Bhubaneswar: The BJD Wednesday appointed its MP Manas Ranjan Mangaraj as party chief whip in Rajya Sabha. "Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, MP, Rajya Sabha is hereby appointed as chief whip of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Rajya Sabha with immediate effect," the party said in a...
University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified a list of fake universities in the country. The Commission has written to the state government departments of higher education, principal secretaries and states to take needed action against the fake institutions, a source said Tuesday. “I would like...
Palaces, with their grandeur and historical significance, have long been the focal points of tourist attractions around the world. While they serve as reminders of a bygone era, they also hold the potential to be catalysts for sustainable development, particularly in the realms of community...
New Delhi: China hopes to "accelerate" the resumption of practical cooperation with India and both sides have the "ability" to find a way for friendly coexistence and jointly create the 'Asian century', Charge d'Affaires at the Chinese embassy Ma Jia has said. At an event...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released the timetable for Odisha Civil Services (OCS) popularly known as Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) preliminary examination. According to the commission, preliminary examination will be conducted October 15 in five zones across the state. The notification issued by...
New York: The G20 summit under India's Presidency put the Sustainable Development Goals “front and centre” and underscored the dedication to accelerate their implementation, New Delhi's envoy here has said, emphasising that India's journey towards SDGs serves as an “inspiring example of determination and ingenuity.”...
Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the north Andaman sea and neighbourhood September 29, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar informed Saturday. Under its influence a low-pressure area is likely to form over north Andaman sea and adjoining east-central Bay of...
Rourkela: The number of scrub typhus cases in Sundargarh district is increasing on a daily basis. Even though the rate of new infections is slow, district officials are monitoring the situation closely, sources said Friday. Doctors said that implementation of proper preventive measures will certainly...
Washington: Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has called for declaring "economic independence" from China, for which he proposed a slew of measures including an expanded relationship with countries like India. In a major foreign policy speech in his home state Ohio Thursday, Ramaswamy also...
New Delhi: The Manipur government Friday told the Supreme Court that it has filed a status report on the issue of recovery of arms from "all sources" in the ethnic violence-hit state. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y...
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The decision taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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Through the 1990s and up until fairly recently, India insisted on something called de-hyphenation. The hyphen referred to was the...
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