Canberra, 29/10: Australian captain Mitchell March won the toss and put Suryakumar Yadav-led India to bat first in the opening match of the five-match T20 series at Canberra on Wednesday (October 29). India have relied on their traditional strength in the shortest format by having all three spinners — Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep…
Pune, 16/3: The Maharashtra government has introduced a dress code for school teachers in the state, disallowing them to wear t-shirts, jeans or any other shirt having designs and pictures. The teachers can now use the prefix ‘Tr’ before their names. According to a government resolution (GR) issued by the School Education Department on Friday,…
Washington DC, 116/1: Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high enough in the Republican Party’s first nominating contest in Iowa. Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old born in Ohio to immigrant parents from southern India,…
Lucknow, 19/1: A formal introduction of her 26-year-old nephew in a party meeting two days ago has set the rumour mills whirring that Mayawati may soon introduce Ishan Anand into politics to reinvigorate her flagging party. On January 16, a day after her 69th birthday, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief introduced her second nephew, Ishan…
Bhubaneswar: Dhanteras, a festival traditionally celebrated in North India, has gained widespread acceptance in Odisha, particularly among the younger generation. This auspicious day, marking the beginning of Diwali festivities is now observed with great enthusiasm across the state. Historically, Odias celebrate Akshaya Tritiya as the primary festival for buying new possessions. However, with changing times,…
Lakhimpur Kheri, 1/6: BKU leader Dilbag Singh, a witness in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was allegedly attacked by two unidentified men here, police said on Wednesday The attack took place Tuesday night when the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Tikait) district president was returning home from Aliganj- Muda road in Gola kotwali area in…
Bhubaneswar, :The Odisha government has adopted a three-prong programme to ensure agricultural growth and to multiply farmers’ income, the state’s Principal Secretary in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Mr. Suresh Kumar Vashishth said on Wednesday. The biggest need today was to empower the farmers as 90 per cent of the farming community in…
New Delhi, 31/3: Stepping up the attack against the government over steep hike in fuel prices, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the rise in petrol and diesel prices has been unprecedented and demanded its roll back. Leading a protest by Congress MPs on the issue at Vijay Chowk here, he said…
Kabul, 2/9: An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic said. At least 21 people were hurt. The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in the western city of Herat during Friday noon…
Bhubaneswar: In a case of forgery and loot, a woman was arrested by the Bhubaneswar cyber police for allegedly looting Rs 8.75 lakh. The woman has been identified as Sanjukta Bhuyan. She projected herself as a police official and extorted Rs 8.75 lakh from a man she befriended on social media platform Facebook. The man has…
