Bhubaneswar/Kataka: Asserting that youths are the greatest asset of India, President Droupadi Murmu Monday said universities have the responsibility of shaping citizens guided by integrity, discipline, sensitivity and a commitment to the national interest. Murmu said this after inaugurating the Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj University in Kataka. She said India is among the countries with the youngest populations...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday announced a monthly stipend for Post Graduate (PG) and PhD students of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). The scheme will be applicable to all regular PG and PhD students pursuing agriculture and allied subjects at OUAT. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo announced...

Bengaluru: In the first expansion of the two-month old Karnataka Cabinet led by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, 19 MLAs were sworn in as ministers Monday even as a Congress legislator resigned from his post over his exclusion from the ministry. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to new Ministers in a ceremony...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday sanctioned an immediate relief package of Rs 110 crore for flood-affected families, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi directing officials to expedite assistance and assuring that additional funds would be allocated after a comprehensive damage assessment is completed. The government said relief operations are continuing across the affected districts, with officials working to...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha has improved "significantly", with water levels in major rivers steadily declining and no fresh rainfall reported in the Mahanadi catchment, Engineer-in-Chief (Water Resources) Dilip Raut said Monday. "The absence of rainfall in both the upper and lower reaches of the Mahanadi basin has significantly reduced the immediate flood risk across the...

Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor Monday wrested the Bankipur assembly constituency of Bihar, a BJP bastion which the party had never lost since 1995, in a by-poll that was necessitated after its national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat. He defeated his nearest BJP rival Neeraj Kumar by a margin of 19,324 votes. Kishor, a...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's clarification on the withdrawal of FIRs against protesters, saying it expected the Centre and BJP/NDA-ruled states to immediately implement the assurances given to agitating students under the July 25 agreement. The Supreme Court clarified that the expression "criminal antecedents" in its earlier order referred only to...

While many people closely monitor their heart health, kidney care often takes a back seat. Yet, the kidneys are among the body's hardest-working organs, functioning round the clock to filter waste, regulate blood pressure and maintain the body's fluid and electrolyte balance. Health experts say that a few simple lifestyle changes can go a long way in...

New Delhi: Diplomat Vishwesh Negi has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Iran, Ministry of External Affairs said Monday. An IFS officer of the 2002 batch, he is presently a joint secretary in the ministry and is expected to take up the assignment shortly. "Vishwesh Negi, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as...

New Delhi: A video purportedly recorded at Jantar Mantar a day before the CJP's 'Sansad Chalo' protest march July 20 has surfaced online, showing senior Delhi Police officers asking the organisers to implement adequate crowd-management measures before the gathering swelled. The viral video captures an interaction involving New Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma, Joint Commissioner...