Bhubaneswar: Women and Child Development (WCD) Department, Odisha, has invited online applications for the post of Anganwadi Helper. According to the notification, candidates who have passed Class XII (Plus II) with Odia as a subject or possess an equivalent qualification are eligible to apply for the one vacancy. Applicants must be between 18 and 35 years of...

Mumbai: Actor Aditya Roy Kapur is set to reunite with producer Bhushan Kumar for an "intense, violent, and deeply emotional musical love story", makers announced Friday. The untitled project will be directed by Milap Milan Zaveri, known for movies such as Satyameva Jayate, Marjaavaan, Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat and Mastii 4. The film, billed as an intense...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha (OAM) has urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to ensure complete and transparent implementation of the ‘Gyanodaya – Shikshya Ru Samruddhi Scheme’, under which the state government has announced free education from KG to PG in eligible educational institutions. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister, OAM president Basudev Bhatta welcomed the...

Bhubaneswar: A group of job aspirants in Odisha has urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to restore the waiting list system in government recruitment examinations, saying its absence has left many vacancies unfilled and deprived deserving candidates of employment opportunities. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister, Sunil Kumar Mishra and other job aspirants said the...

New Delhi: The government has received WhatsApp's reply to the notice on 'username' feature and is examining it, according to sources. The notice was issued to the Meta-owned messaging platform last Wednesday, questioning WhatsApp's proposed username feature, as the government flagged concerns that it could materially increase online fraud, phishing, digital arrest scams, and impersonation attacks. The...

New Delhi: A Patna civil court is set to pronounce its decision on the anticipatory bail plea of noted coaching educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, Friday, in connection with a dispute involving fellow coaching operator Roshan Anand. The court had reserved its verdict after hearing arguments on the matter earlier this week, with the...

West Palm Beach (US): A South Florida airport officially changed its name Thursday to the President Donald J Trump International Airport. Signs for the Palm Beach International Airport have been removed, while new signage goes up. "Because an entire airport transformation doesn't happen overnight, you'll notice a combination of both our classic look and our new brand...

Washington: Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian descent, is set to embark on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station July 14 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Born in Minneapolis to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants, Menon is an emergency medicine physician and a US Space Force colonel. During his stint with the US Air...

Bhubaneswar: A dominant performance enabled Indian athletes to win a gold medal in the mixed 4x400m relay on the opening of the inaugural edition of Asian U23 Athletics Championships 2026 in the Chinese city of Ordos Thursday. Indian athletes also won medals in men's 5,000m, men's discus throw and women's 3,000m steeplechase. The highlight of Day One...

Brahmapur: A 24-year-old woman was hospitalised with over 75 per cent burn injuries after she allegedly tried to end life by setting herself on fire at her in-laws’ house in Basudevnagar third lane under Nimakhandi police limits in Ganjam district Thursday. The woman, identified as Rajalakshmi Mishra, wife of Kali Prasad Mishra, allegedly poured petrol over her...