Islamabad: A day after the issuance of a 10-year valid passport for former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif disclosed that Nawaz was returning after Eid to face the courts. "If not arrested upon arrival, Nawaz will most likely lead the...
Kolkata: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) alerted Tuesday the police of West Bengal and its adjoining three states – Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha – on possible rise in Maoist activities in this region in the next fortnight, an official said. During a meeting of...
New Delhi: With 67 per cent of its expenditure on manpower becoming ‘unsustainable’, the Railway Board has issued instructions to the zones. It has asked the zones to identify and surrender posts that have become redundant due to technology. The employees in such posts should...
Bhubaneswar: The State government Tuesday decided to shut the classroom teaching for UG and PG students at colleges and universities from April 27 to May 2. This was informed by Higher Education Department of the Odisha government. However, other activities of HEIs such as examination,...
New York: Elon Musk, the world's richest man, agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion Monday, capping a saga that included hostile takeover threats before handing him personal control of one of the world's most powerful social media platforms. Twitter famously served as a megaphone...
Bhubaneswar: The amount of disproportionate assets (DA) acquired by a Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) here with his paltry salary of Rs 8,500 left the Vigilance sleuths dumbstruck Monday during their simultaneous raids at six difference places including the accused’s office at Kalarahanga area in the...
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court directed Monday three Union secretaries and the Chairman of the Railway Board to resolve the crisis of coal supply to National Aluminum Company’s (Nalco) smelter plant at Angul and its Alumina refinery at Damanjodi in 24 hours. A Division Bench...
Bhubaneswar: In view of the intense heat wave which most districts of Odisha are facing at the moment, the state government announced Monday closure of all schools for five days starting Tuesday. In a letter issued by Department of School and Mass Education (S&M), all...
Cuttack: Noted litterateur Binapani Mohanty was cremated with full state honours at Sati Chaura crematorium Monday. Several dignitaries attended the cremation, including Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani, Cuttack DCP Prateek Singh, and Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Commissioner Ananya Das. Later, the writer was honoured with...
Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) made an appeal Sunday to authorities of all schools to ensure only ‘fit’ vehicles are engaged in transportation of children. The STA said it is the school management’s responsibility to ensure that Supreme Court guidelines on plying of school...
By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s second visit to India has ruffled quite a few feathers in New Delhi....
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By Aakar Patel The three democratic tools available to us are the vote, the court and protest. The only one...
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