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Mumbai: A barge that went adrift with 146 people on board in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai was rescued by the Indian Navy hours before a very severe cyclonic storm...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s recent decision to remove the commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Prem Chandra Chaudhury when the capital city is reeling under COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up...

Cuttack: While the availability of vaccines is an issue, denizens are frustrated about vaccine slot-booking site CoWIN not working properly. Users on Monday reported that the portal was showing slots...

New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has been providing tele-counselling in Odia and several other regional languages to children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday launched e-Police License service to issue permission for marriage  functions and funerals in the capital city. Informing this, Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi said those...

Not for the first time, a BJP leader has spoken about the virtues of cow urine and how it can be used to treat the deadly coronavirus infection. In a...

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has revealed that 244 doctors have lost their lives in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, including 50 in a day. According to...

You would have heard of the phrase ‘horses for courses’, and several examples demonstrating its usage. But this one takes the cake. An 18-year-old village boy, having tested COVID-19 positive,...

With the COVID-19 vaccination going in full swing, there are questions about whether people can test positive after taking a vaccine jab. The short answer is 'No'. The antigen or...

New Delhi: Cyclone Tauktae, which has intensified into an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm, is predicted to hit Gujarat coast on Tuesday evening. According to the weather office IMD, Cyclone Tauktae...