Mumbai: In a close finish Odisha failed to defend the score of 167 as Saurashtra won by two wickets in Women’s U-23 One-day Trophy, being played at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana here on Saturday. Put in to bat, Subhra Nirjharini Swain scored an unbeaten 54 off 84 balls while Kusum Tiriya chipped in with a 90-ball…
Bhubaneswar: Odia needs the support of all stakeholders to bloom, speakers at a discourse on Odia language, literature and culture said on Sunday. The two-day event is being held at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) in the backdrop of the first World Odia Language Conference organised by the department of Odia…
Sambalpur: The Gorakhpur-Hatia Maurya Express will now run up to Sambalpur, said union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently. The minister made the announcement while inspecting the Sambalpur Railway Station. He said the extension of Gorakhpur-Hatia Express will provide travel facility to the passengers of this region, especially the people of Sambalpur, Bargarh, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh…
New Delhi: Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of Delhi Police on Thursday uncovered two illegal call centres in Dwarka and Naraina area of the national capital, arresting 26 employees and detaining 40 individuals. The first case in Naraina led to the arrest of 23 people, including owners, and the recovery of cash amounting to…
Mumbai: The Delhi Police apprehended a 45-year-old man, Praghat Singh, from Gurdaspur, Punjab, at Mumbai airport on Thursday. According to media reports, Singh is accused of duping individuals by posing as an agent facilitating overseas travel and passport services. The arrest came after discrepancies were discovered in the travel history of a passenger who had…
Mumbai: An unidentified couple has been booked for allegedly burying the body of a 20-day-old girl secretly in Charkop, a north Mumbai suburb of Kandivali. The incident occurred near a metro rail station on Link Road on Tuesday, as reported by PTI. The discovery was made when a 34-year-old man observed the couple acting suspiciously…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Tapan Badamundi was crowned Category-B champion in the 1st SOA International Grand Masters Chess Festival at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University here on Wednesday. He scored 8.5 points out of a possible 10 to take home the trophy and a cash prize of Rs 75,000. Sudhanshu Ranjan (Bihar) and Akshat…
Nagpur: A group of five to six robbers allegedly intercepted a car near Kotewara village on the outer ring road under Hingna police station area, looting around Rs 2 crore in cash from the owner of a travel company on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred on a road in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city when the victim’s…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has urged all Odias, residing in the state, in country or abroad to participate in singing ‘Bande Utkal Janani’ at 11:30 am on February 3. This call was made during a press conference by the Odia Language, Literature & Culture (OLLC) department, attended by minister Ashwini Patra, information and public relations…
A new research by National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US reveals that transitioning to a vegan diet triggers innate immune system responses, while a keto diet prompts adaptive immunity. The study also identifies changes in participants’ gut microbiome, but the researchers caution against labeling them as either “beneficial” or “detrimental” without further investigation….
