Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to introduce a certificate programme on mutual funds for students pursuing commerce, management and related courses in state-run colleges and universities to enhance their financial literacy and employability, officials said Wednesday. According to a notification issued by the Higher Education department, the 30-hour programme will be offered to students enrolled in...

Bhubaneswar: A 7-year-old girl student of a government-run school in Bhubaneswar was found dead inside a water fountain on a police reserve ground near her campus Wednesday evening, police said. The mentally challenged girl studied at the Demonstration Multipurpose (DM) School of the Regional Institute of Education. She was reported missing from the school premises around 1.20...

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Bhubaneswar: Three people, including a Fire Services personnel, died and more than 2 lakh people were affected as the flood situation remained grim in Odisha Wednesday, with swollen rivers marooning six northern districts, officials said. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the three deaths were reported from Kendujhar district, which has been comparatively less affected...

Brahmapur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday sentenced two persons, including a 27-year-old woman, to life imprisonment for the murder of a mother and her seven-year-old son in 2024, a government counsel said. Additional District Judge Sangeeta Pani sentenced G Devendra and D Gunnama of Chudialanjia village for the murder of D Neelabeni, 28, and her...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have arrested the editor and proprietor of an Odia newspaper for allegedly attempting to extort money and publishing a defamatory news report against the Utkal University vice-chancellor, officials said Wednesday. The accused, Susant Kumar Sahoo (41), was arrested Tuesday following a complaint lodged by the media cell coordinator of Utkal University Monday at...

Santos: Brazil's all-time leading scorer Neymar has officially confirmed his retirement from international football, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned more than 16 years with the national team. The 34-year-old gave an update on the decision after Santos secured a 4-2 victory over Venezuela's Universidad Central in the Copa Sudamericana, ending speculation over his...

New Delhi: Indian travellers can now use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make online bookings for At the Top, Burj Khalifa, with the iconic attraction becoming the first in the UAE to accept the payment system for e-commerce transactions, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) said Wednesday. The international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India...

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has restrained media organizations and online platforms from referring to the 'Ashirwad' bungalow in Bandra, once owned by late Hindi film superstar Rajesh Khanna, as "cursed," "haunted," or "unlucky". Justice Arif S Doctor, in an interim order passed July 24, said that such description were prima facie defamatory, and violated the plaintiff's...

Mumbai: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar paid heartfelt tribute to his childhood coach late Ramakant Achrekar on Guru Purnima, saying he always has "one more 'thank you' left to say" to the man who played a defining role in shaping him as a cricketer and human being. Tendulkar, who always made it a point to visit Achrekar's residence...