Bhubaneswar: The state government has stepped up efforts to transform the historic Ekamra Kshetra in Bhubaneswar into a well-organised, clean and attractive spiritual tourism destination, with a focus on preserving its rich cultural heritage while providing modern amenities for devotees and tourists. Law and Works...
Sihanoukville: A US cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark. The MV Odyssey set sail two years ago on a voyage to the...
Shanghai: Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe’s rapid fall from favour in China after remarks about Mao Zedong followed a familiar pattern: online outrage, corporate distancing, platform restrictions and official intervention. Within 24 hours of a podcast clip surfacing in which the France captain referred to...
Rome: A huge cache of unexploded bombs from the First World War emerged this summer from rapidly retreating glaciers in the Dolomites, the Italian army has said. The devices, which included Italian artillery shells and French mortar bombs, were removed and defused by the army’s...
A social media user shared an interesting incident in which a tiny wireless earbud slipped out of his pocket and landed in the gravel, prompting him to turn to artificial intelligence (AI) for help. In a Reddit post, the user said he spent around 10...
Seven years after Lebanon’s devastating financial meltdown, a debate over a chicken sandwich has exposed an increasingly stark divide between those who can still spend freely and those struggling to get by. A trendy health restaurant wanted to offer its calorie-conscious customers a healthier take...
As tech companies race to build the most powerful artificial intelligence, some are also asking how to teach a chatbot right from wrong. Their answer: religion. “These are not questions a lab can answer,” Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah said earlier this year at the Vatican’s...
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s Rs 169-crore data centre at Info Valley-II, Jatani, in Odisha’s Khordha district October 25, 2026. The data centre, located near Bhubaneswar, is designed to operate as a secondary backup to the...
Jajpur: A woman stopped her husband’s second marriage Saturday while their divorce case was still pending in a court in Jajpur district. According to reports, the incident took place at Trinath Temple in Jarka under Dharmasala block, where Bibhudendra Padhi was reportedly preparing to marry...
SUBHAKANTA NAYAK, OP Hatadihi: More than 150 students of nine classes are forced to take lessons in just three crammed rooms at a government school in Kendujhar district, where a shortage of teachers and basic facilities is disrupting the learning process and raising safety concerns....
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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