5 engineering students detained by police for ragging, suspended from Odisha college for a year
Backyard poultry farming to extend to all districts: Odisha deputy CM
Odisha: Man arrested for posting morphed obscene photos of woman on social media
Probe begins into mango kernel deaths in Odisha, Opposition blames govt
Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: The Odisha government Wednesday began an investigation into the death of two women allegedly after consuming mango kernel gruel, while opposition BJD and Congress blamed the BJP administration's “negligence” over the incident. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday ordered...
Silver ornaments worth Rs 10 lakh looted from Odisha’s Tara Tarini temple
US election: Donald Trump recaptures White House
Washington: Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in...
Read moreSpotlight on Usha Chilkuri Vance, Indian-American wife of new US VP-elect
Washington: In July, Indian-American lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance burst into the national spotlight after her husband J D Vance was named by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as his running mate. With the Trump-Vance victory Wednesday, Usha, 38, is set to become America's Second Lady --- the first Indian-American in that role. Usha was standing with Vance, 39, the Ohio Senator, when Trump made the acceptance speech with enough votes polled...
Read morePM Modi speaks to Trump, congratulates him on spectacular poll win
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to congratulate him on his "spectacular" victory, and said he looked forward to working together with him again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space and other sectors. Official sources said Modi also congratulated Trump on the performance of his Republican Party in the US Congressional elections, as both leaders affirmed that they would work...
Read moreResolution seeking restoration of J&K’s special status amounts to breach of privilege: BJP leader
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Sat Paul Sharma slammed the ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday for "unconstitutionally" passing a resolution in the Assembly on the restoration of the erstwhile state's special status and said the action amounts to breach of privilege. Sharma asked the Congress, an ally of the NC, to clear its stand on the resolution. "The resolution talks about a unilateral removal (of the special status), which...
Read moreTrump’s re-election will likely continue US-India strategic partnership: Experts
Washington: The re-election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States will likely continue the US-India strategic partnership, while Washington might adopt a more assertive approach to counter China, experts said. "Trump's re-election will likely continue the US-India strategic partnership, buoyed by his rapport with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi from his previous term. We may see a more assertive US focus on countering China, one of the main...
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Washington: In July, Indian-American lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance burst into the national spotlight after her husband J D Vance was named by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as his running mate. With the Trump-Vance victory Wednesday, Usha, 38, is set to become America's Second Lady --- the first Indian-American in that role. Usha was standing with Vance,...
PM Modi speaks to Trump, congratulates him on spectacular poll win
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to congratulate him on his "spectacular" victory, and said he looked forward to working together with him again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space and other sectors. Official sources said Modi also congratulated Trump on the performance of his Republican...
Resolution seeking restoration of J&K’s special status amounts to breach of privilege: BJP leader
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Sat Paul Sharma slammed the ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday for "unconstitutionally" passing a resolution in the Assembly on the restoration of the erstwhile state's special status and said the action amounts to breach of privilege. Sharma asked the Congress, an ally of the NC, to clear its stand on...
Trump’s re-election will likely continue US-India strategic partnership: Experts
Washington: The re-election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States will likely continue the US-India strategic partnership, while Washington might adopt a more assertive approach to counter China, experts said. "Trump's re-election will likely continue the US-India strategic partnership, buoyed by his rapport with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi from his previous term. We...
Who will certify Donald Trump’s presidential win? Kamala Harris, that’s who
Washington: Donald Trump's presidential win is going to be certified in Congress in January by the candidate he beat, Vice President Kamala Harris. Under the Constitution, the vice president is the head of the Senate, and it's the role of the Senate president to declare the result of a White House election. That happens January 6. Under...
5 engineering students detained by police for ragging, suspended from Odisha college for a year
Keonjhar: At least five students of a state-run engineering college here were detained by the police Wednesday on the charge of assaulting a junior student during ragging, police said. They were also suspended from the institute for a year following the incident which took place at the Government Engineering College in Keonjhar Tuesday night. The senior students...
Backyard poultry farming to extend to all districts: Odisha deputy CM
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, in collaboration with a private organisation, is all set to extend the reach of innovative backyard poultry farming across the state to make rural women self-reliant, a minister said here Wednesday. The model, an initiative designed to empower rural women through sustainable poultry farming, has been adopted by 50 women farmers in Mayurbhanj...
Odisha: Man arrested for posting morphed obscene photos of woman on social media
Jajpur: A 30-year-old man was arrested in Odisha's Jajpur district for allegedly creating multiple fake social media accounts of a woman and uploading her morphed obscene pictures and posting derogatory remarks about her, police said Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Santosh Kumar Sahoo, a resident of Narasinghpur village, they said. Sahoo allegedly created the fake...
Probe begins into mango kernel deaths in Odisha, Opposition blames govt
Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: The Odisha government Wednesday began an investigation into the death of two women allegedly after consuming mango kernel gruel, while opposition BJD and Congress blamed the BJP administration's “negligence” over the incident. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday ordered an inquiry by the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) of the Southern Division into the alleged deaths and...
Odisha: Today’s pics
Preparations underway for Bali Yatra in Cuttack 30th Inter District & Odisha State Table Tennis Championship inaugurated at Biju Patnaik Multi-Purpose Indoor Hall in Cuttack Concluding day of state-level art seminar by BKCAC and SCSTRTI at Kalinga Art Gallery