Rourkela: In a major accident at Rourkela Steel Plant, as many as five employees including an official were injured due to an explosion at the SMS-1 unit, on Saturday. The workers reportedly sustained severe burns from hot molten steel. Apart from the officer, the injured include two permanent employees and a contractual worker.All the injured…
New Delhi, 30/1: Nobody is above the law in this country, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed in a dispute between a man and his estranged wife, an IPS officer. Justices B R Gavai, Augustine George Masih and K Vinod Chandran made the remark after the man’s counsel raised an apprehension that he would be…
Cape Town, 23/2: India crashed out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, after suffering a 5-run loss against holders Australia in the semi-finals at Cape Town’s Newlands Cricket Ground on Thursday. Opting to bat first, the Aussies put out a 173-run target for the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side, owing to a brilliant performance with…
New Delhi, 1/7 (AO Bureau): Indian Army Chief MM Naravane has said that the easy availability of drones has posed new challenges for the security forces. This statement of the Army Chief has come after the attack on Jammu Air Force Station on June 27. For the first time in India, drones have been used…
New Delhi, 8/4: Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 93 lakh on Axis Bank for various violations, including those related to KYC guidelines. The central bank has also slapped a fine of Rs 90 lakh on IDBI Bank. A monetary penalty of Rs 93…
London, 7/5: The United Kingdom court has rejected Nirav Modi’s fresh bail plea due to a ‘real, substantial’ flight risk, news agency PTI reported.
Bhubaneswar: A glitch in the Odisha matric question paper has been reported. Questions carrying 4 marks have not been printed in the Set C question paper. According to information, four marks were missing from the Set C question paper in the Matric exam today. The Set C of the science papers did not have four…
Berhampur: At least 22 persons have been arrested for attacking police personnel in Ganjam district of Odisha on Monday. The incident took place in the Pati Sunapur village under Golanthara Police Station limits in the district. As per reports, there is a tussle between two groups over the Thakurani Yatra. One group wanted to organise on…
Bikaner, 8/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated and laid the foundation stones of development projects worth more than Rs 24,300 crore in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district. Modi dedicated to people the six-lane greenfield expressway section of the Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor, the first phase of the Inter-State Transmission Line for the Green Energy Corridor, a…
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated that a low pressure area is likely to form over Andaman Sea around November 30. The system will become more marked and move west-northwestwards by December 2. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea during this period. The Special Relief Commissioner’s office issued an advisory…
