New Delhi: Even though the country has only three quota places following the loss of Parveen Hooda’s slot, Indian boxing coach C.A. Kuttappa believes the boxers can secure at least four to five more quota places in the final Paris Olympic qualifiers starting on May 25 in Bangkok, Thailand. As of now, only Nikhat Zareen…
Itanagar: Kabak Yano (25) from Arunachal Pradesh has become the fifth woman from the state to scale Mt Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak at 8848.86m. Kabak Yano, the first woman from the Nyishi community, scaled the world’s highest mountain peak on Tuesday, Everester Tagit Sorang informed on Wednesday. Yano, who hails from Kamle district,…
Breda, Netherlands: The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team began their Tour of Europe with a commanding 2-0 victory over the Netherlands’ club Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push in Breda. Goals from Hina Bano and Kanika Siwach secured the win for India. The match started with both teams actively seeking opportunities through penalty corners, yet the first…
Kuala Lumpur: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu moved to the second round of the Malaysia Masters after beating Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland, here at Axiata Arena on Wednesday. Fifth seed Sindhu, who won the Malaysia Masters in 2013 and 2016, registered a 21-17, 21-16 win over the world no. 22 Scot. This is the 28-year-old…
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan attended the ‘Exercise Cyber Suraksha – 2024’ on May 22, 2024, underscoring the importance of bolstering India’s cyber defence capabilities. The comprehensive cyber defence exercise, conducted by the Defence Cyber Agency from May 20 to May 24, 2024, aims to enhance the Cyber Defence Capability…
Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area expected to form over the Bay of Bengal is unlikely to have a major impact on Odisha, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Manorama Mohanty, Director of IMD Bhubaneswar, stated that the low-pressure system will move in a northwest direction, away from the Odisha coast. Consequently, its effects on the…
New Delhi: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has been awarded the esteemed ATD BEST Awards 2024. This recognition underscores POWERGRID’s strategic approach to talent development, driving substantial business results. The ATD BEST Awards, established by the Association for Talent…
Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha is set to announce the results of the annual +2 exams on May 26, 2024. The results for the Arts, Commerce, Science, and Vocational streams will be declared in the afternoon. Students who appeared for the exams can check their results on the official website: orissaresults.nic.in….
New Delhi: A total of 904 candidates from eight states and union territories are set to contest the elections in Phase 7 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, scheduled for June 1, 2024. This phase will see polling across 57 parliamentary constituencies (PCs). A substantial 2,105 nominations were filed for the 57 PCs in Phase…
New Delhi: The Department of Science and Technology (DST) organized a national brainstorming session on “Transforming Science, Technology, and Innovation Ecosystems of India” at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) today. The day-long discussions focused on critical areas such as research and innovation, equity and inclusion, technology development, translation, innovation, entrepreneurship, international cooperation, and science,…
