New York: Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for backing the US-led peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, and urged more countries to support the initiative. The announcement came a day after US President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point peace plan at the White…
Bhubaneswar, 5/1 (AO Bureau): The Schools In Odisha are set to open from January 8 for Class 10 and class 12. According to the School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash, there will be no further reduction in syllabus. Previously, the syllabus has been reduced by 30 percent. The Minister said “The Principal Secretary…
Hindi film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect on Thursday won the National Award for best feature film, while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the best actress prize for their roles in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively. South superstar Allu Arjun bagged best actor award. The National Awards for 2021 were announced by filmmaker Ketan Mehta…
Six people died when a propane-butane cylinder exploded in a restaurant in the northwest Czech city of Most, setting the building on fire, emergency services said on Sunday. “The fire spread extremely fast after a gas heater was probably knocked over,” the local fire service posted on X. Eight people were injured in the fiery…
Narayanpur, 21/5: More than 26 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests along the border of Narayanpur-Bijapur districts in Chhattisgarh, officials said on Wednesday. A ‘supporter’ of police was killed and a police jawan was injured in the gunfight, they said.
Mumbai, 31/8: Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli was on Monday sent to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) custody till September 1, following the seizure of drugs from his residence in Mumbai. NCB has also arrested two drug smugglers by raiding in Juhu area today. He was arrested along with MD. In this episode, NCB, looking for evidence,…
Gurugram, 1/3: A man has been arrested on the charges of stealing flower pots arranged by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) near Shankar Chowk as part of the preparations for the G-20 conference. The accused has been identified as Manmohan, 45, who is a property dealer and a resident of Gandhi Nagar…
Mumbai, 18/2: Indian conglomerate Vedanta has earmarked $15 billion (Rs 1.11 lakh crore) for a foray into the electronic chip and display manufacturing space, and plans to scale up the investment to as much as $20 billion (Rs 1.49 lakh crore), a senior company official said. Vedanta’s group firm Avanstrate, which will spearhead…
New Delhi, 27/5: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s close aide Bibhav Kumar will approach the high court after a city court rejected his bail plea in Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ case, AAP said on Monday. A court here on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Kumar who is accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati…
In a major development,Bikunja Biswal, GRS, Labanyadeipur GP, Kaptipada Block, Dist- Mayurbhanj has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe Rs 5000/- from a Complainant for issuance of job cards. The entire bribe money has been recovered from Sri Biswal and seized. Following trap, simultaneous searches have been launched on properties of…
