Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday welcomed the move as the Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to hold simultaneous elections in India, as recommended by a high-level committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind. “The approval of #OneNationOneElection by the Union Cabinet under the leadership of the illustrious Prime Minister of India Shri @narendramodi...

Beirut: Explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, Hezbollah officials and state media said Wednesday, reporting walkie-talkies and even solar equipment being targeted a day after hundreds of pagers blew up. At least nine people were killed and 300 were wounded, the Health Ministry...

United Nations: India Wednesday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded that Israel bring an end, "without delay", to its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution, with 124 nations voting in favour, 14 against and 43 abstentions, including that by India. Those...

United Nations: The UN General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year. The vote in the 193-member world body was 124-14, with 43 abstentions. Israel's UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, called it “a shameful decision that backs the Palestinian Authority's...

New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena Wednesday proposed September 21 for the swearing-in of Chief Minister-designate Atishi following the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal from the post. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Kejriwal will also give up security and move out of the chief minister's residence in 15 days to live like a "commoner". The...

Indian classical music program 'SAWAN' performed at Bhubaneswar's Bhanja Kala Mandap   Members of AIDSO demonstrate at Bhubaneswar's Master Canteen Square, protesting the proposal to change the name of Ravenshaw University  

New Delhi: Ernst & Young Wednesday issued a statement after the death of a 26-year-old Chartered Accountant allegedly due to extreme work pressure at the firm, went viral on social media and turned the spotlight on work-related stress. "We are deeply saddened by Anna Sebastian's tragic and untimely passing in July 2024," EY said. Since the death,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said his government is committed to opening a medical college in each of the 30 districts and filling up vacant posts of doctors on a priority basis. Addressing the annual conference of Odisha Medical Service Association (OMSA) in Balasore, Majhi called upon the doctors to work with dedication and...

Jammu: A turnout of about 59 per cent -- the highest in the past seven elections -- was recorded in the first phase of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, Chief Electoral Officer PK Pole said, adding polling passed off peacefully. However, he said the figures are tentative and there might be a fractional increase after...

Bhubaneswar: An assistant professor of state-run Utkal University in Odisha was suspended Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing a student, an official said. He has been suspended with immediate effect on the basis of a report of the internal complaint committee, the senior university official told PTI over phone. The action came a day after the secretariat of...