New Delhi: Following sexual harassment allegations in November 2018 and an indefinite period of leave, Sotheby's Managing Director for India Gaurav Bhatia has stepped down from the post, an official statement said Saturday. Confirming the news, Bhatia in a statement said he has decided to...
Baripada: Softening his stand on the government led by Naveen Patnaik during his 30-minute speech at Jabab Maguchi Odisha rally here Saturday, Modi raked up the Pipili ‘gangrape’ case. Without naming any leader, Modi slammed the BJD government for failing to deliver justice in the...
Mumbai: An IndiGo Airbus A320neo plane flying to Kolkata from Chennai suffered a mid-air engine failure with a "loud bang" and was forced to return mid-way Thursday, prompting the civil aviation ministry to order a review. The January 3 incident, which came to light on Saturday,...
Bhubaneswar: Sports and Youth Welfare Minister of Uttar Pradesh Chetan Chouhan visited Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Governor Ganeshi Lal Friday to invite them to the historical Kumbh Mela commencing January 15 at Prayagraj. At a presser here, Chouhan said, “All Cabinet ministers are asked...
Bhubaneswar: In a first-of-its-kind event, 40 scholars (girls and boys) from Thailand were ordained as Buddhist monks at Buddha Mandir here Friday. The event was organised in collaboration with Thai-Indo China Friendship Society (Thailand) and Mahabodhi Society in the prayer hall of the Buddha temple....
Bhubaneswar: The people who were allegedly duped by the Alchemist group of companies Thursday filed a writ petition in the Orissa High Court seeking refund of their money. The Odisha Chapter of Alchemist Investors and Brokers’ Welfare Association, set up by the victims of the...
Raghunathpur: More than a hundred women of Biribandha village under Kishorenagar police limits Thursday staged a road blockade seeking immediate closure of a foreign liquor shop in the locality. The agitators burnt tyres and claimed that the locality has witnessed rise in crimes following the...
Bhubaneswar: Following the footsteps of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), opposition Congress Thursday tried to gherao Naveen Niwas demanding immediate resignation of Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy. Maharathy has been in soup for his reported controversial remarks hailing the acquittal of Pipli gangrape and murder case...
Bhubaneswar: Taking into account the need for direct rail connectivity between Badampahar and Tatanagar in the morning hours, the South Eastern Railway (SER) will run an additional train in the Tata-Badampahar section. The new train has been planned despite serious infrastructural constraints, especially signaling, in...
Shillong: Firefighters from the state Thursday resumed dewatering a shaft near the main shaft of a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district where 15 miners have been trapped since December 13. But the fate of the miners remains unknown. “Odisha firefighters resumed pumping...
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India’s air-power shortcomings are becoming harder to ignore. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, very publicly, flagging Pakistan’s collaboration with China...
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