Puri: In the case of beef mixed mutton allegedly served at Jaya hotel, a roadside dhaba near Sakhigopal in Puri district of Odisha, recently, the two persons who had consumed the said mutton, visited Puri today and executed the rites of penance. They got themselves tonsured at the holy Narendra Pond, sought forgiveness before the…
Colombo, 16/5: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has run out of petrol and is unable to find dollars to finance essential imports, the new prime minister said Monday in an address to the nation. “We have run out of petrol… At the moment, we only have petrol stocks for a single day,” Ranil Wickremesinghe said,…
Jaipur: Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy and her daughter, Akshata Murthy share insights into their lives while discussing work-life management, childcare and cultural values, at an event titled ‘My Mother Myself’ in the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday. Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy were also present at the event….
Mumbai, 12/11:Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and five members of his team were stopped for an hour at the Mumbai airport by Customs officials for not paying Customs duty for six luxury watches as the payment facility was not operational in the early hours of Saturday, an official said. The incident occurred at…
Thiruvananthapuram:, 16/6 A day after his reference to former prime minister Indira Gandhi as “mother of India” received widespread attention, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified that he called the late leader the mother of the Congress party in the country and his remarks were misinterpreted.
Mumbai, 21/4: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the telecom arm of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd, reported a 13 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, led by the sustained growth in its user base. Jio, India’s biggest telecom carrier by subscribers, said net profit rose to Rupees 47.16 billion ($574.8 million) in…
Bhubaneswar, 13/8:Millions of people in the state now depend on handlooms. Weavers have been presenting the great cultural traditions of Odisha through handlooms all over the world through their skills and there is also a special demand for handlooms made in Odisha. But in the last two years, the handloom industry has been severely affected…
Bhubaneswar: Rain in North Odisha is continuing as an impact of the low pressure in Bay of Bengal. The rainfall is likely to continue till July 4.The low pressure developed over the north west Bay of Bengal and adjoining coast of Bangladesh. It will advance towards West and North west direction towards the Gangetic West Bengal…
New Delhi, 16/1: Led by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, Aam Aadmi Party MLAs marched to the Lieutenant Governor’s office on Monday to protest against alleged interference in the functioning of the city government. The march started after the Delhi Assembly was adjourned for the day. “It’s unfortunate that…
Mumbai, 7/11: Billionaire Binny Bansal is launching an AI-as-a-service startup that will target global customers, expanding to the fast-growing segment after making a fortune in Indian e-commerce. Bansal, who co-founded online retailer Flipkart and sold it to Walmart Inc., has hired 15 experts for the venture — mostly artificial intelligence scientists — and plans to…
