New Delhi, 22/9: Centre on Friday strongly protested China’s decision to issue invalid visas to some of its athletes for the Asian Games, foreign ministry said in a statement, a day before the competition begins in Hangzhou. The three athletes, competing as wushu fighters from Arunachal Pradesh, were issued stapled visas instead of stamped ones,…
New Delhi, 10/2: After a gap of five years, India and China will resume direct flight services by the end of this month as part of efforts to rebuild their ties that came under severe strain following the border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The announcement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came a month…
Bhubaneswar, 8/5: The storm in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone on Sunday, packing wind speed of more than 75 kmph, and is expected to get stronger, the weather office said. However, it is expected to fizzle out next week without making a landfall. Under the influence of the cyclone, northern…
The legal troubles of controversial performer Nisha Maharana deepened today as she appeared before the SDJM Court in Bolangir following a conditional anticipatory bail granted by the High Court.Maharana, known for her provocative dance performances at various opera pendals across Odisha, had been booked by police after staging an obscene dance show at Chandanhbati village’s…
Ladakh, 21/2: The Union Territory of Ladakh has created history by successfully conducting its maiden 21-km trail running event in sub-zero temperature at 13,862 feet high Pangong Tso, which was registered in Guinness world record as the world’s highest frozen lake half marathon. Spread across the border of India and China, the 700-square kilometer Pangong…
Cuttack, 3/3: In a big development, Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is all set to host a T20I match against South Africa in June this year. As per Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) sources, BCCI has allotted a match of the five-match T20I series against the visitors to the historical stadium in the State. The series…
Beijing, 1/10: India earned their best-ever finish in the Asian Games men’s badminton competition as they finished with a silver after losing the final to China. Indian team was hampered by an injury to star shuttler H S Prannoy but did well to win the first two games only for China to win the next…
Bangalore, 13)3: Shares of Tech Mahindra Ltd surged nearly 10 per cent on Monday after the Indian information technology services firm appointed Infosys Ltd veteran Mohit Joshi as its new managing director and chief executive officer. Joshi has been with rival Infosys for 22 years, and is currently the president at the company. He will…
Jajpur: A minor tribal girl of the Kalia Pani area in Odisha’s Jajpur district was allegedly sold in Madhya Pradesh and later married by the buyer. Her family has lodged a complaint with the police. According to reports, two sisters from Sansailo village under Sukinda police limits allegedly conspired to sell the girl. The younger sister,…
Los Angeles: Firefighters continued to work overnight to contain wildfires in greater Los Angeles, with “particularly dangerous” winds warning in effect through Wednesday. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions will continue for coastal Southern California including the areas of the wildfires in Los Angeles County, said the US National Weather Service (NWS) on Tuesday….
