Islamabad, 17/1: A Pakistan court on Friday found former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi guilty of corruption in the 190 million pounds al-Qadir Trust case and sentenced them to 14 and seven years in prison respectively. Judge Nasir Javed Rana of the anti-corruption court announced the verdict that had been deferred…
Angul: Two female employees of a private school in Angul district of Odisha has brought sexual abuse allegations against a senior staff of the school. A complaint has been filed in the police complaint in this regard. As per reports, two female employees of a private school in Panchamahala area of Angul district have alleged…
Haridwar, 27/7: At least six devotees were killed and over two dozen injured, some seriously, in a stampede at the famous Mansa Devi Temple at Haridwar in Uttarakhand on Sunday morning. Haridwar police chief Premendra Singh Dobal said that 35 injured devotees were admitted to the hospital where six succumbed to their injuries. The critically…
Puri: Babusaan, the Odia film actor and son of late actor Uttam Mohanty has visited Puri today for ‘Asthi Bisarjan’. This rites will be executed at the Swetaganga tank in the holy town. As per reports, Babusaan is present at the Swetaganga pond in Puri of Odisha today along with wife Trupti, relatives and others. He…
Melbourne, 23/10: Its unblemished record of success against the arch-rivals at the marquee ICC events a thing of the past, a hurt Indian team will be desperate for revenge against a high-quality Pakistan side in a sell-out Super 12 clash of the T20 World Cup, here on Sunday. While rain is threatening to…
Beijing, 31/5 (AO Bureau): Experts have been continuously raising concerns about the rate of population growth in China. Concerns increased further after the recently released population growth data. According to these figures, the rate of population growth in China last year has been the lowest since the 1960s. In view of this, China has relaxed…
Bhubaneswar, 8/4:Chief Minister Mr Naveen Patnaik, hosted a roundtable discussion in Kyoto with a focus on opportunities for collaboration between Japan and Odisha in Tourism and Sports. The discussion was attended by major tour operators and representatives of the hospitality sector from Japan as well as participation from various Japanese sports associations and representatives from…
Ahmedabad, 17/7: A new video has surfaced showing panicked residents of the BJ Medical College (BJMC) in Ahmedabad jumping off or attempting to leap from the balcony of a five-storey building when the Air India flight AI-171 slammed into their campus on June 12. In one of the frames of the chilling video, a woman…
Sriharikota, 6/7: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch Chandrayaan-3 on July 14, from Sriharikota. The national space agency on Thursday announced a 2.35-pm launch for the lunar mission, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. ISRO Chairman S Somanath had earlier said that the launch was being planned during a July 12-19 window. …
LA, 11/3: British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan won his first Academy Award on Sunday, clinching best director for his historical drama Oppenheimer about the man behind the development of the atomic bomb during World War Two. Nolan had been favored to win the Oscar after earning best director awards at the Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics Choice…
