New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld the judgement passed by the Orissa High Court quashing a resolution of the state government regarding quota in promotion of SCs/STs. The apex court has made it clear that reservation in promotion of scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled...
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday said a low pressure area is very likely to develop over south Andaman Sea and adjourning southeast Bay of Bengal around April 29. After formation of the low pressure area, the system is likely to become more marked...
In the trying times of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, some robots have actually turned friends for healthcare workers. A cylindrical robot rolls into a treatment room to help workers take temperatures and check BP of patients. Another robot that looks like a pair of large fluorescent lights...
New Delhi: India’s World Cup-winning former opener Gautam Gambhir performed the last rites of his deceased domestic help. He did so after her mortal remains could not be sent to her home in Odisha due to lockdown. Gambhir, also a Lok Sabha from the BJP,...
Puri: Amid uncertainty over this year’s Rath Yatra, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief Krishan Kumar along with Puri Collector Balwant Singh, Thursday, met Gobardhan Peeth Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati here. The SJTA chief and the Collector held a closed door meeting with Shankaracharya. The meeting...
The Centre is planning to manufacture thousands of wristbands that will monitor the locations and temperatures of coronavirus patients and help perform contact tracing. The wristband project aims to track quarantined patients and assist the health workers and those delivering essential services. India is ramping...
Beijing: China dismissed Wednesday as nothing short of absurdity and violation of sovereignty the lawsuit filed by the US state of Missouri. The lawsuit has alleged that Beijing suppressed COVID-19 information, arrested whistle-blowers and denied its contagious nature. This lead to the loss of life...
Bhubaneswar: Several retired police officers, including some former directors general of police (DGPs), have written to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appreciating the service rendered by the Odisha Police during the lockdown over coronavirus. Former IPS officers and DGPs Sarat Chandra Misra, Amiya Bhushan Tripathy, Nimai...
A study has revealed that using paper towels to dry hands is substantially more effective than jet dryers for removing viruses, including the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Hand drying is important to minimise the spread of dangerous microbes since failure to remove them increases...
Experts have warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a ‘profound and pervasive impact’ on global mental health as billions struggle to cope with isolated living and anxiety spikes. A team of 24 experts, through a paper published in Lancet Psychiatry, have suggested...
Three months after Islamist insurgents seized control of Syria, toppling the long-standing regime of Bashar al-Assad, terrible violence seems to...
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Some problems humanity has created together and must tackle together. Some problems are created locally. Climate change is something that...
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Well, here’s a financial thriller twist no one saw coming—a Mumbai court has ordered an FIR against former SEBI chief...
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The end of Pax Americana is clearly in sight. While this has long been the goal of many leftists battling...
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