Saudi Arabia gives nod to India’s plan to ferry Haj pilgrims via sea route

New Delhi, January 8, 2018: Saudi Arabia has given the green signal for India’s decision to revive the option of sending Haj pilgrims through sea route, informed Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday. Officials from both the countries will discuss on all the necessary formalities and technicalities so that Haj pilgrimage […]

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Vice-President condemns Pakistan for insulting Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother and wife

New Delhi, December 27, 2017: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday described Pakistan’s handling of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s meeting with his family members as inhuman and said the act has hurt the sentiments of Indians. He said so while interacting with 17 member faculty and students from Harvard, Stanford and MIT of the USA. During […]

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Int’l Training Centre for Operational Oceanography in Hyderabad

New Delhi, December 15, 2017: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved an agreement with UNESCO for establishment of an International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography in Hyderabad. The proposed centre will be a Category-2 Centre (C2C) of UNESCO. The purpose of this agreement is to establish a training centre […]

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Toyota to be costly by 3% next year

Bhubaneswar, December 8, 2017: Toyota Kirloskar Motor likely to hike prices across its models by up to three percent from January 2018.  The company considered the price rise after reviewing input and freight costs periodically, which is also a general industry phenomenon. “There has been an increase in the cost of manufacturing of vehicles. Frequent fluctuation […]

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Business leaders offer Rs 500 crore for ‘Clean Ganga’

Bhubaneswar, December 7, 2017: Captains of Indian trade and industry have committed a support of nearly Rs 500 crore for the development of amenities like ghats, river fronts, crematoria and parks at various places along River Ganga as part of the Namami Gange Mission. Many business leader after holding an interaction with Union Water Resources, […]

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Air India announces direct from Bhubaneswar to Bangkok from Dec 10

Bhubaneswar, December 5, 2017: Air India announced direct flights from Bhubaneswar to Bangkok starting December 10. The service will be available twice a week. As per schedule, the service will be available on Thursdays and Sundays. The aircraft will fly to Bangkok from BPIA at 3.45 pm on the scheduled days. “Bolstering Odisha’s position as […]

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Countdown for Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 begins

Bhubaneswar, November 29, 2017: The countdown has begun for the for Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup-2018 with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launching logo for the ensuing event to be held at Kalinga Stadium between November 28 to December 16 next year in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha on Wednesday.  “I was happy to launch […]

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Bid to reduce disability and death due to cardiovascular disease

Bhubaneswar, November 29, 2017: India has launched India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI) with an aim to reduce disability and death related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in India, by improving the control of high blood pressure (hypertension), reducing salt consumption and eliminating artificial trans-fats, leading risk factors for CVD. The Secretary, […]

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India to have over 500 million smartphone users by 2018: PM Modi

Hyderabad, November, 28, 2017: The number of smartphone users in India is projected to grow to over 500 million by 2018. This offers immense potential for the growth of any venture, in terms of outreach and job creation, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday here. The Prime Minister was speaking at the Global Entrepreneurship […]

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