BJD hopes for miracle after polling in favour of Sangma

First to back P A Sangma, a tribal and minority leader for the Presidential contest, the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha on Thursday hoped for a miracle in his favour as polling for the top post......

Uproar in Orissa House over collector's abduction

The Orissa assembly witnessed scenes of pandemonium for the second day on Friday over the abduction of Malkangiri district collector R V Krishna with the opposition and treasury bench members......

Cong MLA throws pen stand at Orissa Speaker

A Congress legislator on Monday threw a pen stand at Orissa assembly Speaker after he did not respond to his demand of expunging a minister's remark that some Opposition members were involved in......

Congress MLA climbs on Orissa Speaker's podium

An Opposition Congress member on Tuesday climbed on the Speaker's podium in the Orissa assembly demanding Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's resignation. Rajendra Kumar Chatria climbed on the podium......

Now, Orissa to reserve jobs for locals

Following the footsteps of Maharashtra, the Orissa government on Tuesday decided to reserve jobs for locals in the upcoming industries in the state. In the semi-skilled and unskilled category, the......

IIT Bombay gets $7.5 mn nanotech lab

A state of the art nano-manufacturing lab costing over $7.5 million donated by a global nanotechnology major was inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay on Thursday. The......

FIRST LOOK: Mohanakrishna Indraganti returns with a comedy

After the successful youthful love story Anthaka Mundu... Aa Tharavatha (AMAT), National Award winning director Mohanakrishna Indraganti is set to direct a comedy titled Bandipotu. Allari Naresh......

'I did not expect my first film to do well'

It is not very often you find a Telugu girl acting in Telugu movies and dubbing her own lines. Eesha is one such attractive actress from Hyderabad, who has made an impressive debut in Anthaka Mundu......

'I am proud to have done Anthakamundu Aa Tharuvatha'

Sumanth Ashwin, the son of well-known Telugu film producer M.S. Raju, made his debut with Tuneega Tuneega. His second film, Mohankrishna's Anthakamundu Aa Tharuvatha (AMAT) is currently running......

Madhoo: I would love to do a villain's role

Madhoo Shah (nee Raghunath) acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films before marriage and kids put the breaks on her career for a while. She did films in Hindi and Tamil......

Junior Men's Hockey WC: India lose in bronze medal playoff

IMAGE: India went down to Spain in the bronze medal playoff match. Photograph: Hockey India/X India's hopes of redeeming some pride in the junior men's hockey World Cup remained only a dream as......

Points Table: T20 World Cup 2021

IMAGE: The T20 World Cup trophy. Photograph: ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC 2020   Points Table: ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Group 1MatWonLostTiedNRPtsNRR England (Q) 5 4 1 0 0 8 +2.464......

Indian hockey's GOLDEN evening in Moscow

'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.' Part 1: When 'The Babes of Indian Hockey' struck gold in Moscow IMAGE: The Indian hockey team members after......

PHOTOS: Cuba's athletes invent home workouts amid lockdown

'In these difficult times we need to be very creative, always remember this will pass and continue with our personal goals.' IMAGE: Cuban triathlete Leslie Amat trains on the roof of her home amid......

Five talking points from the weekend in La Liga

La Liga leaders Barcelona drew 0-0 at Huesca on Saturday and are nine points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid, who cut the gap by beating Celta Vigo 2-0. Here are five talking points from......