Washington,DThe Omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the WHO said on Friday, as authorities worldwide rushed to stem the spread of the heavily mutated Covid-19 strain. The United States and Australia became the latest countries to confirm their first locally transmitted cases of the variant,…
Bhubaneswar: A house owner was allegedly beaten on the road in the K4 area of Kalinga Vihar under the Tamando Police Station limits in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The incident occurred when the tenants had gone out to visit puja pandals, leaving a young woman alone in the house. The house owner allegedly misbehaved with the woman, triggering…
New Delhi, 30/9:Congress presidential poll candidate Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he is aware of his underdog tag and talk of an ‘official candidate’ in some quarters but he has been told by the Gandhi family repeatedly that they are “neither directly nor indirectly” backing anyone. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, however, asserted that he remains convinced…
Subarnapur, 30/7—- Subarnapur District Excise Mobile Unit and Birmaharajpur Excise Police Station conducted raids at Ulunda Police Station S. Patrapali and Birmaharajpur Police Station Raksa Chhak on Tuesday to prevent ganja smuggling. 4 people have been arrested in two separate cases. In both the incidents, 5 quintals of ganja, one pickup van and one car…
Mumbai, 6/10: The country’s new scheduled airline Akasa Air is “well capitalised” and will allow carrying of domesticated dogs and cats onboard along with passengers from November, according to its senior executives. The airline, which began operations on August 7, also plans to launch international operations in the second half of next year….
New Delhi,15/2 (Ao Bureau): In a major development, three people are arrested for cheating Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter, said Delhi Police officials. She was duped of ₹ 34,000 on February 7 while trying to sell a second-hand sofa online. According to reports “Three accused named Sajid, Kapil, and Manvendra have been arrested for…
Dhamra, : On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Odisha linguistic province, Odisha Day was celebrated with great pomp at Dhamra Port. A grand program was organized at the port premises, attended by the Chief Executive Officer of the port, Devendra Thakar, Chief Operating Officer Sanjib Gupta, Department Heads and…
New Delhi, 31/8: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched a strategic initiative that allows verified employers, including central government and private organisations, to connect with top talent from India’s most competitive examinations, officials saidon Thursday. UPSC’s ‘Pratibha Setu’, which was earlier known as Public Disclosure Scheme (PDS), provides access to the details of…
Mumbai, 16/1: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was injured after an intruder attacked him with a knife at his residence in Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. Khan was hospitalised and required a surgery following the incident which took place at around 2.30 am at his house. There was an attempted burglary…
New Delhi, 25/8: After the Taliban’s occupation of Afghanistan, everyone wants to know whether the Indian government will hold talks with the new government of Afghanistan under Taliban rule? After the withdrawal of Taliban after 20 years, will the Indian government now approach the Taliban? Sources said that after the formation of the new government…
