New Delhi: Lord Meghnad Desai, noted economist, academic, and member of the UK House of Lords, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 85. A towering figure in both economic scholarship and public life, Desai was widely admired for his intellectual independence and deep-rooted ties to India. Born in 1940 in Vadodara, Gujarat, Desai…
Bhubaneswar: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved a significant milestone with the successful back-to-back flight tests of its indigenously developed Pralay missile on July 28 and 29, 2025, from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. The tests were conducted as part of User Evaluation Trials to validate both the…
Bhubaneswar: To empower women weavers in Odisha, the Department of Mission Shakti has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Weavers’ Service Centre under the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Government of India. The partnership aims to revitalise the traditional weaving sector by enhancing skills, providing design support, and connecting Self Help Groups (SHGs) to wider…
Bhubaneswar: To promote grassroots entrepreneurship, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday launched the week-long ‘Akanksha Haat’ initiative to showcase and market locally produced goods from the state’s aspirational districts and blocks. The launch took place during the ‘Sampurnata Abhiyan Samman Samaroha’, organised by the Planning and Convergence Department at the State Convention Centre…
Bhubaneswar: To reinforce gender-sensitive workplaces and empower institutional mechanisms against harassment, the Department of Women & Child Development (W&CD), in collaboration with UNFPA, organised a comprehensive virtual training session on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The training, conducted from the W&CD Conference Hall, brought together Internal Committee…
Bhubaneswar: To strengthen Odisha’s power sector and enhance disaster resilience, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo met with Hon’ble Union Minister for Power, Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal today in New Delhi. The meeting focused on several key demands, including urgent financial support and additional power allocation to meet the state’s growing energy…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to enhance academic infrastructure, the Institute of Mathematics and Applications (IMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Odisha Construction Corporation Limited (OCCL) today at Kharvel Bhawan. The collaboration aims to upgrade and expand facilities at the institute, with a total sanctioned amount of ₹26.05 crore from the state…
New Delhi: The Indian government has issued tax demands amounting to ₹21,719 crore under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, over the period from July 1, 2015, to March 31, 2025. This was disclosed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in a written response by Minister of…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused national commissions of turning a blind eye to the plight of Bengali-speaking people and victims of violence in BJP-ruled states, while being quick to intervene in West Bengal. She made the comments during an administrative meeting held in Illambazar, Birbhum district. Taking aim at what…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, declaring that India would respond with even greater force to any future acts of terror. Addressing the Rajya Sabha during a heated debate on Operation Sindoor, Singh confirmed that the three terrorists behind the April 22 Pahalgam massacre had been eliminated…
