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Bhubaneswar: After successfully organising two government events that coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent programmes in the state, the BJD government has planned a similar event on the very day (January 25) when Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will address a rally here. Therefore, the...

At least one third of middle-aged Canadians experience sexual problems, according to a new U of G study. Researchers found nearly 40 per cent of women and almost 30 per cent of men between the ages of 40 and 59 face challenges in their sex...

New Delhi: The headlines may have faded away. But the constant fear and grief seem to have no end, says the family of an eight-year-old girl whose body was found in a jungle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, a year ago. The child from...

MAYURBHANJ: Travelling in a train, we often come across old engines in dilapidated condition in neighboring tracks. Such sights remind us of the time when steam engines were introduced in India. Mayurbhanj houses multiple such sights in three decrepit steam engines, a few battered coaches,...

BHUBANESWAR: Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), one of the premier B-schools of India, is all set to organise a 2-day Faculty Development Workshop on “Case Pedagogy as a Learning Tool” in association with Harvard Business Publishing, India. The workshop would aim at promoting case pedagogy in classrooms, choosing the right...

New Delhi: Over 20 per cent women in India live with an undiagnosed thyroid problem and do not even realise that it is the cause of various health issues including infertility, health experts have said. Thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that...

Bhubaneswar: After the resignation of party leader Naba Kishore Das, the Congress Thursday suspended Sundargarh MLA Jogesh Singh, as part of a damage control exercise, as the legislator was planning to quit the party. Despite the party’s recent eloctoral victories in three states – Rajasthan,...

San Francisco: South Korean electronics major LG Electronics is all set to launch a smartphone with an option for a second screen attachment. The smartphone, whose name hasn't been finalised, will come with a case with a display, which will enable to double the size...

New Delhi: The Cabinet Wednesday approved `4,241.97 crore to set up an integrated e-filing and processing centre which aims to cut down the processing time for income tax returns from 63 days to one day. “The Cabinet has given its approval to expenditure sanction of...

Bhubaneswar: With the completion of term of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), the state government Wednesday appointed Cooperation secretary Krishan Kumar as the administrator of the civic body. The five-year term of the BMC expired Wednesday (January 16, 2019) and Kumar will now discharge the...