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Three of my close friends were closely associated with the Kargil War. One, whom I know from childhood was a year senior to me in school. He was a brilliant student, an excellent runner and a super footballer. We were ALL sure that he…

The Triple Talaq Bill was finally passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday despite the Opposition's uproar over sending it to a Standing Committee, reported The Quint. Only eight members voted against the Bill while 303 voted in its favour. The…

Team India are set to have a new brand name on their jerseys. The present logo of Chinese mobile-maker Oppo will be replaced by Byju’s, the Bangalore-based educational technology and online tutorial firm, according to a report in the Times…

New Delhi: Candidates who have qualified the UPSC exam need not treat the foundation programme as a mere formality. This is because besides ranking, performance in the foundation course — an introductory programme for freshly recruited…

Bhubaneswar: How does it feel when you get to work with your teenage crush in your second film? Mumbai-based Odia actor Asit Patra walked down memory lane recollecting his college days when he sneaked out of the house one early wintry…

Here is good news for taxpayers. In a much-needed relief, the Finance Ministry has extended the deadline for filing income tax return (ITR) for the financial year 2018-19 by individuals to August 31, 2019, from July 31, 2019. July 31 was…

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday released a list of 23 fake institutions operating in the country. The list has two such institutes from Odisha They are: Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Anupoorna Bhawan,…

Bhubaneswar: Shefali Udgata and Satabdi Suryasnata brought laurel to Odisha by winning the champion trophies in Opera Miss and Mrs India Global at Opera Miss/Mrs India Global, 2019. They were crowned at the grand finale held in New Delhi…

India's moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lifted off from Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) at 2.43 pm on Monday. ISRO's scientists had only a one-minute window for the second launch attempt. Last week, the mission was called off 56 minutes before its…

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of adopting coercive means against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders to make them join the saffron party. She alleged that they are being…