25-year-old Sonia Behera from Jharsuguda district has become the first woman from the state to secure admission to the prestigious three-year Diploma in Dramatics programme at the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi.Bhubaneswar: In a proud moment for Odisha, 25-year-old Sonia Behera from Jharsuguda district has become the first woman from the state to…
Bhubaneswar, January 09, 2026:Indian Railways honoured 100 outstanding employees and officers with the prestigious 70th Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar–2025 at a grand ceremony held at the India International Convention & Expo Centre (Yashobhoomi), Dwarka, New Delhi. The awards were presented by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology,…
New Delhi, 1/2: Presented on Sunday for the first time and prepared in a new office but printed in the press in the old office, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman created Parliamentary records when she presented her ninth consecutive budget Nirmala, India’s only second woman Finance Minister after Indira Gandhi, had presented the budgets on Saturday…
New Delhi, 19/3: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said that Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu has assured him that once it receives the feasibility report from the state, the Centre will grant all required permissions for the second airport in Bengaluru. Shivakumar, who met Naidu in New Delhi and…
New Delhi, 17/4: The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on Monday its order on a plea seeking cancellation of bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana is likely to pronounce its verdict at 10.30…
New Delhi, 23/5: India will allow the export of cough syrups only after samples are tested in a government laboratory, a government notice showed on Tuesday, after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan. Any cough syrup must have a certificate of analysis issued by a…
New Delhi, 27/7: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said the suspension of Opposition MPs can be revoked by the Chair if they apologise and assure they would not show placards in the House. As many as 24 opposition MPs – 20 from the Rajya Sabha and four from the Lok Sabha – have…
Assam, 16/3: The first case of H3N2 influenza was detected in Assam, and the Health Department was keeping a close watch on the situation, an official bulletin said. According to the bulletin issued by the National Health Mission, Assam on Wednesday night, a confirmed case of H3N2 influenza was detected. “The Health…
Chennai, 7/10: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has emerged as the favourite for the party’s presidential poll among the cadres in Tamil Nadu after a majority shunned a meeting called by fellow contestant Shashi Tharoor. Of the 710 voters in the Congress electoral college from Tamil Nadu, a handful attended the meeting convened by Tharoor…
New Delhi, 15/1: The Union Home Ministry has authorised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for his alleged involvement in money laundering related to the liquor scam case, ANI reported citing sources. This comes ahead of…
