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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday launched the ‘Videsh Siksha Bruti' scheme, marking a major step towards supporting meritorious Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students aspiring to pursue higher studies abroad. Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj formally inaugurated the scheme, which will be implemented from the...

A shocking video has surfaced from Agra showing an elderly cab driver, Mohammad Raees, 64,  being forced by a young man to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' near the Taj Mahal parking lot. When Raees refused, he was threatened. The accused later posted the video on...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The atmosphere at SAI International School crackled with curiosity and excitement Wednesday as students gathered for SAITED, the school’s flagship science and technology festival. But the event soared to an entirely new dimension when ISRO astronaut and Indian Air Force test...

New Delhi: Ministry of Coal Wednesday successfully completed the auction of three coal blocks in Jharkhand and Odisha under the 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions, which are likely to attract a capital investment of nearly Rs 7,350 crore, according to an official statement...

Guwahati: Under-fire India head coach Gautam Gambhir Wednesday said it was up to the BCCI to decide his future after the Test series whitewash against South Africa, but also reminded everyone of the success the team has achieved in his tenure. Gambhir was speaking after...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Wednesday urged people to take a pledge to uphold the ideals of the Constitution of India, which was adopted on this day in 1949. Majhi, in a post on X, said, "Today,...

Sambalpur: Odisha has stepped into a new frontier of sustainable tourism with the launch of Dhodrokusum Homestay at the foothills of Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, overlooking the tranquil Hirakud Wetlands. Inaugurated November 25, it is the state’s fi rst homestay facility managed by the Forest department...

Pottangi: Odisha officials Tuesday stopped Andhra Pradesh government employees from conducting a farmer survey in the disputed border villages under Kotia panchayat of Koraput district, seizing documents and ordering them to leave. A cluster of villages under Kotia panchayat along the Odisha-Andhra border has long...

Rourkela: A natural compound found in long pepper can be an effective and cost-efficient agent against colon cancer cells, said researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela Tuesday. Colon cancer is a disease in which the cells grow uncontrollably in the large intestine...

Daringbadi: A 12-hour shutdown was observed in Daringbadi Tuesday after tension flared between two groups over a disputed plot of land where a Durga Puja committee had planned to hold a yajna and Amrit Milan event. Shops and markets remained closed following a call by...