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Bhubaneswar: Fifty-three-year-old Ravi Kumar Singsetti, the US-based CEO of an international firm, expressed happiness over being shortlisted for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, which he will receive in his home state Odisha. Ravi Kumar will receive the award from President Droupadi Murmu on the concluding...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Friday chaired the fourth plenary session of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Odisha, titled 'Diaspora Divas: Celebrating Women's Leadership and Influence - Nari Shakti', and remarked that progress is superficial until the human side is addressed. He said...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2025 on 27 people here Friday, an official release said. Murmu will address the valedictory session of the three-day 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebration. She reached the Odisha capital Thursday. The awardees include, among...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday announced that railway projects worth a total of Rs 73,000 crore are currently under implementation across Odisha. Vaishnaw announced during a discussion with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on the sidelines...

Bhubaneswar: Eminent author and academician Dr Rekha Chaturvedi released her book “Fiji Mein Bhartiyon Ka Itihas Tatha Unka Jeevan (1879–1947)” (The Life and History of Indians in Fiji (1879-1947)) during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) celebrations in Bhubaneswar. The book delves into the harsh realities...

Bhubaneswar: The police Thursday arrested five persons, including two women, in connection with the recent murder of a middle-aged man in Bhubaneswar. The man was allegedly hacked to death by miscreants Wednesday in the state capital. The deceased, identified as Sahadev Nayak, was a trade...

Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday said that the hydrogen fuel-run train engine developed by Indian Railways has the maximum horsepower in the world. Vaishnaw, who is also the Union Minister in charge of Information and Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, said this while...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the world today listens to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said due to the country's heritage, it is able to tell the international community that the future does not lie in 'Yudh' (war) but in 'Budh' (Buddha). Addressing the diaspora at...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu arrived here Thursday evening on a two-day visit to Odisha during which she will participate in the closing ceremony of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention. Murmu landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport around 5:35 PM aboard a special Indian...

Bhubaneswar: Guests who came to Odisha from abroad to take part in Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention here enjoyed the signature Odia dishes - from pulses and curries to sweetmeats - that were served to them. They lapped up traditional delicacies such as ‘Dalma' (mix-pulse...