Nabarangpur/Daringbadi: A severe shortage of petrol and diesel disrupted normal life across Nabarangpur town and parts of Kandhamal district on Wednesday, triggering long queues and affecting transportation, trade and agriculture.Out of seven petrol pumps in Nabarangpur, only one was operational, even though stocks of 29,339 litres of petrol and 33,371 litres of diesel were reportedly available…
Canada, 2/8:Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada. The decision is a fallout of a legislation passed by Canadian parliament that would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet and Meta to negotiate commercial deals and pay…
New Delhi, 26/12: BJP collected Rs 2,604.74 crore in donations in contributions of Rs 20,000 or above in 2023-24, which was nine times more than what Congress received in the fiscal that saw major Assembly elections and preparations for Lok Sabha polls. While BJP’s collection through donations from individuals, corporates and electoral trusts were three…
Bhubaneswar : The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced a change in the weekly off day for the 20836/20835 Puri–Rourkela–Puri Vande Bharat Express. Effective from 03rd June 2025, the train will now remain cancelled on Tuesdays instead of Saturdays. Accordingly, the train will start running on Saturdays from 07th June 2025 onward. Please note that there is no change in the…
New Delhi, 25/7: Four Congress MPs were suspended from Lok Sabha for the rest of the session for displaying placards and disrupting proceedings despite a warning by Speaker Om Birla. Amid continuous disruptions, the Chair named Congress MPs Manickam Tagore, TN Prathapan, Jothimani and Ramya Haridas. Later, Parliamentary Affair Minister Pralhad Joshi…
The mega auction of IPL 2025 has ended recently. While the fortunes of some players have opened up in the player buyout, some players have been disappointed. Today we will talk about one such player who was unsold in the IPL Mega Auction. In T20 cricket, he has done something that surprised everyone. In the…
Sydney, 10/2 (AO Bureau)In a big development, India faced its second consecutive disappointing result in the Australian Open Tennis Tournament. The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Ben McLachlan lost in the first round of the men’s doubles on Wednesday against Ji Sung Naim and Min-Kyu Song. Bopanna and his Japanese partner lost 4-6 6-7 in…
New Delhi, 27/7: Political excitement has started regarding the assembly elections of five states to be held in 2022. Congress is also engaged in strategy regarding these elections. Meanwhile, the discussions of election strategist Prashant Kishor joining the Congress have come to an end. Actually Prashant Kishor himself has said in this matter that he…
Kashmir, 14/9: Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said Article 370 was not an obstacle in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, and claimed that the erstwhile state had performed better that the national average on 30 indices. The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir also claimed that he never ruled out…
Bangalore, 23/5: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to cancel the Diplomatic Passport of MP Prajwal Revanna “along with prompt and concerted actions to secure his return to India,” news agency ANI reported. Shameful that Prajwal Revanna…fled the country on 27th April 2024 to Germany using his diplomatic passport…
