It was a historic moment for the Odisha Legislative Assembly as Binjharpur MLA Pramila Mallik became the first woman Speaker of the House, today.The BJD legislator was elected unopposed as Opposition BJP and Congress hadn’t fielded any candidate for the Speaker election.

Odisha-born filmmaker and festival director Jitendra Mishra has been selected as a jury member for multiple international film festivals and forums in September 2023. He will participate as a juror for two major sections of the renowned 28th Schlingel International Film Festival in Ger many, scheduled for September 23, and for Animasyros, a leading film festival in Syros, Iceland Greece, set to take place from September 26 .

12 migrant workers from Kalahandi die in last 4 months due to inhuman working conditions at their places of work

Pakistan’s election commission announces that polls will be held in the last week of January, next year.

The Centre unveiled Thursday a new set of national awards in science, technology and innovation, called the ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’, and scrapped nearly 300 awards by various science departments.

An official statement said the ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ will be one of the highest recognitions in science, technology and innovation, to be given across four categories – Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and Vigyan Team. Scientists will be selected across 13 domains by a committee headed by principal scientific advisor to the government, the release added..

 In a series of flip-flops, a private agency hired by India to carry out initial scrutiny of visa applications of Canadians put out a note Thursday on its website on suspension of visa services due to ‘operational reasons’, withdrew it within hours and then again put it back online.

 Extending its support to Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday requested the Union government to extend the benefits of reservation to women belonging to minority community too.

Mystery shrouds the death of assistant collector Susmita Minz whose dead body was found floating in the Century Park pond Tuesday in a suspicious condition in front of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) here.

 DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin Thursday slammed the BJP-led Centre on NEET saying it has accepted that the test’s benefit is zero and it has nothing to do with merit.

More than 10 people were injured when Manipur security forces fired tear gas shells on protesters for trying to storm police stations and court arrest demanding the unconditional release of the five arrested youths Thursday

The 108 feet tall statue of Hindu saint Adi Shankaracharya, named ‘Ekatmata Ki Pratima’ (Statue of Oneness), was unveiled at Omkareshwar in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

With dawn breaking on the Moon, ISRO is now gearing up to try to reestablish communication with its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3's solar-powered lander Vikram and rover Pragyan, to revive them so that they can continue with scientific experiments.

 Russian missiles and artillery pounded cities across Ukraine early Thursday, sparking fires, killing at least three people and trapping others under the rubble of destroyed buildings, authorities said, as Poland said it would stop providing weapons to its ally amid a trade dispute.

The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that it would make "clarificatory" changes in its forms meant for adding new voters and updating records of old ones in the electoral roll, keeping in mind that providing Aadhaar numbers for voter ID cards is optional.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the women's reservation bill has been welcomed by everyone but is incomplete without OBC reservation and the caste census.

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday accused Lt Governor V K Saxena of "illegally" expelling fellows of the Delhi Assembly to stop the work being done in people's interest.

Ms Nayak is the South Asia Lead for Seed System and Product Management at the IRRI in New Delhi.

Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has been transferred out of one of the largest and most overcrowded prisons in the UK to a privately-run facility in London.

The Indian football team rode on a late Sunil Chhetri strike to beat Bangladesh by a solitary goal and stay alive for a place in the knockouts of the Asian Games here Thursday.