New Delhi: Google celebrated the beginning of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections on Friday with a specially designed Doodle. As voters across the nation headed to the polls for the first phase of voting, Google replaced its iconic logo on the homepage with an image depicting an uplifted index finger marked with ink, symbolizing the…
Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill was kidnapped and assaulted by four men in Sydney. Former leg-spinner MacGill was abducted from near his home on April 14. According to media reports, Kidnappers took him to some unknown place where he was beaten and threatened. On Wednesday, Australian police arrested four men in this connection. According to…
Tokyo: Japan achieved a significant milestone in space exploration as its lunar lander successfully touched down on the moon’s surface, making it the fifth country in the world to achieve this feat, joining the ranks of the U.S., Russia, China, and India. Officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) expressed optimism about the Smart…
Kochi: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) concluded the 11th edition of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2024) off the Kochi coast, highlighting India’s commitment to enhancing maritime safety through regional collaboration. The two-day event, inaugurated on November 28 by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and reviewed by ICG Director General Paramesh Sivamani, demonstrated…
New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) held their second bilateral meeting at the ICG Headquarters, furthering the cooperation framework established under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in August 2023. This collaborative effort aims to bolster maritime security, enhance law enforcement, and tackle marine pollution in the Indo-Pacific…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled a new era for Indian athletics and swimming today with the inauguration of India’s first Indoor Athletics Centre and Indoor Aquatic Centre at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone for the upcoming Indoor Diving Centre, further solidifying Odisha’s commitment to fostering excellence…
New Delhi: President of India, Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated the two-day National Conference on ‘Environment – 2025’ in New Delhi, emphasizing the need for continuous activism, awareness, and collective participation to protect and enhance the environment. In her inaugural address, President Murmu stressed that environmental protection should not be limited to special occasions but should become…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday announced to bear all the education expenses of children orphaned by deadly Covid -19. Informing about the government decision, Women and Child Development Department Advisor Sulata Deo said that the COVID orphaned children will be included in the Green Passage Scheme of the state government. The state government will…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has witnessed a mild resurgence of COVID-19, with seven new cases detected over the last two days—five on Friday and two on Saturday. The Health and Family Welfare Department has confirmed that the situation remains well within control. Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Health Department, Aswathy S., reassured the public that there is no reason…
New Delhi: The anticipation surrounding Rishabh Pant’s return to professional cricket reaches its pinnacle as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) declares him 100 percent fit for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The dynamic wicketkeeper-batter is set to make a triumphant comeback for the Delhi Capitals in their IPL campaign…
