Heavy rain forecast for Odisha on Dussehra
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience rainfall this Dussehra, October 2, as a low-pressure area is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal a day earlier, bringing heavy showers to the eastern state, the IMD said. An upper air...
Bypoll to Nuapada Assembly seat in Odisha likely to be held along with Bihar elections: ECI
Nuapada: Election Commission of India (ECI) Sunday said that bypoll to the Nuapada Assembly segment in Odisha will likely be held along with the upcoming Bihar elections. In a press statement, the ECI announced the deployment of 470 officers from...
Police trace missing phones, return devices to rightful owners
Bhanjanagar: Police recovered 30 mobile phones that had gone missing from local residents of Bhanjanagar and returned them to their owners Sunday. The handover took place during a press briefing at Bhanjanagar police station, where ASP Ranjan Kumar Dey formally...
Woman, daughter die of snakebite in Odisha’s Keonjhar
Keonjhar: An elderly woman and her daughter died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Odisha's Keonjhar district, officials said Sunday. The deceased were identified as Phulmani Naik and her daughter Jatri Naik, they said. Phulmani, a native of...
Visually challenged Jajpur teacher cracks Odisha Civil Services exam
Jajpur: A 32-year-old visually challenged teacher from Odisha’s Jajpur district has cleared the prestigious Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination, securing the 300th rank in his third attempt. Mahesh Kumar Panda, a resident of Bada Biruhan village in Korei block, has...
India opt to bowl in Asia Cup final against Pakistan; injured Hardik misses out
Dubai: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final here on Sunday. Ravi Shastri and Waqar Younis conducted the toss interviews with the India and Pakistan captains separately after PCB's request to Asian Cricket Council to keep a neutral presenter...
Read moreDetailsMithun Manhas elected new BCCI president, Amita Sharma to head women’s selection panel
Mumbai: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas was Sunday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai. Manhas, 45, became the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned last month after turning 70. The former all-rounder, who featured in 157 First-Class, 130 List A and 55 IPL matches between 1997-98 and 2016-17, had emerged as...
Read moreDetailsBharat will always maintain its freedom of choice: Jaishankar at UNGA
United Nations: Bharat will always maintain its freedom of choice, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, underlining that three key concepts of 'atmanirbharta', 'atmaraksha' and 'atmavishwas' guide India's approach in the contemporary world. "Namaskar from the people of Bharat," Jaishankar said as he began his address to the General Debate at the 80th high-level session of the UN General Assembly Saturday. Addressing world leaders, he said Bharat approaches the contemporary world,...
Read moreDetailsSecurity forces foil infiltration attempt along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector Sunday, officials said. Troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district and challenged the intruders, the officials added. In a brief exchange of fire, two infiltrators are believed to have been killed. However, their bodies have not yet been retrieved. The search operation is...
Read moreDetailsIran president blames US for blocking revival of 2015 nuclear deal
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the United States is the main obstacle to reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, as UN sanctions lifted under the pact were set to be reimposed later in the day. Speaking at Tehran airport after returning from the UN General Assembly in New York, Pezeshkian said France, Britain, and Germany, who triggered the "snapback" mechanism, had been told of Iran's readiness to cooperate with the...
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India opt to bowl in Asia Cup final against Pakistan; injured Hardik misses out
Dubai: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final here on Sunday. Ravi Shastri and Waqar Younis conducted the toss interviews with the India and Pakistan captains separately after PCB's request to Asian Cricket Council to keep a neutral presenter for the title clash. India all-rounder Hardik...
Heavy rain forecast for Odisha on Dussehra
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience rainfall this Dussehra, October 2, as a low-pressure area is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal a day earlier, bringing heavy showers to the eastern state, the IMD said. An upper air cyclonic circulation is likely to emerge into the north Andaman Sea September 30, and under its influence,...
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A viral video from a Dussehra celebration shows a Ravan effigy exploding in a massive blast, startling the crowd.
Bypoll to Nuapada Assembly seat in Odisha likely to be held along with Bihar elections: ECI
Nuapada: Election Commission of India (ECI) Sunday said that bypoll to the Nuapada Assembly segment in Odisha will likely be held along with the upcoming Bihar elections. In a press statement, the ECI announced the deployment of 470 officers from various states as central observers — general, police and expenditure — for the Bihar assembly polls and...
Market cap of top-10 most valued firms drops by Rs 2.99 lakh cr; TCS hit hard
New Delhi: The combined market valuation of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 2,99,661.36 crore last week, in line with a bearish trend in equities, with IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services taking the biggest hit. Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 2,199.77 points or 2.66 per cent. "A sharp hike in H-1B visa fees led...
Mithun Manhas elected new BCCI president, Amita Sharma to head women’s selection panel
Mumbai: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas was Sunday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai. Manhas, 45, became the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned last month after turning 70. The former all-rounder, who featured in 157 First-Class,...
Police trace missing phones, return devices to rightful owners
Bhanjanagar: Police recovered 30 mobile phones that had gone missing from local residents of Bhanjanagar and returned them to their owners Sunday. The handover took place during a press briefing at Bhanjanagar police station, where ASP Ranjan Kumar Dey formally returned the recovered devices. SDPO Deepak Kumar Mishra and Inspector-In-Charge Jibananda Jena were also present. Officials said...
US Tariff: This Indian pharma gaint exposed to headline risk
New Delhi: The imposition of a 100 per cent tariff by the US on imports of branded and patented pharmaceutical products starting October 1 may not significantly hurt Indian drug makers, with Sun Pharma being exposed to some headline risk but with limited earnings impact, according to analysts. Among Indian companies, only Sun Pharma has sizeable sales...
Woman, daughter die of snakebite in Odisha’s Keonjhar
Keonjhar: An elderly woman and her daughter died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Odisha's Keonjhar district, officials said Sunday. The deceased were identified as Phulmani Naik and her daughter Jatri Naik, they said. Phulmani, a native of Kashipur village in the Turumunga police station area, had gone to her daughter's house Friday. Both were...
Visually challenged Jajpur teacher cracks Odisha Civil Services exam
Jajpur: A 32-year-old visually challenged teacher from Odisha’s Jajpur district has cleared the prestigious Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination, securing the 300th rank in his third attempt. Mahesh Kumar Panda, a resident of Bada Biruhan village in Korei block, has been serving as an Odia teacher at Adarsha Vidyalaya in Kuleilo in Cuttack district's Athagarh since 2016....
