 39.3 crore spent on Vamsadhara Tribunal
New Delhi: An expenditure of Rs 39.3 crore was incurred till December 2021 by the Vamsadhara Water Dispute Tribunal constituted to adjudicate the Vamsadhara river dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The Union government had constituted the tribunal in February 2010 following the direction of the Supreme Court to resolve the Vamsadhara river water dispute between the...
Israel successfully tests new laser missile defense system
Jerusalem: Israel's new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Thursday. The Israeli-made laser system, designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems such as the costly Iron Dome deployed by Israel, will be operational “as soon as possible,” Gantz said. The goal...
Sweltering heat in Odisha, Subarnapur sizzles at 44.2°C
Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha wilted under the scorching sun Thursday as at least 16 places recorded maximum temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. Subarnapur town registered 44.2 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature of the season so far. Bolangir sizzled at 42.8 degrees, followed by 42.5 in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district and 42.2 in Jharsuguda,...
Four terrorists killed in encounter in Shopian; two army men dead in accident on way to site
Srinagar: Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, while two army personnel lost their lives as their vehicle met with an accident on way to the site of the gunfight, officials said. On receiving information about the presence of terrorists at Badigam in the Zainapora area...
Skipper Hardik’s fifty lifts Titans to 192/4 against Royals
Navi Numbai: Skipper Hardik Pandya smashed a stroke-filled unbeaten half-century to guide Gujarat Titans to 192 for four against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here Thursday. Hardik made unbeaten 87 off 52 balls with the help of eight fours and four sixes and in the company of Abhinav Manohar (43 off 28) shared 86...
Airport in Malkangiri by March 2024: Chief Secy
Malkangiri: Moist affected Malkangiri district of Odisha will be in the country's air map by March 2024, state chief secretary SC Mahapatra said Thursday. The airport will come up on 95 acres at the district headquarter town of Malkangiri. Mohapatra, who is on a two-day tour to the tribal district, visited the proposed site, which have already...