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Renowned Odia writer Prafulla Das on Sunday received the prestigious Sarala Award 2014 from the chief guest- eminent lyricist, poet and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar in a glittering ceremony held in Bhubaneswar. Das was conferred the award…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated tennis ace Sania Mirza for winning the season-ending WTA Finals women's doubles title, calling it a "proud accomplishment". "Congratulations to @MirzaSania for the victory in WTA finals.…

Coastal districts of Gujarat would receive isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall from Thursday as Cyclone Nilofar would intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours. According to the Meteorological department,…

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani has won the World Billiards Point Format Championship. In the final at Leeds, United Kingdom on Friday. Advani outplayed Singapore’s Peter Gilchrist, 6-2 to bag his 11th individual World title and third of…

Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” (Clean India Mission) on Friday. The society organized the cleanliness drive at Rampur Basti, Bhubaneswar under the…

Popular Odia Comedian-cum-Actress Sadhana alias Runu Parija died of a heart attack. She breathed her last today. She was just 52. Runu, who made her film debut in 1978, has been active in Odia TV serials in the last few years. She excelled…

The reality TV show Bigg Boss 8 has been a roller coaster ride for the inmates as of now. While twists and turns, with emotional highs and lows, remain an integral part of the show, Ali Quli Mirza, the wild card entry of this season, has…

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Sri Jual Oram, has expressed surprise over the unprecedented suspension of senior leader Ashok Sahu from the BJP, saying he was not intimated about the decision either by the state unit president or any…

Former BJD strategist, Rajya Sabha MP and Odisha Jan Morcha (OJM) leader Pyari Mohan Mohapatra took an unprecedented step to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Campaign', but he wore gloves and sports shoes, drawing flak…

Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal instructed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to take up L Sarita Devi's suspension at the international forum and push for withdrawing the ban imposed on the Indian woman boxer. "We have…