Khordha : On the occasion of holy Makar Sankranti, on Tuesday, Chilika MLA and Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan visited Ladukeswar Old Age Home in Banpur NAC and spends time with inmates. On this occasion, Minister inaugurated the new room for the inmates and also distributed blankets, clothes and fruits. He along with Banpur block…
Bhubaneswar, 11/12: Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the Ernst & Young new technology hub in Bhubaneswar. Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, strategy, transaction, and consulting services. Its new hub in Bhubaneswar is its 15th city of presence in India. It showcases the firm’s commitment…
Washington DC, 20/12: Elon Musk has stayed silent on whether he will remain the head of Twitter. The billionaire had asked his Twitter users Sunday whether he should step down as the leader of the social media site. More than 17 million votes were cast and delivered a clear verdict: 57.5% said he…
New Delhi, 16/3: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he has told Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that four ministers have made allegations against him and he has the right to respond to that in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Gandhi said he is hopeful though not…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed deep grief over the passing of former Keonjhar District BJP President and senior advocate Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan.In a condolence message, the Chief Minister said he was deeply saddened by the passing of Pradhan.Remembering Pradhan’s contribution, the CM noted that he had a distinct identity as a friendly, fearless,…
New Delhi, 24/4: An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said on Sunday. The explosion occurred late Friday at the illegal site between the southern oil states of Rivers and Imo, police said. “We recovered at least 80 badly burnt…
Mumbai, 23/7: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra is in the news these days for the Pornography Video Case. Raj Kundra was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on July 19, after the arrest of her husband, actress Shilpa Shetty has broken her silence for the first time and has taken the…
Hyderabad, 17/11: Vikram-S, the country’s first privately built rocket by a Hyderabad-based start-up, soared into the sky from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) spaceport in Sriharikota, in a giant leap for the fledgling private space sector in India. Vikram-S, named after the founder of the country’s space program, Dr Vikram Sarabhai, blasted…
Bengaluru, 26/5: More than 230 passengers and crew members aboard an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Chennai were evacuated at Kempegowda International Airport on Tuesday evening after smoke was detected inside the aircraft while it was preparing for departure.According to IndiGo, flight 6E 6017 was taxiing towards the runway when smoke was noticed in the…
Bhubaneswar: As part of its bid to empower women and make them self-reliant, Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco’s Hirakud unit in Odisha has launched a host of programmes including tailoring training through Project Preranato local girls in and around its plant periphery. The Sambalpur-based unit imparts tailoring training under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in…
