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New Delhi: Walmart-owned Flipkart said Thursday it will now collect plastic packaging back from consumers in seven cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Dehradun, as part of its sustainability efforts. The pilot project aims at ensuring existing plastic packaging in the system is recycled and...

Mumbai: Actress Rakul Preet Singh is excited about her upcoming cross-border romantic-comedy. She has revealed shooting for the yet-untitled film will start later this month. “The film is in the rom-com space, and it is the story of characters who belongs to India and Pakistan,...

BHUBANESWAR: Students revelled in the spirit of Children’s Day in schools across the capital city Thursday. Students of ODM Public School formed a human chain in collaboration with Centre for Women and Child Development, Bachpan Bachao Andolan and an NGO MOM. The human chain was...

NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding geographical proximity, Odia folks staying in the national capital organised an enthralling Odissi event here Thursday. Disciples of Odissi Guru Pitambar Biswal tried their best to win the hearts of Odia people living in the national capital during the auspicious Kartik Purnima...

Cuttack: The state government will set up as many as 18 help desks and 12 waiting halls at Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) here for the welfare of patients and attendants. The help desks and the waiting halls are expected to reduce...

Mumbai: Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) announced Wednesday that they have roped in New Zealand pace spearhead Trent Boult for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Trent Boult’s inclusion is expected to bolster the already robust bowling setup for the four-time IPL...

New Delhi: Despite Supreme Court directions to set up one court each in every district under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act within two months, the state government has failed to provide adequate infrastructure for the functioning of POCSO courts in the state....

Cuttack: Only a handful of people participated in the Patha Utsav, a street festival, organised by the district administration to add more colours to the annual Baliyatra here Wednesday. Lack of proper publicity for the Patha Utsav was blamed for the poor turnout at the...

CUTTACK: The week-long Baliyatra festival kicked off at Baliyatra padia here Tuesday. The fest was inaugurated jointly by Indonesia Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro, Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro and Minister Pratap Jena. About 6:45 pm Tuesday, at the time of filing the report, organisers...

Mumbai: Actor Randeep Hooda, who will be seen sharing screen space with superstar Salman Khan in Radhe, is preparing hard to get into shape for his character. Randeep took to the social media Monday and posted a video in which he is seen doing leg...