Sahitya Akademi President Madhav Kaushik has approved the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, 2023 in Odia for the book ‘Senrra’ (short-stories) by Dileswar Rana. The author will be given a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000 at a special event to be held at a later date.

WFI’s election date likely to be announced today after the SC set aside the stay imposed by Punjab and Haryana HC

Israeli forces and Hamas fighters abide by a truce for a fifth morning Tuesday, after a 4-day ceasefire was extended.

Vigilance sleuths Tuesday arrested Koraput’s Boipariguda inspector in-charge (IIC) Susanta Satpathy after recovering Rs 37.27 lakh in unaccounted cash from his possession, an official said.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday launched ‘Ama Bank’, an ambitious initiative of the state government for providing 15 banking services through CSP (customer service point) Plus outlets in over 4,373 unbanked gram panchayats of Odisha.

Aimed at boosting the tourism sector, Indian tourists – the largest inbound group – to Sri Lanka, would receive free tourist visas with immediate effect, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced here.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Tuesday began the laser scanning of the outer walls of Srimandir Ratnabhandar in Puri and documented 37 spots of the temple treasury.

The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a complete ban on artistes from Pakistan to perform or work in India, and asked the petitioner not to be ‘so narrow-minded’.

In what is being perceived as a minority appeasement strategy ahead of the Assembly and the Lok Sabha polls, the Mahagathbandhan government of Bihar has reduced the holidays on Hindu festivals while increasing the same for Muslim festivals.

The state government Tuesday asked its employees to ensure updating their Aadhaar and Aadhaarlinked mobile number in Human Resource Management System (HRMS) of Centre for Modernizing Government Initiative (CMGI) by January 15, 2024 as it would help in expeditious processing and disposal of pension cases online.

Celebrations broke out Odisha Tuesday evening after all 41 workers including five from the state who were trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand, were rescued.

A total of 25,032 persons succumbed to the Covid-19 pandemic in Odisha since its outbreak. It has been close to two years since the virus attack subsided. However, 3,857 families of the deceased are yet to get compensation as they did not apply for it, RTI activist Hemant Kumar Panda stated here Tuesday .

A 25-year-old man, identified as Chandan Singh was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court here Tuesday after convicting him of raping a teenage girl. Special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court judge Sumita Jena also slapped a fine of `13,000 on the convict.

To check digital frauds, the government has suspended 70 lakh mobile numbers on account of suspicious transactions, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi said Tuesday.

Glenn Maxwell pulled off another stunning one-man Houdini Act during a brutal unbeaten hundred that carried Australia to a fivewicket win over India in the third T20I here Tuesday.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed the Indian authorities for successfully carrying out the rescue operation to evacuate 41 workers who were trapped inside the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have asked Union ministers to actively participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, a mega outreach campaign aimed at highlighting central schemes.

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the "cost" and the use of English language in the higher judiciary are among the hindrances in the way of equal access to justice, and emphasised on their removal.

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the "cost" and the use of English language in the higher judiciary are among the hindrances in the way of equal access to justice, and emphasised on their removal.

The Indian Air Force has already ordered 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter planes, and their deliveries are expected to start in February-March 2024.