Sriharikota, 28/8: After the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, ISRO on Monday announced that India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1 to study the Sun will be launched on September 2 at 11.50 am from Sriharikota spaceport. Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to provide remote observations of the solar corona and in-situ observations of the solar wind…
Jharsuguda, 19 July 2025: Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (OPGC) has soared to the 2nd spot among all state sector power plants in India in FY 2024-25—thanks to a stellar Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 83.80%. This achievement not only places OPGC at 19th position in thermal power generation across all Indian power plants but also marks a…
Srinagar, 19/10: The political temperature in Jammu and Kashmir is rising as parties prepare for the Rajya Sabha elections on October 24 and assembly bypolls in Budgam and Nagrota on November 11. The coming weeks are expected to be a test of strength for regional and national players alike. The ruling National Conference (NC) has…
Colombo, 7/7:The long-running dispute between the Sri Lanka Cricket Board and its cricketers over the contract took a new turn when senior player Angelo Mathews hinted at retiring. This development has happened before the limited overs series against India (India vs Sri Lanka) starting on July 13. Among the current players, the senior-most Mathews and…
New Delhi, 27/4: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre if it could find ways to give same-sex couples basic social benefits, like joint bank accounts or nominating a partner in insurance policies, even without legal recognition of their marital status. The top court noted the Centre’s “powerful” contention that legal sanction for same-sex…
Kendrapara, June 6: A 27-year-old youth was found hanging inside the Kendrapara Collectorate premises on Saturday, triggering allegations of administrative harassment over a land dispute. The deceased has been identified as Srichandan Das alias Kalia, son of Bharat Das of Basulai village in Kendrapara town.According to police, Kalia allegedly hanged himself using a gamucha from…
Amarnath,26/7: Heavy rains in the Amarnath shrine area triggered flash floods on Tuesday and security forces evacuated 4,000 Yatris to safety, officials said. Police sources said heavy rains occurred in Amarnath shrine area in the afternoon. “Alert security forces deployed in the area swung into action immediately and evacuated 4,000 Yatris to safety,” a…
New Delhi, 26/4: The mayoral election in Delhi on Wednesday will be a direct contest between incumbent Shelly Oberoi from AAP and BJP leader Shikha Rai. The polling will be held at the Civic Centre — the headquarters of the MCD. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is the ruling party in the Municipal Corporation of…
Jajpur: A passenger bus caught fire today after hitting a bike in Jajpur district of Odisha. A man and his wife was on the bike. Both of them have been killed in this accident that took place near Chhatia. The bus was going from Bhubaneswar to Balasore.The identity of the deceased couple is yet to be…
Jammu: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer allegedly shot himself dead on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. Officials said that Rajnath Prasad (55), CRPF assistant sub-inspector (ASI), a resident of Bihar, allegedly shot himself in the chest inside a makeshift CRPF picket along the Tarakote route leading to Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine…
