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An Airbus A320 plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airlines, crashed in Southern France, leaving 148 people, including 142 passengers dead. French President Francois Hollande confirmed that there were no survivors in the crash…

New Zealand made their first appearance in World Cup final with four-wicket (D/L method) victory over South Africa in the first semifinal in Auckland. The Proteas chocked at the penultimate hurdle, while the hosts put up their best efforts…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to two lawyers for allegedly making derogatory remarks against women in the BBC documentary, India's Daughter, on the gang rape of a para-medical student in Delhi on 16th December, 2012. The Apex…

The Asian Development Bank, ADB, on Tuesday projected India's growth rate to surpass China and improve to 7.8 per cent in 2015-16. It also forecast in 2016-17, India's growth rate would be 8.2 percent. India's growth and investor…

Senior IAS officer of 1989 batch Odisha cadre DN Gupta has been appointed as the Chief Electoral Officer, CEO, of Odisha. The Election Commission of India has accepted the recommendation of the state government on the appointment of…

The Odisha Electric Regulatory Commission (OERC) has fixed the power tariff for 2015-16 with a hike of 20 paise for unit for all types of domestic consumers. The monthly rental and meter rent have been kept unchanged. The Agriculture…

In a big relief to the millions of Facebook, Twitter and other social media users, who always faced threat of arrest and harassment for voicing their opinion and dissent, the Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A of the Information…

Extending a social responsibility with big heart, the Journalists Association of Rourkela has started free Ambulance service for the inhabitants of the steel city of Odisha, while celebrating its annual day. The service, inaugurated by…

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, JSPL, Barbil unit has been conferred with the Prestigious NSCI (National Safety Council of India) Safety Award-2014 in a special function held at New Delhi. The Safety award under the category of Engineering,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a pension scheme, which will give Rs 5,000 per month to farmers at and above 60 years of age. The modalities will be worked out soon so that the aged and poor farmers will get the maximum benefits from…