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Bhubaneswar: On World Day Against Child Labour, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik committed to uproot the inhuman practice child labour. Taking to Twitter, he wrote: "Future of the nation relies upon the opportunities we provide to…

Dominica: Mehul Choksi, the fugitive jeweller wanted in India in connection with the ₹13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, has been denied bail by the Dominica high court. The court also highlighted that Mehul Choksi did not…

New Delhi: Indian-origin journalist Megha Rajagopalan has won the US' top journalism award, the Pulitzer Prize, for innovative investigative reports harnessing satellite technology that exposed China's mass detention camps for Muslim…

New Delhi: India on Saturday reported 84,332 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day surge in infections in 70 days, taking the cumulative tally to 2,93,59,155. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am, the death…

New Delhi: Google honoured Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack with a doodle on her 99th birth anniversary on Saturday. She had discovered the asteroid 8558 Hack, which was named in her honour. "Today's Doodle celebrates the 99th…

Italy: The Italian government said on Friday it was restricting the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to people over the age of 60, after a teenager who had received the shot died from a rare form of blood clotting. "AstraZeneca…

Bhubaneswar: Despite dip in the new cases, the fatalities due to Covid-19 however continue to surge in Odisha. At least 47 patients undergoing treatment for Covid-19 have succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours taking the death toll…

Bhubaneswar: 28 doctors from Odisha have reportedly succumbed during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, as reported by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday. The IMA informed that 719 doctors across the country have…

New Delhi: Each year, on 12 June, World Day Against Child Labour brings together governments, employers and workers organizations, civil society, as well as millions of people from around the world to highlight the plight of child labourers…

Bhubaneswar: At least 4852 new positive cases of Covid-19, the lowest since April 20, 2021, were detected in Odisha till midnight of Friday. Among the new cases, 2765 are in quarantine and 2087 are local contacts. With this, the total…