New Delhi:6/8/20:It has been observed that when people at tsunami risk receive accurate warnings in a timely manner, they can take life-saving actions, reduce losses and speed up the response. Through the continuous effort of scientists and emergency management officers, there has been a substantial improvement in tsunami warnings and timelines by deploying better sensors, accurate models and concurrent multiple ...

Saudi Arabia:29/7/20: The annual five-day Haj pilgrimage commences today in Saudi Arabia on a drastically reduced scale due to coronavirus pandemic globally. Only about 1,000 Muslims begin their journey from the holy city of Mecca to assemble in Mina. 30% of them will be Saudi citizens while the remaining seventy percent will be foreign nationals who live in Saudi Arabia. ...

Bhubaneswar29/7/20:: Ms. Archana Soreng from Odisha’s Sundergarh district has been selected as one amongst seven members of Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change established by the Secretary-General of United Nations as a part of UN Youth Strategy. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday congratulated Archana Soreng for being chosen in UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.“Glad to see ...

New Delhi:27/7/20: In a handing over ceremony held today, 10 Broad Gauge (BG) locomotives were virtually flagged off to Bangladesh by the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal. The event was also attended by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri Suresh C. Angadi. From the Bangladesh end, ...

Newdelhi:18/7/20:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a reformed multilateralism with a reformed United Nations at its centre. He said the reformed multilateralism in a post-COVID-19 world should reflect the realities of the contemporary world. Mr. Modi was delivering a virtual keynote address at this year’s High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session last night. ...

California:7/7/20: Fremont Hindu Temple, the first abode of Lord Jagannath in Bay Area, California, USA, hosted the annual Ratha and Bahuda Yatra on Saturday, June 27 and July 4, consecutively. The holy festival usually attracts thousands of devotees. This year, however, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ratha Yatra was held in a restricted manner with a limited number of ...

New Delhi:29/6/20: The Government of India today banned 59 mobile apps. The government said these apps “are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”. The list of 59 apps include TikTok, UC Browser, Baidu Map, UC Browser, Likee, Cam Scanner and Clean Master-Cheetah mobile. The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it’s power ...

Bhubaneswar:29/6/20:Dr. Adyasha Das, well-known poet from Odisha has released her fourth book of poems, “The Yogini Poems: Love and Life”, based on the Chausathi Yoginis of Hirapur. Her first non-fiction book on the Yoginis , “The Chausathi Yoginis of Hirapur: from Tantra toTourism” went on to earn the tag of Amazon Bestseller and remained among the top ten for four ...

London:27/6/20:Centrist politician Micheal Martin became Ireland’s prime minster Saturday, fusing two longtime rival parties into a coalition four months after an election that upended the status quo. The deal will see Martin’s Fianna Fail govern with Fine Gael — the party of outgoing leader Leo Varadkar —and with the smaller Green Party.  Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, bitter opponents whose ...

Moscow:24/6/20: Russia is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the victory of the then Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Indian Armed Forces contingent participated in the Victory Day Parade at Red Square Moscow on 24 Jun 2020. The Tri-Service contingent of the Indian Armed Forces comprised of 75 all ranks and marched along with contingents of Russian Armed ...