Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, and apprised him of the "success" of women-centric schemes in the state, an official said. Parida's meeting with the PM came days ahead of the release of the fifth instalment of financial assistance to over one crore women in Odisha under...

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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the Sundaragada district Collector to conduct a thorough probe after a physically disabled orphan alleged that serious errors in his parentage records had deprived him of essential government assistance. The rights body issued the directions on Monday while hearing a petition filed by the complainant, Karan Ekka. According...

Toronto: Canada struck back at the United States Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about USD 20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbours escalated sharply. The tension threatened one of the world's largest trading relationships. The new tariffs extended well beyond industrial goods,...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Tuesday announced a revision of the rates for the project-affected families under the Odisha Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 2006, which will be implemented from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028, officials said. This was the 10th biennial revision of various financial rates for rehabilitation grants under Clause 13 of the Odisha Resettlement...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha remained grim Tuesday as over 1 lakh people in six districts are still affected, despite a fall in water levels in major rivers, officials said. A total of 79 rescue teams are working in the flood-hit districts of Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Kendujhar, Nabarangpur and Koraput. In Bhadrak district, 75,432 people in...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation is looking at the possibility of conducting random psychoactive substance tests on all commercial pilots throughout the year. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu Tuesday said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is holding discussions with stakeholders on further strengthening the drug-testing standards of pilots. “Right now, the rules...

Gwalior: A social media stunt to express love proved costly after a Gwalior man’s car was covered with 3,400 lipstick marks by his girlfriend, prompting the police to impose a fine of Rs 5,500 on him and order him to remove the marks. The car had been driven around Gwalior’s City Centre for two days before a...

New Delhi/London: A can of Fanta sold in London contains 63 calories. The same brand in India has three times as much sugar alongside an artificial dye that requires a prominent health warning in Europe. In India, however, this colorant appears only in small print on the back. That environment suits some of the world’s biggest companies,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to direct the reopening of CBSE’s portal for the re-evaluation of Class XII answer sheets for students with complaints with the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. OSM evaluation system is a digital grading method where teachers assess scanned copies of physical answer sheets on a computer instead of checking physical paper...