New Delhi: India and Russia discussed potential areas of mutual interest in higher education and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the sector, the Ministry of Education said Friday. Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, Secretary in the Department of Higher Education, held an interaction with Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Mogilevsky Konstantin...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday sat on a dharna at the Parliament Street police station seeking the registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led July 20 protest and said "brutality" against a peaceful protest is a "serious crime". The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said neither...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to host the 48th edition of ‘All India Public Relations Conference’ for the first time in its nearly five-decade history. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Thursday unveiled the official poster and brochure of the prestigious national conference at Raj Bhawan here. Organised by the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) and hosted by...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: The flood situation in six districts of Odisha eased Friday as water levels in all major rivers, including Subarnarekha in worst-hit Balasore district, remained below the danger mark amid no significant rainfall in the last 48 hours, officials said. The Subarnarekha, which inundated the densely populated Baliapal, Bhograi and Jaleswar blocks of Baleshwar and affected around...

Rayagada: Nineteen people were injured after their pick-up van overturned in Odisha's Rayagada district Friday, police said. The accident took place at Talna Ghat in the Puttasing police station area around 6 am, when about 35 workers were travelling on the van from Sagada to Padmapur, they said. All the injured were admitted to the Gunpur sub-division...

Mumbai: The controversy around Govinda’s marriage seems to be getting murkier after Rakhi Sawant in public had a conversation with the star’s wife Sunita Ahuja, who revealed that she withdrew the divorce petition from Govinda as he was planning to marry Komal Rani Swarnkar. The conversation came after Sunita withdrew her divorce petition and then made a...

Bhubaneswar: Renowned Odia singer Pranab Patnaik passed away at his residence in Bhubaneswar Friday. He was 88. One of the celebrated voices of Odisha’s music industry, Patnaik began his playback singing career in 1959 with the Odia film Maa. He went on to become a household name with his renditions of bhajans, Odissi songs, folk songs and...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Friday drafted in off-spin all-rounder Sahan Arachchige and batter Kamil Mishara into the squad for the must-win second and final Test against India, starting here from August 23. India are leading the two-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test at Galle by 165 runs. Arachchige, who has played five ODIs and a T20I,...

Dubai: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected the economic threats made against his country, saying that such "failed policies" will stir more hostility among Iranians and "bring more failures". Araghchi's comments came a few hours after Trump threatened "crushing economic measures" against Iran Thursday. The US president promised "Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,"...

Bhubaneswar: Three districts of Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow warning for Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar and Sundaragada as thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are expected in several parts of the state. Under the yellow warning, isolated places in Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar and Sundaragada may receive...