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New Delhi: Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Monday, leaving people gasping for breath with itchy eyes and sore throats as the Air Quality Index stood at 494, the second-worst in the last six years. Doctors raised concerns about health risks, cautioning that...

Bhubaneswar: A team of experts of AIIMS Bhubaneswar successfully saved the life of a 24-year-old man after his heart had stopped beating for nearly 90 minutes using a special resuscitation procedure — eCPR, marking a milestone in Odisha's medical history, doctors said Monday. This life-saving...

New Delhi: As India's electronics industry witnesses unprecedented growth, it is set to create 12 million (1.2 crore) jobs at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25-30 per cent, according to a report Monday. The projections indicate the creation of 12 million jobs, encompassing...

Baku (Azerbaijan): At COP29 in Baku, India expressed frustration with developed countries for not seriously discussing how to support climate action in developing nations, saying it is impossible to tackle climate change without financial and technological help. Delivering a statement in the closing plenary of...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday urged Singapore-based Orind Singapore Pte Ltd to set up its unit in Odisha. A high-level delegation led by Majhi is on a four-day official visit to Singapore to woo investors. He met Ravin Jhunjhunwala, chairman of Orind Singapore...

New Delhi/Balasore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile off the Odisha coast. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday, in a post on X, announced the significant achievement and said that this has put...

New Delhi: The Indian startup ecosystem raised more than $182 million in funding this week, a substantial gain from last week’s $138 million funding. At least 24 Indian startups secured nearly $182.62 million, led by three growth-stage deals and 19 early-stage deals. Rural household-focused platform...

Baku: Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks. The demonstration in Baku, Azerbaijan will be echoed at sites around the...

New York: Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms. Researchers analysed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a...

New Delhi: Automobile retail sales in India rose 12 per cent year-on-year to 42,88,248 units in the 42-day-long festive period this year, dealer's body FADA said on Friday. The overall automotive registrations in the festive period of the last year stood at 38,37,040 units. "We...