Puri Rath Yatra to be held without devotees for 2nd yr: Officials

A month ahead of the annual Rath Yatra, on July 12, the Odisha government on Thursdayv announced that this year, too, devotees will be barred from participating in the festival, which will......

Environment Day: India advances ethanol-blending target by 5 yrs

India has advanced the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending in petrol by five years to 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as the world's third-biggest oil......

Odisha to float global tender to procure COVID-19 vaccines

Facing an acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Odisha government on Monday decided to float a global tender for procuring the vaccine to inoculate the states entire population, Chief......

'Economy can bounce back, but the dead won't come back'

'Unless some serious steps like complete closedown are taken, it will have disastrous consequences.' IMAGE: Lilaben Gautambhai Modi, 80, wearing an oxygen mask, sits inside an ambulance as she......

Pokkiri has racy music

Pokkiri is the remake of Maheshbabu's Telugu superhit by the same name. With this Vijay-Asin starrer, Prabhudeva makes his directorial foray into Tamil cinema. When jigs-expert Vijay and dance guru......