BJP has plans to break BJD after elections: Pandian
DRDO teams up with IIT Bhubaneswar for AI-driven surveillance
Bhubaneswar: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar for artificial intelligence (AI) driven surveillance and other projects, officials said. A meeting was held between DRDO and IIT Bhubaneswar officials here Tuesday....
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Odisha people will not like their CM being remote controlled by Delhi: Pandian
Air India Express cancels over 80 flights after cabin crew goes on mass sick leave
New Delhi: Air India Express has cancelled more than 80 flights and scores of flights have been delayed as a section of cabin crew members have reported sick to protest against the alleged mismanagement at the Tata Group-owned airline, sources said Wednesday. The airline, which is in the process of...
Read moreCongress ‘Shehzada’ should explain why stopped talking about ‘Ambani-Adani’: Modi
Hyderabad: Mounting an attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday demanded that the party should explain to people why it has stopped raising the 'Ambani-Adani' issue as its 'Shehzada' used to do for the past five years and asked if it has struck a 'deal'. Have "tempo loads of notes (money)" reached the Congress that it has stopped targeting "Ambani-Adani'," Modi said while addressing an election rally at Vemulawada...
Read moreSeven killed in after wall collapses in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: As many as seven persons, including a four-year-old child were killed when a retaining wall at an under-construction apartment came crashing down due to heavy rains in Bachupally area in Hyderabad, police said Wednesday. According to Bachupally police, the deceased were migrant workers who belonged to Odisha and Chhattisgarh and the incident happened Tuesday evening. Their bodies were recovered early Wednesday from under the debris using an excavator, police said....
Read moreAstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, cites surplus of available updated vaccines
New Delhi: UK-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, which was provided in India as 'Covishield' in partnership with Serum Institute of India, days after it admitted to rare side effects of blood clotting and low platelet counts. The withdrawal has been initiated due to a surplus of available updated vaccines since the pandemic, the company said in a statement. AstraZeneca had partnered with Oxford University...
Read moreCourt to hear HD Revanna’s bail plea today; SIT awaits Prajwal Revanna’s arrival
Bengaluru: Even as a special court is expected to give its verdict on the bail plea of JD(S) MLA HD Revanna Wednesday, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sex videos case is expecting the arrival of prime accused, JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna had sought seven days’ time to appear before the SIT through his advocate and had also uploaded a post...
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Varun Dhawan showers his good wishes on ‘caretaker’ Natasha as she turns 36
Mumbai: Actor Varun Dhawan made his wife Natasha Dalal’s 36th birthday extra special by sharing a small lovey-dovey note. Varun took to Instagram, where he shared a video of him and his wife, whom he lovingly called his “caretaker”, at an international location and enjoying some music on the street. In the clip, they are seen posing...
Civil aviation ministry seeks report from Air India Express on flight cancellations
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry Wednesday sought a report from Air India Express on cancellation of flights amid a section of cabin crew members reporting sick to protest against alleged mismanagement at the airline. Nearly 90 flights have been cancelled by Air India Express since Tuesday night due to cabin crew woes. An official on Wednesday...
US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says
Washington: The US paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the US, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) bombs and 1,700...
Congress ‘Shehzada’ should explain why stopped talking about ‘Ambani-Adani’: Modi
Hyderabad: Mounting an attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday demanded that the party should explain to people why it has stopped raising the 'Ambani-Adani' issue as its 'Shehzada' used to do for the past five years and asked if it has struck a 'deal'. Have "tempo loads of notes (money)" reached the Congress that...
Did Rahul Gandhi say Congress plans to ‘eliminate the Constitution’? No, video is clipped
Fact-Check The Verdict Misleading The video of Rahul Gandhi referring to the BJP’s remark on the Constitution is edited and shared out of context. Claim ID 9c4b3dae What’s being claimed? A video featuring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is circulating on social media. In the video, he can be heard saying in Hindi, "If our government comes to power, we will...
Domestic automobile retail sales surge 27% in April: FADA
New Delhi: Total vehicle retail sales in India rose 27 per cent year-on-year to 22,06,070 units in April as all segments, including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, witnessed growth, industry body FADA said Wednesday. The overall vehicle registrations stood at 17,40,649 units in April 2023. Passenger vehicle retail sales rose 16 per cent to 3,35,123 units last month...
Seven killed in after wall collapses in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: As many as seven persons, including a four-year-old child were killed when a retaining wall at an under-construction apartment came crashing down due to heavy rains in Bachupally area in Hyderabad, police said Wednesday. According to Bachupally police, the deceased were migrant workers who belonged to Odisha and Chhattisgarh and the incident happened Tuesday evening. Their...
BJP has plans to break BJD after elections: Pandian
Bhubaneswar: BJD leader and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide Kartik Pandian Wednesday alleged that the opposition BJP is not fighting elections in Odisha to win polls but to increase its seat number with an intention to break the Biju Janata Dal after elections. This was stated by the bureaucrat turned politician while meeting a group of...
AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, cites surplus of available updated vaccines
New Delhi: UK-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, which was provided in India as 'Covishield' in partnership with Serum Institute of India, days after it admitted to rare side effects of blood clotting and low platelet counts. The withdrawal has been initiated due to a surplus of available updated vaccines since...
Repolling underway at a booth in Rajasthan’s Barmer LS seat
Jaipur: Repolling was underway at a booth in Rajasthan's Barmer Lok Sabha seat Wednesday on the instructions of the Election Commission due to a breach of confidentiality reported during polling April 26, said officials here. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that re-polling was being held Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the booth located...