Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide financial assistance to the farmers during the COVID-19 crises, the Odisha government has raised the cooperative kharif loan to Rs 9,000 crore from Rs 7,500 crore for 2020-21 year. Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain...

Cuttack: Surendra Panigrahi, Secretary of Bikash Parisad NGO, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Orissa High Court, Thursday, seeking cancellation of the annual Rath Yatra festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Panigrahi stated that every year more than 10 lakh devotees come...

Bhubaneswar: It seems there are no signs of coronavirus cases decreasing in Odisha. Eighty six positive coronavirus cases were reported across the state Friday. Jajpur reported the highest number of cases with 46 testing positive. All were outstation returnees and had been in quarantine. Thirty...

Melbourne: There is a nine out of 10 chance that India will make the trip Down Under for a four-Test series later this year. This was disclosed Friday by Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Kevin Roberts. He was trying to downplay the uncertainty triggered by...

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has said her upcoming film Black Widow is a movie of depth. It is a feat the team could not have attempted in the initial days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Scarlett Johansson also said she loves playing the...

United Nations: United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres looks forward to working very closely with India’s new Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador TS Tirumurti. He assumed charged this week. The information was provided by the spokesperson of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Tirumurti presented his credentials...

New Delhi: India recorded the biggest single-day spike of 6,088 coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Friday. The death toll also climbed to 3,583 due to coronavirus with 148 more people succumbing to the disease. The number of coronavirus...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashed Friday interest rates and extended moratorium on loan repayments. The RBI also allowed banks to lend more to corporate. This is an effort to support the economy which is likely to contract for the first time in...

Bhubaneswar: Eighty six new positive coronavirus cases were reported Friday in Odisha. It took the total tally of coronavirus infected patients to 1189. Among these, 393 persons have recovered and have been discharged from the various COVID-19 hospitals in the state. The current number of...

Washington: As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, Americans’ views of the federal and state government response to the crisis are starting to sour. Yet President Donald Trump’s personal approval rating has remained steady. A large majority of Americans are ready to vote again for Donald...