CM Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to flag off Odisha Startup Yatra and Startup Express 2023 in Bhubaneswar Sept 11

In an attempt to promote and spread the valour of Paikas, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday approved a proposal to set up Odisha Paika Academy and Research Centre in Khurda district.

As world leaders converge at the G20 Summit here, hosts India Friday said the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration will reflect the voice of global south and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the conclave will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development.

Biden and Modi hold wide ranging bilateral talks on the eve of the G20 Summit.

Renowned cartoonist Ajit Ninan, best known for the ‘Centrestage’ series in ‘India Today’ magazine and ‘Ninan’s World’ in ‘Times of India’, died at his flat here Friday.

Two days after urging the Centre to declare lightning a natural disaster that has claimed a staggering 923 lives in Odisha in last three years, the state government Friday asked the Forest and Agriculture departments to take up massive palm tree plantation as an effective mitigation measure to avoid injury and fatality due to thunderbolt strikes in rural areas.

The byelection results for seven assembly seats in six states declared Friday were a mixed bag for the BJP and the Opposition INDIA bloc, with the saffron party winning three seats and one each going to its rivals Congress, JMM and TMC and Samajwadi Party.

There is no end to violence in Manipur as two more persons were killed and nearly 50 injured in two separate incidents of firing at Pallel in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district Friday, officials said.

To ensure health services to livestock animals under the Mukhyamntri Bhramyaman Pranichikitsa Seva (MBPS) initiative, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched 181 mobile veterinary units (MVUs) here at Kalinga Stadium Friday.

The BJP will have an understanding with former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda-led JD(S) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said Friday, an announcement that shot up political temperature in the state.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar Friday gave a clear hint about some prominent leaders of the BJP and JD(S) joining Congress, and said that he was “looking for an auspicious time to facilitate their joining his party.”

The ‘wagh nakh’, an iron weapon shaped like tiger claws that was used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to kill Bijapur sultanate’s general Afzal Khan in 1659, is likely to be brought to Maharashtra from London in November, state Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said Friday.

A sessions court in Ahmedabad Friday reserved its order on the pleas filed by AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh, challenging the summons issued to them by a local magistrate in a criminal defamation case over comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification.

The 2022 heatwave was unprecedented and the most intense in the last 70 years, severely affecting millions of people in South Asia, according to new research from India.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday Russian leader Vladimir Putin was behind the death of mutinous mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in an unexplained plane crash with his top lieutenants last month.

Oil India Ltd (OIL) aims to invest Rs 165 billion in clean energy projects to meet its 2040 net zero carbon emissions goal, said two sources. State-run energy companies - Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, GAIL (India) Ltd, Oil and Natural Gas Corp have already announced their net zero goal

Benchmark BSE Sensex rallied further 333 points Friday to extend its winning run to a sixth straight session driven by buying in index heavyweights HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday said the issue price for the next tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond has been fixed at Rs 5,923 per gram and will open for subscription from September 11.

In view of the prevailing weather conditions, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Friday decided to add an exclusive reserve day for the Super 4 match between India and Pakistan, which is scheduled for September 10, here Sunday.

India produced a dominant show to crush Maldives 8-0 in the semifinal and qualify for the SAFF U16 Championship summit clash, here Friday.