T20 World Cup 2026: Bangladesh firm on not travelling to India, ICC to take a final call

Dhaka, 22/1:Bangladesh have decided not to travel to India for the ensuing ICC T20 Word Cup 2026, effectively ruling out their participation in the marquee tournament. This follows the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to stick to the original schedule as they had rejected Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to shift the national team’s matches…

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Tata Steel Kalinganagar: Nine Years of Growth and Positive Impact on Odisha

November 18, 2024:  For nine years, the Tata Steel Kalinganagar plant has been a beacon of progress in Odisha, transforming the industrial landscape and significantly impacting millions of lives. The state-of-the-art facility, one of India’s largest steel plants, is a testament to successful industrial development, seamlessly integrating economic growth with social responsibility and environmental stewardship. …

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Axiom-4: Shubhanshu Shukla, crew dock at International Space Station

Chennai, 26/6: Indian Air Force’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla created history on Thursday as the spacecraft carrying him docked at the International Space Station (ISS) along with three astronauts from the US, Poland, and Hungary. Dragon spacecraft owned by SpaceX, which lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US at 12.01 PM IST…

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128 killed in Nepal earthquake; tremors felt across parts of north India

New Delhi, 4/11: At least 128 people were killed and several others injured when a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted western Nepal’s remote mountainous region just before midnight on Friday. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with an epicentre in Jajarkot district was recorded at 11:47 pm. The impact of…

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Increase in the PGDS scholarship amount to Rs. 6 LAKHS per recipient

Bhubaneswar, 12/9:Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) announces an increase in the Prof. Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education to Rs. 6 LAKHS per recipient. This enhanced limit is effective from year 2022 for fresh awardees. The annual PGDS scholarship is awarded to six meritorious students’ (domicile of Odisha) to facilitate higher education in the…

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Change in Weekly Off Day for Puri–Rourkela–Puri Vande Bharat Express

Bhubaneswar : The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced a change in the weekly off day for the 20836/20835 Puri–Rourkela–Puri Vande Bharat Express. Effective from 03rd June 2025, the train will now remain cancelled on Tuesdays instead of Saturdays. Accordingly, the train will start running on Saturdays from 07th June 2025 onward. Please note that there is no change in the…

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