Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia singer Geeta Pattnaik has been admitted to a private hospital in Cuttack after reportedly suffering a cerebral stroke on Thursday.According to reports, Patnaik attended a literary event as a guest in Bhubaneswar on Thursday and suddenly fell ill. She was rushed to Capital Hospital, where it was revealed that she had suffered…
A tragic accident occurred in Balasore district’s Soro area when a pilgrim bus travelling from West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh crashed on NH-16, killing the driver and leaving 14 passengers critically injured.The mishap took place near Bahanaga Bazaar on a bridge under Khantapada police limits. The bus carried over 50 pilgrims when the driver reportedly…
Bhubaneswar: Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Kanhu Charan Lenka breathed his last at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar at the age of 87.Lenka, who was born on March 2, 1939, had served as a Union Minister in the PV Narasimha Rao government and was a prominent leader of the Congress party in Odisha….
Dhaka, 13/2: After spending almost twenty years away from Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman has returned to find himself at the heart of the country’s biggest political shift in decades. Just weeks after coming back from self-imposed exile in London, he is now on track he is now on track to become Bangladesh’s next prime minister. Results…
Bengaluru, 13/2: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday cleared IPL matches at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium but will impose conditions. The cabinet has decided to allow IPL matches to be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. But conditions will be imposed and the order will be issued by the Home Department. The order will specify the conditions…
New Delhi, 12/2: Ahead of the French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit, the Defence Ministry on Thursday cleared the long awaited purchase of 114 Rafale combat jets from France in a whopping Rs 3.25 lakh crore government-to-government deal for the India Airforce that currently operates with a depleted squadron strength
Kolkata, 12/2: A nurse who had recovered from Nipah virus infection died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in West Bengal’s Barasat on Thursday, a state health department official said. The woman had been in a prolonged coma, which severely affected her immunity, and later developed a lung infection. She had been taken off…
New Delhi, 12/2: The median age for marriage among Indian singles has risen from 27 to 29 over the past decade, while the number of people seeking a second marriage has increased by “43 per cent”, reflecting shifting attitudes towards partner search and commitment, according to a report released on Thursday. The data-led report, “The…
Baripada: In a major crackdown ahead of the Manatri Jagar Mela, the Excise Department officials of Betnoti on Thursday seized a substantial quantity of spurious and banned liquor during a raid in Kainphulia village under Nadapur Panchayat, within the Baisinga Police Station limits of Betnoti block in Mayurbhanj district.Acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the illegal…
New Delhi, 12/2: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday approved Rs 3.60 lakh crore worth of capital acquisition proposals to enhance the combat readiness The DAC approved the procurement of 114 new Rafale aircraft, Combat Missiles and Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS) for the Indian Air Force, PTI reported.
