Passing out parade of first Agniveer batch graduates held at INS Chilika

As India's first batch of 2,585 Agniveers including 272 women celebrated their passing out parade at INS Chilika in Odisha, naval chief Admiral R Hari Kumar Tuesday expressed confidence that the......

Migratory birds stay put in Chilika despite heat

  IMAGE: Gulls in Chilika Lake in Odisha. Photograph: @biswajitmohanty/ Twitter. Migratory birds including flamingoes and pelicans have stayed put at the famous Chilika Lake in Odisha despite......

1 cop killed while defusing bombs in Puri

A policeman was killed and four others including two civilians were injured while defusing bombs seized from a village in Odisha's Puri district. The victim was identified as Ranjan Kumar Sarangi,......

No temple entry for Dalits: Govt to resolve issue

Slammed by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes over a tradition banning the entry of Dalits to a Hindu temple in Puri district, the Orissa government on Saturday said it would look into......

WB, ADB assure Odisha of $313-million aid for cyclone

International funding agencies, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, have assured a financial assistance of $313 million to Odisha government for restoration and rehabilitation activities......

Luxury train project finds suitor

The Orissa tourism department's plan to start a luxury train modeled on the famed Palace on Wheels has gained ground as a private player has evinced interest in investing in the project. "The state......

The Audi Q5, now in India

 Following the success of the Audi Q7, Germany's luxury car manufacturer has now launched its new SUV, the Audi Q5, in India. It combines a sports sedan with a Quattro permanent......

The Best Reader Tributes to Rafi

We had invited readers to send us videos of them singing Mohammad Rafi songs to pay tribute to the legend on his 29th death anniversary today. And we got quite a few......

Jaaved Jaffrey shows off his MJ moves

Michael Jackson was a big part of Jaaved Jaffrey's initial years, when the latter impersonated the legend in stage shows. But unlike many others influenced by Michael, Jaaved was......

'Mahesh Bhatt is a far better writer than director'

Mahesh Bhatt recently turned author with The Taste of Life: The Last Days of UG Krishnamurti. Bhatt was a longtime friend of the eminent thinker and philosopher, who was lovingly called UG.......