The state government Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Saroj Kumar Samal as the director of the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department.

As heatwave sweeps state, Odisha government Tuesday ordered closure of all schools up to Class XII and Anganwadi centres till April 20, an official said.

A retired NASA satellite, Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI), is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, almost 21 years after launch. It does not present any threat to humans, the US space agency said.

Two important files related to Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (JTA) have gone missing from the Law department. The incident came to the fore after the department’s deputy secretary wrote to all sections under it to trace out those two files on priority basis.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday said it has attached properties to the tune of `11.04 crore belonging to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case, an official statement said here.

Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook Tuesday launched the iconic consumer technology company’s first retail store in India, welcoming customers into the facility inside a mall in suburban BKC.

The US aims to increase visa interview appointments for Indian students by 30 per cent this summer, US Consul General in Mumbai Mike Hankey said here on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the names of six additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court for appointment as permanent judges.

The Punjab vigilance bureau on Tuesday said it has filed a charge sheet against AAP MLA from Bathinda Rural seat Amit Rattan Kotfatta and his personal assistant in a bribery case.

Passenger traffic at Bangalore airport jumped 96 per cent to 31.91 million in FY2022-23 compared to 16.28 million in the previous year, the private airport operator announced.

The Odisha Government has decided to implement a scheme for the re-deployment of superannuated Armed Force Medical Services (AFMS) teachers in the government medical colleges and hospitals in the State.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved a proposal to set up three new fire service station in Bhubaneswar. In view of the growing population and city, the government has taken such a decision.

The Odisha government will soon set up a crèche at the Lok Seva Bhawan as a welfare measure for employees working at the state Secretariat. The facilities at the proposed crèche can be used by the employees on a payment basis.

UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak today delivered a speech on Britain's 'anti-math mindset'. During his speech, he made a vow to make poor numeracy culturally unacceptable. Rishi Sunak Plans to make Math Subject Compulsory In UK Schools .

Nepal’s Kathmandu tops list of world’s most polluted cities. AQI crosses to dangerous category amid surge in forest fires in the country.