A Class IV girl student reportedly died amid a suspected diarrhoea outbreak in Odisha’s Rayagada district, triggering concern in the Bissamcuttack area. More than 30 students of the Nalini Vidya Mandir hostel at Hada Sinkula village under Chatikana panchayat reportedly fell ill after complaining of diarrhoea and vomiting. The affected students were rushed to the Bissamcuttack Community…
In a horrific road accident, five motorcyclists were killed and another sustained injuries after a speeding truck ran over them in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Saturday afternoon. According to reports, the truck bearing registration number OD-07-KD-7259 was moving in the wrong direction when it collided with three motorcycles heading towards Haladiapadar. The impact was severe, leaving five…
New York/New Delhi, 31/1: Billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, have agreed to receive a legal notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a civil fraud lawsuit alleging they misled investors about a bribery scheme, according to a court filing. The stipulation is subject to court approval. In a filing in…
Twenty women drivers holding valid Heavy Motor Vehicle (HMV) licences departed for Pune today to undergo a 14-day advanced training programme at the OEM EKKA Mobility plant. Sponsored and supported technically by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), the training will run from February 2 to February 15, focusing on electric bus handling, advanced driving…
Gold and silver prices continued their downward trend for the second straight day, bringing marginal relief to buyers ahead of the Union Budget. Both precious metals witnessed sharp corrections, with silver recording its steepest fall in the current decade. Market data shows that the decline has been significant across categories, impacting retail prices of both gold and silver. The…
More than 200 people died after the Rubaya coltan mine collapsed in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking one of the deadliest mining disasters in recent years.The collapse occurred on Wednesday, but the full scale of casualties became clear by Friday. Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of North Kivu,…
Thiruvananthapuram, 31/1: Sanju Samson would expect passionate home support to lift his game even as India fret over Axar Patel’s fitness when they wind up their T20 World Cup preparations in the fifth and final T20 International against New Zealand here on Saturday. India were in experimental mode in the fourth T20I at Visakhapatnam, sticking…
Mumbai, 31/1: Days after Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash at his hometown of Baramati, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has initiated the process to anoint his wife Sunetra Pawar as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister. If everything goes as per plan, Maharashtra will get its first woman deputy chief minister, over the weekend. The…
Melbourne, 30/1: Novak Djokovic foiled Jannick Sinner’s hat-trick bid to dethrone the two-time Australian Open defending champion and set up a mouthwatering title clash with Carlos Alcaraz. The Serb, who has not won any Major title since the 2023 US Open beat world No.2 Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a five-setter at the…
Bengaluru, 30/1: CJ Roy, the CEO of Confident Group, died on Friday after he shot himself near his office in Richmond Circle in Central Bengaluru. Officials from the Bengaluru police have been dispatched to the spot and a verification is underway. Sources said that Roy took the step following continuous Income Tax raids on him….
