New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Guyana’s highest civilian honour, 'The Order of Excellence', by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, for his visionary statesmanship, championing the rights of developing countries on the global stage, exceptional service to the global community and for his commitment to strengthening India-Guyana relations. While accepting the award, PM Modi dedicated...

New York: Indian businessman Gautam Adani who is one of the world's richest people has been indicted in the US on charges he duped investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project on the subcontinent was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme. Adani, 62, was charged in an indictment unsealed Wednesday with securities fraud...

Bolangir: Adani Group, through its subsidiary Mahanadi Mines and Minerals Pvt. Ltd., has acquired 112.86 acres of land in Bolangir district reportedly for compensatory afforestation. The land spans three locations -- 18.39 acres in Bharuamunda mouza under Khaprakhol tehsil, 61.2 acres in Bhalujori mouza under Patnagarh tehsil, and 33.27 acres in Dudukamal mouza under Belpada tehsil. According...

Jagatsinghpur: Mystery surrounds the death of a man and his nephew, residents of Shirasta village under Tirtol police limits in this district. While some have alleged that the two breathed their last due to food poisoning, relatives of the deceased said that the liquor the two had consumed was ‘spurious’. The two have been identified as Bibhuti...

Bhawanipatna: A local court in Kalahandi district sentenced six persons to life imprisonment after convicting them in 2019 gangrape of a woman in Ghana jungle near Banamalipur village under Junagarh police limits. Dharamgarh Additional District and Sessions Judge Suresh Chandra Pradhan passed the verdict after examining the statements recorded by the witnesses, police chargesheet and other relevant...

Bhubaneswar: In a world racing against time to save its dwindling green cover, Jamuna Tudu has emerged as a fierce advocate for India’s forests, dedicating her life to this cause. Born in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Tudu’s environmental journey began in Jharkhand's Potka village, where she witnessed the destruction of forests at the hands of the timber mafia...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s organic date palm jaggery, known as ‘Odisha Khajuri Guda’, has emerged as a major attraction at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2024 in New Delhi. The GI-tagged natural sweetener has quickly become a best-seller at the ‘Odisha Mandap’, located in Hall Number 2 of Bharat Mandapam. The stall showcasing this traditional delicacy...

What was the drive that made you work on music about environmental issues? Like everybody else, we started with Rock music. Our speciality was Sufi Rock. We are also part of the environmental group ‘Tears of the Earth.’ At the outset, we worked on songs about the environment by recreating popular Bollywood numbers. Our works resonated with...

Barang: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by his ‘uncle’ in Trisulia area Tuesday evening, police said Wednesday. Cuttack DCP Jagmohan Meena Addressing the media said the minor’s condition is critical. He also informed that the accused had been arrested. “She is currently undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of SCB Medical College and Hospital...

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