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Orissa prepares strategy to end untouchability

In its bid to end the age-old practice of untouchability and ban on entry into temples in certain pockets of the state, Orissa government has prepared a strategy to deal with such situation. "It......

Schoolgirl kidnapped in Orissa

A man in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, on Mondaysaid that his 17-year-old daughter was kidnapped a week ago.J N Biswal, deputy general manager, sales, IISCO, said that his daughter Dipika Dipanjali, a......

CBSE Class XII results declared

The Central Board for Secondary Education on Wednesday announced the Class XII results for Delhi and Allahabad regions covering seven states and Class X results for Ajmer and Chennai regions.The......

Will Odisha Show Faith In Naveen Patnaik Again?

The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar......

Budhia II: Class 8 boy runs 38 km

Even as the controversy over five-year-old Budhia Singh's marathon exploits continued to rage, a young boy in Orissa has ran 38 kilometres in five and a half hours. Dilip Rana, who was not known to......

Vedanta plans $1 bn varsity in Orissa

Vedanta Resources has submitted a proposal to the Orissa government to set up a world-class university in the state at an investment of $1 billion. Anil Agarwal,executive chairman of Vedanta group,......

Kurien wants to do an Anand in Orissa

When Dr Verghese Kurien's dream of creating and leading a world-class rural management institute in the country through the Institute of Rural Management Anand left him disillusioned, the veteran......

India to get 14 world-class universities

The National Development Council has approved setting up of 14 world-class universities for innovation across the 11th and 12th plan periods on the public private partnership model.The innovation......

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when he started revealing nuggets of his ascent from a scrap-metal dealer to one of India's most prominent......

More focus on IT workforce: Nasscom

To position Bhubaneswar as one of the most sought after destinations for IT and IT-enabled services, Orissa needs to build a world class workforce for IT and BPOs, ensure digital acceleration and......

Thalaimai Seyalagam Review: Strained Cliffhanger

If you are looking for an average political thriller with good performances, Thalamai Seyalagam may interest you, suggests Divya Nair. Director Vasantha Balan, known for making films with a......

Meet Kaun Banega Crorepati's BIG Winners

Achin and Sarthak Narula join the list of KBC's crorepatis. The Narula brothers, Achin and Sarthak, have became the first ever contestants to win Kaun Banega Crorepari's highest prize of Rs 7......

Why NaMo, Rahul, Kejri etc MUST watch Newton

'Will anything change for you after the election?' And the man said, 'Kuch nahin badlega.' And he had a smile on his face. He knew nothing was going to change. IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao in and as......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......

Agarkar makes himself unavailable for Saurashtra match

In the eye of storm for returning home after being excluded from playing XI against Orissa, veteran pacer Ajit Agarkar has made himself unavailable for Mumbai's next encounter against Saurashtra at......

Gambhir gets suspended for four matches, says will abide by it

Veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was on Saturday handed a suspended four-match ban from first-class cricket for his ugly confrontation with Delhi Ranji coach KP Bhaskar earlier this year, a......

Ranji: Delhi beat Rajasthan; draw for Mumbai and Karnataka

IMAGE: File picture of Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images. Delhi survived a mighty scare before their lower order, led by Nitish Rana and Sumit Narwal, saved the day......

Pujara hits 306 as India 'A' push for victory over Windies

Skipper Cheteshwar Pujara scored his third triple hundred in first-class cricket as India gained a stranglehold over the West Indies ‘A’ in the third unofficial 'Test' in Hubli n......