Takehiko Nakao became President of ADB

Former Japanese vice Minister Takehiko Nakao has been elected as the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB). 57 year old Nakao replaces Haruhiko Kuroda, who stepped down in last month to become the Governor of Japan's central bank.…

Today is World Intellectual Property Day

World Intellectual Property Day is being observed today across the globe to raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life. It is held annually on 26 April under the World Intellectual Property…

Coal Scam Report shared with PMO: CBI

The CBI submitted an affidavit on the coal scam status report in the Supreme Court as per the direction stating that the report was shared with the Prime Minister's Office and Law Minister before submitting it to the apex court on March 8.…

Messaging app Hike gets $7-m

Messaging app ‘Hike’ has got $7 million from Bharti SoftBank, a joint venture between Bharti and SoftBank (BSB). Hike is a free instant messaging application that competes with WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Kik, Line, Facebook Messenger among…

Malaria – A Silent Killer in Mayurbhanj

By Janaki Ballav Dash: World Malaria Day was observed like another day with routine slogans and rally by few National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and ASHA workers unlike its counterpart diseases like AIDS, and TB. Lakhs of Rupees are found…

State wide 12-hr Hartal hits Normal Life

The state wide dawn-to-dusk 'hartal' called by ruling BJD against Centre's step-motherly treatment towards Odisha affected normal life across the state. The commuters faced a lot of problems as the transport system was largely hit due to…

Chennai beat Hyderabad by 5 Wickets

Chennai secured an important win at MA Chidambaram Stadium against Hyderabad tonight. Some great hits from MS Dhoni helped the team win. His fans were in "to be or not be" situation when Jadeja was caught in 18 overs. However, a monstrous…