‘Toxic’ is Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year
London:Oxford Dictionaries announced that it has chosen "toxic" as its annual "Word of the Year", arguing that it was "the sheer scope of its application that has made it the standout choice". Strictly defined as "poisonous", Oxford Dictionaries said on its...
Kujang Tehsildar’s ‘crorepati’ driver in vigilance net
Paradip: Odisha Vigilance officials Thursday raided the real estate properties of the driver of Kujang Tehsildar on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The anti-corruption sleuths raided the ‘crorepati’ driver, Saishabh Mandal’s three-storeyed building at...
Man bludgeons father to death in Malkangiri
Jumbo havoc in Angul village, 3 hectares of paddy cultivation destroyed
Vandalism at Kalinga Stadium over non availability of tickets
Free smartphones for women SHGs
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to make women digitally empowered, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said the state will provide free smartphones to all women self-help groups under Mission Shakti. Addressing a seminar on women entrepreneurship at Make in Odisha Conclave here, Naveen said, “Women in Odisha have come a long...
Read moreKhashoggi killing: Saudis seek death penalty for 5
Riyadh: Saudi prosecutors said Thursday that they have requested the death penalty for five people who they say were involved in murdering Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A total of 11 people were charged, the Saudi Public Prosecutor's office said, adding that the five people facing capital punishment were directly involved in "ordering and executing the crime", according to a report in CNN. Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a critic of...
Read moreCold ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet discovered orbiting nearby star
London: An international team of researchers have discovered a cold super-Earth exoplanet orbiting around the red dwarf Barnard -- the second closest star system to Earth. The new planet candidate, called Barnard's star b (or GJ 699 b), is a super-Earth with a minimum of 3.2 Earth masses. It orbits its red star every 233 days near the snow-line, a distance where water freezes. Lacking atmosphere, its temperature is likely to...
Read moreCalifornia wildfires toll climbs to 58, over 130 missing
San Francisco: The death toll from the three raging wildfires in California has increased to 58, while authorities have continued their search for more human remains and also track down 130 people who remain unaccounted for. The majority of the missing were reported from the town of Paradise, where the Northern California's Camp Fire, deemed as the worst wildfire in the US state's history, started on the morning November 8, CNN...
Read moreKey Indian equity indices open in green
Mumbai: The key Indian equity market indices Thursday opened in green but on a flat note following a muted trend in global markets. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 35,141.99 Wednesday, opened marginally higher at 35,145.75. Minutes into trading, it was quoting at 35,166.56, up by 24.57 points, or 0.07 per cent. At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-scrip Nifty, which had closed at...
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Rahul targets Modi over Rafale: “Watchman sold out”
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning if the pact to buy 36 Rafale jets from France was at all a government-to-government deal. "The latest skeleton to tumble out of the Rafale cupboard: No guarantee by the French government backing the deal. "But, our Prime Minister says there's a letter from...
PM May battles to save Brexit deal as ministers quit
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May battled Thursday to save a draft divorce deal with the European Union after her Brexit secretary and other ministers quit in protest at an agreement they say will trap Britain in the bloc’s orbit for years. Just over 12 hours after May announced that her team of top ministers had agreed to...
Khashoggi killing: Saudis seek death penalty for 5
Riyadh: Saudi prosecutors said Thursday that they have requested the death penalty for five people who they say were involved in murdering Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A total of 11 people were charged, the Saudi Public Prosecutor's office said, adding that the five people facing capital punishment were directly involved in "ordering and executing the crime", according...
Sensex up 118 points, Nifty ends at 10,616
Mumbai: Broadly positive global cues along with recovery in the domestic currency helped the key Indian equity indices to end with gains Thursday as the BSE Sensex closed 118 points higher and the Nifty ending at 10,616. Healthy buying was witnessed in finance, banking and realty stocks, while telecom lost 1.16 per cent, most among all the...
Campaigning picks up for Mizoram Assembly polls
Aizawl: Electioneering has gained momentum in Mizoram for the upcoming assembly polls with candidates trying to woo voters under the supervision of a church-backed election watchdog. Elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly will be held November 28. Mizoram is the only northeastern state where the Congress is in power and the BJP is keen on making inroads...
Rajnath jibes at Afridi’s remark
Raipur: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday made light of Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi's comment on Kashmir, saying "what he said is right". "They (Pakistani government) are not able to manage Pakistan. How can they manage Kashmir? Kashmir was, is and will be a part of India," Singh said during his two-day campaign in Chhattisgarh. In a viral...
Alert in Punjab after terrorists ‘sneak in’
Chandigarh: The counter intelligence wing of Punjab Police Thursday put the state on high alert about the presence of at least half-a-dozen terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in the state and said they could be moving towards the national capital. The reports suggest that the terrorists entered India from the international border in Ferozepur area....
We disagree with Apple but Android use purely on merit: Facebook
San Francisco: Dismissing a media report that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ordered his management team to use only Android phones after his tiff with Apple CEO Tim Cook, the social media network on Thursday said the decision to use Android is because it is the most popular operating system in the world. The New York Times on...
Why music is used as a potential sleep aid?
London: Besides its potential to help reduce anxiety as well as the negative effects of physical pain, a new study suggests that music might serve as a cheap, non-pharmaceutical sleep aid for people facing difficulty in getting proper sleep. Sleep loss is a widespread problem and poses serious physical and economic consequences. However, there is a lack...
Teacher’s oration on ‘Netaji’ for Children’s Day
Govindapali/Mathili: Kadaguda Primary School under Khairaput block in Malkangiri district Wednesday observed Children’s Day in a very different way by remembering Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. This is an indication of how the teachers upon whom the responsibility of shaping the society rests, are imparting education in rural pockets. Inside a class room, a portrait of Pandit Jawaharlal...
