Washington DC, 30/9: Robert F Kennedy Jr on Friday hinted strongly that he would run for president on a third-party ticket instead of continuing his long-shot Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden, a move that would set off alarms among Democrats worried about its potential to create chaos in November 2024. Kennedy, in a…
Washington DC, 30/3: Indian American businessman Ramesh Bhutada has donated $1 million to the Florida-based Hindu University of America, the only institution in the US whose mission is to provide education based on Hindu philosophy. This is the highest donation received by the Hindu University of America (HUA) which was established in 1989…
Bhubaneswar, 12/3 (AO Bureau)This year, as in previous years, students in first to eighth grades will pass without exams. Students will be admitted to the upper classes without an annual examination. The Department of Mass Education is reportedly preparing for the outbreak. With just a month to go before the start of the new school…
Washington DC, 22/7: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a phased tariff regime on imported generic medicines, introducing steep duties from August 2028 in a move aimed at shifting pharmaceutical manufacturing to the United States. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said imported generic drugs would continue to attract a zero per cent…
New Delhi, 25/2: Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta expelled 12 AAP MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, from the House for the day for raising slogans during Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena’s address on Tuesday. Among the AAP MLAs expelled were Atishi, Gopal Rai, Veer Singh Dhingan, Mukesh Ahlawat, Chaudhary Zubair Ahmed, Anil Jha, Vishesh Ravi…
Poonch, 20/4: In a shock development , Five Army soldiers were killed on Thursday after their vehicle caught fire while moving from Bhimber Gali to Sangiot in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. An Army official said the incident took place at around 3 pm. “Today, at about 1500 hours, one vehicle of the…
Bhubaneswar, 15/1 (AO Bureau): The number of Coronavirus cases is kept on increasing day by day in Odisha. 186 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The Coronavirus cases tally reached 3,32,949. The Corona positive cases have been detected in 26 districts. 108 cases have been reported from different…
New Delhi: President of India Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the envoys of four countries during a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. Diplomats from Lao PDR, Congo, Namibia and Guinea-Bissau presented their credentials to the President.Vithaya Xayavong, Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, presented her credentials to the President. India’s bilateral…
Mumbai, 21/10: A special court of NDPS has extended till October 30 the judicial custody of Aryan Khan, son of actor Shahrukh Khan, who was arrested in connection with the discovery of drugs on a cruise ship. The judicial custody of Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, who were arrested along with Aryan Khan, has also…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain/ thundershowers accompanied by lightning in 20 districts of Odisha on Tuesday and Wednesday.A yellow alert for rain has been issued in north and south Odisha for Tuesday due to the possibility of lightning and rain. The yellow warning is in place in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar,…
