Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar died after prolonged illness Wednesday morning. He was 98. Known as the tragedy king, he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Hinduja Hospital on Tuesday. Family friend Faisal Farooqui posted on the twitter account of the actor, “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital won’t be a venue for the Women’s Asian Cup. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Tuesday changed the venue in view of the Covid pandemic. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Local Organising Committee (LOC) have confirmed the Mumbai Football Arena – Andheri Sports…
Bhubaneswar: The state High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, today approved five major industrial projects to the tune of ₹ 1,46,172 crore in metal and metal downstream sectors. These five projects are expected to create employment opportunities for 26,959 persons and likely to create an additional steel production capacity of…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday has approved the proposal to open a fire service center on the premises of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhubaneswar. A station officer along with 10 fire personnel will be appointed at the station. The state government has already created ten new posts for this…
Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed all petitions seeking permission to conduct Rath Yatra at other places apart from Puri Jagannath temple. The Odisha government has permitted Rath Yatra only at Puri and allowed people to follow rituals within the temple premises in all other Jagannath temples. Hearing the petitions challenging the Odisha Government’s…
Bhubaneswar: As of now Odisha has reported 130 cases of Black Fungus or Mucormycosis, of which 20 succumbed to the serious fungal infection, informed Director of Public Health Niranjan Mishra on Monday. As officials from the health department, around 86 cases of black fungus cases were admitted to different hospitals in Khurda, 16 cases at…
Mumbai: Zahaan Kapoor, the grandson of legendary actor Shashi Kapoor is all set to make his Bollywood debut with an action thriller directed by Hansal Mehta. The upcoming thriller will also feature Aditya Rawal, son of Paresh Rawal. Aditya made his acting debut in 2020 with ‘Bamfaad’. Announcing the star cast, Hansal Mehta shared on…
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association has announced on Monday that boxer Mary Kom and Indian hockey team captain Manpreet Singh will be the flag bearers of Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics on July 23. Whereas wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer during the closing ceremony of the games on…
Mumbai: Tribal rights activist Stan Swamy died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai. He was 84. Swamy, who was also suffering from Parkinson’s disease was moved to a private hospital from the Taloja prison following the high court’s order on May 29 after he tested Covid positive. He was arrested in October 2020 in connection with…
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao, have released a joint statement announcing their divorce. After spending 15 years together, they are heading separate ways but will continue their journey as parents. Amir and Kiran met during the shooting of Lagaan (2001). Kiran was working as the assistant director in the film. They…
