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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday approved a policy aimed to position the state as a hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) by offering a comprehensive set of incentives, an official said. A GCC is an entity established by a multinational company to centralise and perform key...

New Delhi: The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that it will intervene to ensure that the country's top-tier football competition -- the Indian Super League (ISL) -- is held and players are not put to any disadvantage. The All India Football Federation (AIFF), November...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday said the Bihar Assembly election results were an endorsement of the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and rejection of the “negative” politics of the Congress. Pradhan, who hails from the state, made the comments after arriving at the...

Bhubaneswar: The IMD Friday forecast the likely formation of a low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea, which could intensify into a depression over southeast Bay of Bengal around November 24. “A low-pressure area is likely to form over South Andaman Sea November 22 and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and several other leaders Friday paid rich tributes to freedom fighter Harekrishna Mahatab on his 126th birth anniversary. Majhi, Speaker Surama Padhy and Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida paid floral tributes at the statue...

Guwahati: India captain Shubman Gill was Friday released from the Test squad ahead of the second match against South Africa starting Saturday. Gill suffered a neck spasm while batting in the first innings of the opening Test in Kolkata and was hospitalised after sustaining a...

Perth: Veteran pacer Mitchell Starc tore through England’s top order in the first Test in Perth, snaring three early wickets and becoming just the 21st bowler – and the 13th Australian – to reach 100 Ashes wickets. He hit the milestone in only 23 Tests,...

Mumbai: A young boy from Cuttack, Odisha, has captured the internet's attention with his flawless dance moves, performing to the sensational track Janaab-e-Aali from Hrithik Roshan’s War 2. The video, which was filmed at an Upper Primary school in Badambadi, has garnered widespread praise and...

Rourkela/New Delhi: Researchers from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, have secured a patent for BHU-MANACHITRA, an autonomous real-time land mapping drone system, officials said. The developed system uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology to automatically generate land maps without requiring...

Baripada: The famous black tigers of Odisha have once again captured public attention after former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Sushant Nanda recently shared a striking photograph of a male black tiger roaming the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district. In his post, Nanda...