New Delhi: The Central government on Saturday announced to reduce excise duty on fuel. The excise duty on petrol will be cut by Rs 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre. Informing about the government’s decision, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this will reduce the price of petrol by Rs…
Bhubaneswar: The Barabati Stadium in Cuttack city is all set to host the T20I match between India and South Africa on June 12. The match will be held with full seating capacity at the venue. The online sale of tickets for the T20I match will commence on June 1. Over 5,000 tickets will be available…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated 3 industrial projects and performed the ground-breaking of 10 others. These diversified projects ranging across Food Processing, Tourism, Paper, Packaging, Manufacturing, and Polymers & Plastic sectors will create potential employment for over 3390 persons in the state. Some of the leading companies promoting these projects include Mayfair…
Female referees will officiate at the men’s World Cup in Qatar for the first time. Stephanie Frappart of France, Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda, and Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan have been included on FIFA’s official list of 36 referees for the tournament which will start on November 21. They will be assisted by three women referees…
Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the 52kg category at the Women’s World Championship in the final held in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday. 25-year-old Zareen defeated Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas in the bout 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28. Zareen becomes the fifth Indian women boxer after Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL, and Lekha…
Elisabeth Borne becomes the first female prime minister of France in the last 30 years. On Monday she was appointed as the prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron. 61-year-old, Borne has served as labour minister since 2020 during the term of Macron as president. She held the portfolio of transport minister, and then minister for…
Bhubaneswar: Two women cricketers from Odisha have been selected to play for the women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) to be held this year. Cricketer Priyanka Priyadarshini and Sujata Mallik from Odisha have been picked to play for the IPL Trailblazers team. For the first time, a full-fledged women’s IPL will be held. Three women teams…
Indian Badminton team created history by winning the first gold medal in Thomas Cup being held in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday. India has defeated the 14-time champions Indonesia by 3-0 to win the final. Earlier in the morning during the first round of singles, Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen gave India a 1-0 lead by…
Melbourne: Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds died in a car crash outside Townsville in Queensland state on Saturday night. He was 46. In his cricket career he had played 26 Tests and 198 one-day internationals for Australia from 1998 to 2009. Police informed emergency services attempted to revive him, but he died from his injuries….
Bhubaneswar: The Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, informed the Regional Meteorological Centre on Sunday. The meteorological department further stated that ‘Asani’ lay centered 880 km away from Puri in the north-northeast direction over the Bay of Bengal. The cyclonic storm moved nearly northwestwards…
