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New Delhi: A dazzling drone and laser show was the highlight of ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony, which marked the end of Republic Day celebrations here on Saturday evening. As India prepares to celebrate 75 years of Independence, the…

Bhubaneswar: Sachin Behera, the boy from Odisha who set a Guinness Book of World Records in 2019 of 137 knee-strikes in a minute, will attempt another world record in knee-strikes on Sunday. Behera, who is from Nuapada district in Odisha,…

New Delhi: Dr Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran has been appointed Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to Government of India. He will succeed KV Subramanian, whose three-year tenure ended in December 2021. Nageswaran, an academic, is a former…

Puri: Videos of the fire that destroyed hundreds of casuarina trees along the Puri-Konark Marine Drive on Wednesday night have emerged. The fire swept through Beladala forest under the Balukhand Forest Range. Officials said casuarina trees…

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to hold Ranji Trophy in two phases from February. “In the first phase, we plan to complete all matches of the league stage while the knockouts will be held in June,”…

New York: Four members of an Indian family who were found frozen to death near the Canada-US border have been identified, according to a PTI report. Canadian authorities identified them as Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel (39), Vaishaliben…

Bengaluru: The headmistress of a government school in Karnataka’s Kolar districtwas suspended over namaaz prayers inside the classroom. Members of Hindu outfits barged into Mulbagal Someswara Palaya Bale Changappa Government Kannada Model…

Bhubaneswar: The strategic disinvestment transaction of Air India successfully concluded on Thursday with the transfer of 100 per cent shares to Talace Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of the Tata group’s holding company, along with management…

Bhubaneswar: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Thursday granted conditional market approval for COVID-19 vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, for use in adult population with certain conditions. The vaccines, however, will not…

New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s accusation that the microblogging platform was “restricting” his follower count. A Twitter spokesperson said follower counts are a “visible” feature and are…