New Delhi: Indian athletes dominate the men’s and women’s 3,000m steeplechase events at the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships to swell the gold medal tally to three on the second day of competitions in Dubai on Thursday. Ekta Dey claimed gold in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:31.92 seconds, while Ranvir Singh…
Guwahati: Eminent Assamese writer and journalist Homen Borgohain passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 88. He had recovered from Covid 19 and was discharged from hospital on May 7. He collapsed from his bed at his home and was admitted to the hospital where he breathed his last after a cardiac arrest. The Sahitya…
Dubai: In a virtual ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and the Ruler of Dubai, jointly laid the foundation stone for Bharat Mart at Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone in Dubai. The prestigious project, to be constructed by DP World, aims to bolster…
Goa: The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) paid tribute to legendary filmmaker Tapan Sinha with a panel discussion titled “Tapan Sinha-Centenary Session: The Spectrum and the Soul,” held at Kala Academy in Panjim. This event was part of the centenary celebrations honoring the life and contributions of the revered director. The session featured…
Bhubaneswar: Dr. Krishnachandra Mohapatra, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, emphasized the critical need to prevent artificial flooding in urban areas and enhance water drainage systems during a comprehensive review of the Department’s plans and initiatives today. The meeting, attended by top officials including Sri G. Mathivathanan, Additional Chief Secretary, highlighted the government’s commitment to prioritizing…
Port Louis: The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, has arrived in the Republic of Mauritius for a three-day State Visit from March 11th to 13th. The visit is in response to an invitation extended by the Government of Mauritius to attend the National Day celebrations on March 12th as the Chief Guest.
New Delhi: In a significant stride towards bolstering India’s logistics efficiency and reducing the cost of rail movement, the Interim Budget for 2024-25 has allocated resources for the implementation of three Economic Railway Corridors identified under the PM GatiShakti.
New Delhi: India’s Jay Shah was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the next Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will be taking over from Greg Barclay in December this year. Shah, who has been serving as the Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) since October 2019 and…
Bhubaneswar: In response to the detection of five new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours in Odisha, the state government has issued an alert to district health authorities and medical colleges. Niranjan Mishra, Director of Public Health, emphasized the need for immediate and proactive measures to combat any potential surge in positive cases. The…
Bhubaneswar: To support migrant workers and curb distress migration, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo today inaugurated Odisha’s first Mobile Migrant Resource Centre at Krushi Bhavan, Bhubaneswar. The mobile resource unit, developed through a joint collaboration between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, FAO, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the UN Migrant…
