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New Delhi: Foreign payment firms could keep copies of customer data in India while retaining offshore storage operations, the government said, as a way to resolve a row with MasterCard, Visa and American Express over the localisation of such information. A decision by India’s central...

Bhubaneswar: In what can be described as a blatant loot of the state exchequer, a private third party entity has been pocketing crores of rupees on the pretext of testing quality of drinking water supplied in nine cities across the state, while the original contractor...

Cuttack: Frequent incidents of cyber crime have become a cause of concern in the state with police and the Crime Branch finding themselves at their wits’ end to check the menace. With the advent of internet facility and smartphone, people are now opting for online...

Bhubaneswar: A businessman Saturday died under mysterious circumstances at Narada village in Balipatana while returning after closing his toy shop at Nimapara market. The deceased identified as Surendra Pradhan, 45, was a resident of Matha Sahi of Kakarudrapur village under the Balianta police station limits....

Bhubaneswar: The state Congress Sunday slammed the BJD government for poor management of river water which is leading to farmers’ suicide in the state. The state government is planning many projects for irrigating farmlands and spending thousands of crores, but farmers are committing suicide because...

A true friend sees the good in everything, and brings out the best in the worst of things. Sasha Azevedo The moment we hear the word “friends” or “friendship,” the song that comes to mind often is ‘Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahaan, Kahaan Aisa Yaarana. Yaad...

Bhubaneswar: Targeting Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday alleged that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has failed to achieve its goal in the state. PMUY is one of the major schemes implemented by the Narendra Modi...

Bhubaneswar: Chai or tea can be described by many chai lovers in the country as something that refreshes them whenever they take a sip of the age-old beverage. Chai has been inextricably linked with the average Indian lifestyle, be it guests visiting our houses or...

New Delhi: A panel working on the Indian government’s cloud computing policy wants data generated in India to be stored within the country, according to its draft report seen by Reuters, a proposal that could deal a blow to global technology giants such as Amazon...

Dhenkanal: The much-talked about Hindi movie Hathi Mera Sathi (1971) kind of friendship between Anil Chandra Das, an animal lover, and an elephant in the zoo at Kapilas in this district dates back to 2013 when the pachyderm was just a calf. The elephant was...