Bhubaneswar, August A delegation of teachers from Bhutan, who are on a seven-day visit to KIIT and KISS as part of the Cambridge Education Academic Immersion Programme, paid a courtesy visit to KIIT and KISS Founder Dr Achyuta Samanta today. The delegation from the Department of School Education under Bhutan’s Ministry of Education and Skills Development…
Mumbai: Reality star Munawar Faruqui has opened up about his approach to competition, saying he is strategic but does not manipulate people for his own benefit. Asked if he considers yourself naturally competitive or you have become more strategic over the period of time, Munawar told the media: “No. Of course, I’m very strategic in life as well….
Kolkatta, 19/7: At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and six injured in an early Wednesday fire at a dingy five-storey building housing hotels on Mirza Galib Street in central Kolkata. Five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze that erupted around 1:45 am. Police and Disaster Management Department…
Soro: A case of one-sided love turned violent has been reportedly witnessed in Balasore district of Odisha recently in which a youth allegedly attacked a lady school teacher and her family members. As he attacked with a sharp weapon, five people got seriously injured.According to allegations, the accused has been identified as Pruthviraj Kar of…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday apprehended Madhusmita Mohanty, Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Sadar, Baleshwar, while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a vehicle owner for processing pending bills related to the hire charges of his vehicle.According to an official Vigilance statement, Mohanty was also holding the additional charge of CDPO,…
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Tuesday urged corporate leaders to look beyond statutory compliance and view Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an opportunity to become responsible partners in Odisha’s development.Addressing the Bridge Bharat Conclave 2026 and National Seminar on “Corporate Social Responsibility: Emerging Issues & Challenges” in Bhubaneswar, Kambhampati said CSR has evolved beyond…
New Delhi, 18/8: After multiple exam paper leaks and other irregularities, the Centre on Tuesday announced a major overhaul of the examination systems at the National Testing Agency (NTA). The changes include a four-tier paper-checking process, removal of 600 experts along with onboarding of new ones and CISF-secured offices.
Bhopal, 18/8: A series of text messages sent by former model and actor Twisha Sharma, including a chilling note to her sister-in-law that her husband had crossed “all limits” and made her feel suffocated, form the backbone of the CBI’s chargesheet in her death probe, officials said. Some of the forensic reports are still awaited,…
New Delhi, 18/8: The controversial PM-CARES fund collected Rs 1,162.92 crore as donation from within and outside the country in 2023-24 and 2024-25 but spent just Rs 16.47 crore during this period, according to audit reports. In 2024-25, the fund collected Rs 479.97 crore as donations while it spent just Rs 87.85 lakh on children…
New Delhi, 18/8: The BJP on Monday announced a fresh social media team, headed by Deepak Mhaskey and dropping Amit Malviya in a massive organisational reshuffle. However, hours after the announcement, the X handles of the five leaders have either been deactivated.made private or the posts have been deleted, giving rise to curious questions.While, the…
