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Around 26 participants joined the Walks and what was starkly beautiful was the special musical performance with flute, tabla and vocals Bhubaneswar: After a break following the severe cyclonic storm Fani, the only guided heritage tour of the city, Ekamra Walks, resumed with the 72nd...

Chennai: World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev said Friday that the present Indian team are a far better side than Pakistan and he doesn’t see Virat Kohli’s side losing to the arch rivals in their World Cup clash, Sunday. “The India-Pakistan match I have to keep...

New Delhi: The government is ready with draft personal data protection law, and it may allow data mobility overseas based upon reciprocity, IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Friday. He also said that people are not pleased with European data protection law, and...

Bhubaneswar: Fashion at Big Bazaar (fbb) Friday launched the ‘Weekends are Trydays’ scheme for fashionistas at its store on Janpath Road. From this weekend, every weekend will be celebrated as fashion shopping weekend at fbb. Store manager Janardhan Panda said: “The popular fashion brand will...

New Delhi: Regulator Sebi Friday barred NDTV Ltd’s three key promoters — Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy and their holding firm — from the capital markets for two years and also restrained the two individuals from holding any board or top management role at the company...

Cuttack: The Odisha police Friday booked a newly elected BJD MP and his family members on the charge of assaulting and sexually harassing a woman journalist who had gone to his residence to complain against his brother for passing lewd remarks at her. The case...

New Delhi: Wholesale price-based inflation hit a 22-month low of 2.45 per cent in May helped by falling prices of food articles, fuel and power items, and this in turn may prompt the Reserve Bank to go for another cut in key interest rates in...

Mumbai: Rising geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf region along with concerns over a slowdown in global economic growth subdued Indian equity markets on Friday. Market observers, pointed out that premium valuation and rise in crude oil prices to over $61 per barrel also dented...

Bhubaneswar: Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Friday announced the name of the winners for this year’s Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Award. This year, two authors from Odisha, Birendra Kumar Samantray and Sisira Behera, have been selected for the prestigious awards. Also, the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi announced the names...

Bhubaneswar: Availability of quality seeds and planting material is a prerequisite for conventional and commercial vegetable farming. However, farmers are yet not completely aware of the benefits of these modern varieties. Needless to say, there is a need to reorient the supply of these seeds...