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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon launch a programme for immunisation of girls against cervical cancer, a minister said. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said the proposed programme will focus on girls studying in schools and colleges to ward off the threat of...

Bhubaneswar: Cyber fraudsters have swindled Rs 125.63 crore from people of Odisha during the last three years (2021 to 2023), Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state Assembly Monday. While replying to a question from BJD legislator Prasanta Behera in the House, Majhi said...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to relax emergency measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) dealing with air pollution in the national capital till it noticed a downward trend in the AQI level. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka...

New Delhi: India is expected to seal separate contracts for the procurement of 26 naval variant Rafale fighter jets and three additional Scorpene submarines next month, Navy Chief Admiral DK Tripathi said Monday as he asserted that activities of the navies of China and Pakistan...

The Hague (Netherlands): The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history Monday, when it opened two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has been taking all measures to create awareness about AIDS and has set a goal to ensure no new cases of HIV infection by 2030, a minister said Sunday. Odisha has recorded around 50,000 active AIDS cases so far, Health and...

New Delhi: In the wee hours of November 24, while most people in India were fast asleep, a drama unfolded at a sprawling conference hall of the Olympic stadium in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. Diplomats from nearly 200 countries, civil society representatives and journalists had gathered...

Bengaluru: ISRO's trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will blast off from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh on December 4 carrying ESA's Proba-3 mission, the Indian space agency said Sunday. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 Mission is happening in collaboration with ISRO's commercial...

Indore: Deaths from AIDS in the country came down by 79 per cent while HIV infections fell by 44 per cent in 2023 when compared to 2010, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said Sunday. Speaking at a function here on the occasion of World AIDS...

New Delhi: The domestic startup ecosystem raised more than $145 million, as investor confidence is reviving in the country when it comes to VC funding. Publicly-listed gaming firm Nazara raised $101.3 million via a preferential share issue, led by investors like SBI Mutual Fund, Caratlane...