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BHUBANESWAR : President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Adikabi Sarala Das, a 15th century poet and scholar of Odia literature on his 600th birth anniversary, and presented the Kalinga Ratna Award-2024 to Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Addressing the birth anniversary celebrations of Das, organised by the Sarala Sahitya Sansad at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Murmu said Adikabi enriched Indian literature by composing the Mahabharata. Stating that the Indian epics have been written in many languages, Murmu said, "Our diversity is like a rainbow. Our unity has been very strong for ages. We have many languages but the sentiment is one. The world remains amazed at how India remains united and integrated amidst so many languages and so many religions."
Delhi Election 2025: A heated controversy has erupted following remarks made by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi about President Droupadi Murmu after her address in Parliament. Priyanka Gandhi has stepped in to defend her mother, asserting that the comments were misinterpreted. The issue originated from a video clip where Sonia Gandhi was speaking informally with her children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka. In the clip, she commented on President Murmu's noticeable fatigue at the end of her lengthy speech, saying, "The poor lady, the President, was getting very tired by the end... she could hardly sp ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report. According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025. Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns. According to the report, e-commerce also rose significantly, led by increased shopper penetration and spending, especia ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday met the family members of female student, Soumyashree Bisi, who has been undergoing treatment at the burn centre of AIIMS hospital here following self-immolation attempt on Saturday over alleged sexual abuse by Assistant Professor, Samir Kumar Sahu, the Head of Department (HoD) of education department at the Fakir Mohan College in Balasore. President Murmu also enquired about the health condition of the victim girl during interactions with the doctors at the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. She was accompanied by Odisha Governor Hari ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Balasore, Jul 14 (PTI) As the health condition of the 20-year-old college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor continued to remain critical, the Odisha Police on Monday arrested the principal of the institute. President Droupadi Murmu, who was at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar to attend its 5th Convocation ceremony, paid an unscheduled visit to the burn and plastic surgery department where the student is admitted, and enquired about her condition. Alleging that women are not safe in BJP-ruled Odisha, opposition parties held demonstrations in Bh ...Read More >
One of SL Bhyrappa's most celebrated works, Parva, came alive on stage in an ambitious eight-hour theatrical adaptation by director Prakash Belawadi. Years ago, Bhyrappa had watched an early Kannada version in Mysuru. This time, he returned to see its English adaptation -- one of his final public appearances. Recalling those moments, Prakash shared, "It was an honour to have worked with such an eminent writer. He had watched my early Kannada version in Mysuru, and when I remade it in English, he ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 14 (PTI) As a 20-year-old college student fights for her life in AIIMS Bhubaneswar following self-immolation bid over an alleged incident of 'sexual harassment', political tensions in Odisha have reached a boiling point, with opposition parties staging demonstrations and holding press conferences. Alleging that women are not safe in BJP-ruled Odisha, both the opposition BJD and Congress held multiple demonstrations in Bhubaneswar and Balasore. Odisha Mahila Congress president Meenakshi Bahinipati, along with party MLA Sofia Firdous, held a press conference in Delhi to highli ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Netflix, in collaboration with GNCT of Delhi, hosted a special screening of Kurukshetra, the platform first animated mythology, at the Delhi Secretariat Auditorium on Friday. The event was attended by Kapil Mishra, Minister for Art, Culture & Language, Government of NCT of Delhi and Niharika Rai, IAS, Managing Director & CEO, Delhi Tourism. It was followed by a chat with writer-director of the series Ujaan Ganguly and Ashish Thapar, CEO of Hitech Animation, who shared their perspectives on bringing Kurukshetra to life and the creative possibilities of reim ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday visited the burn unit at AIIMS Bhubaneswar to enquire about the health condition of the college girl who is battling for her life after setting herself on fire over alleged sexual harassment by a faculty member. The president was at AIIMS to attend the institute's 5th convocation ceremony.Murmu met the parents and relatives of the girl. She also spoke to Dr Ashutosh Biswas, executive director of the institute, and the treating doctors to learn about the girl's health condition."We informed her about the health condition of the girl. She is on ven ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a rare gesture of compassion and sensitivity, President Droupadi Murmu on Monday broke protocol to visit Soumyasree Bisi, a 20-year-old student battling for her life at the special burns unit of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar. Soumyasree, a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) student at Fakir Mohan (FM) Autonomous College in Balasore, had attempted self-immolation on July 12 after allegedly being denied justice in a sexual harassment case she filed against the head of her department, Sameer Kumar Sahoo. The college's Internal Complaints Committee (IC ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday met the family members of the girl student of Fakir Mohan (FM) Autonomous College in Balasore, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar after attempting self-immolation, allegedly due to harassment by an Assistant Professor of the institution. After attending the 6th convocation ceremony at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, President Murmu visited the student at the special burn unit in the hospital. She enquired about her condition and prayed for her speedy recovery. The victim, a second-year Integrated B.Ed student, reportedly set herself on fire out ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 18: India and ASEAN nations share a deep relation in terms of spirituality, trade and commerce, and art and culture for hundreds of years and a five-year action plan for India-ASEAN ties was drafted recently, said Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita. Talking to The Assam Tribune, Margherita, who recently attended the 32nd ASEAN regional coordination meeting, said that with improved ties between India and the ASEAN countries, the northeastern region of way of the country towards the east. He said the Government of India is actively implementing the A ...Read More >
On July 12, the woman attempted self-immolation on the college campus.Source : Twitter A 22-year-old college student from Odisha, who set herself on fire following alleged inaction over a sexual harassment complaint, succumbed to her injuries late last night. Her death has sparked outrage, protests, and renewed calls for accountability in educational institutions. The student, pursuing a B.Ed degree at Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, had accused the Head of the Education Department, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar on Monday to meet the Balasore victim and assured the family of providing best treatment. President Murmu arrived at the Bhubaneswar airport today. Also Read | Maharashtra Govt To Invoke MCOCA Against Drug Dealers and Peddlers, Says CM Devendra Fadnavis. Ashutosh Biswas, Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, while talking to the media about the President's vist said, "The President met the family members of the victim and assured that the best tre ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from the Mumbai police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's local ward machinery, an official from ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha's Bhubaneswar and Cuttack from July 14 to 15, 2025, a press release from President's Secretariat said. On July 14, the President will grace the fifth convocation ceremony of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar. On July 15, the President will grace the 13th annual convocation of Ravenshaw University and lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of three buildings of Ravenshaw Girls' High School at Cuttack. She will also grace the birth anniversary celebration of Adikabi Sarala Das and pre ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitten by a snake in Bilaspur, while one was killed after falling from a height, the State Emergency Oper ...Read More >
Patna: While remembering his father Ram Vilas Paswan on his death anniversary, LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Wednesday made some remarks that could raise concerns for the BJP and JD(U). But in the evening, he said talks were on the right track.Though his statements were interpreted as pressure tactics for "quality seats" he wanted from the BJP for his party, his posturing and demand of at least 15 seats by his fellow dalit leader and cabinet colleague Jitan Ram Manjhi delayed the NDA seat-sharin ...Read More >
"Kurukshetra: The Great War of Mahabharata" Part 2, a nine-episode animated series, streams on Netflix from October 24, 2025.Source : Instagram The epic battle of Kurukshetra between the Pandavas and Kauravas has been reimagined in a stunning animated series. Titled "Kurukshetra: The Great War of Mahabharata", the first part, released ahead of Diwali on October 10, consisted of nine episodes. Now, post-Diwali, the makers are ready to release Part 2, continuing the mythological saga with more action, drama, and moral dilemmas. Picking up from where the first installment ended -- with the afte ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar on Monday to meet the Balasore victim and assured the family of providing best treatment. President Murmu arrived at the Bhubaneswar airport today. Ashutosh Biswas, Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, while talking to the media about the President vist said, The President met the family members of the victim and assured that the best treatment is being given. We have advanced technology, and we are giving the best treatment... The father of the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): AIIMS Bhubaneswar is set to hold its 5th convocation on Monday, said AIIMS Executive Director Dr Ashutosh Biswas, and the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, will be attending the ceremony. Speaking to the reporters, Ashutosh Biswas said, Today is the 5th convocation of AIIMS, and the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, and the President of AIIMS Bhubaneswar will come. Around 643 students will be given a degree, and around 32 students will be awarded a gold medal... We are thrilled to welcome the President of India... Along with this, the governor, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) British architect Edwin Lutyens' statue at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here was on Monday replaced with the bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor General of independent India, as part of a move aimed at shedding the vestiges of colonial mindset. President Droupadi Murmu unveiled Rajagopalachari's bust at the Grand Open Staircase near Ashok Mandap opposite to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, during an event attended by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan among others. The initiative is part of a series of steps being taken towards shedding the ve ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Thousands of devotees of Lord Jagannath enthusiastically participated in the Jagannath Rath Yatra organised by the ISKCON temple at Abids. Chanting slogans of 'Jai Jagannath', they joined the divine journey of the deities on their chariots on Friday. The city's famous ISKCON Temples took out grand processions from their respective temples, with the lanes beautifully decorated with traditional rangoli. The magnificent chariot carrying Lord Jagannath, along with Balarama and Subhadra, was paraded from several locations, including the Secunderabad ISKCON Temple to Clock Tower and fro ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (PTI) The AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has been able to win the trust of the public, not only in Odisha but also in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand, President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday. She was addressing the 5th Annual Convocation Ceremony of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhubaneswar. Murmu said that over the last 12 years, the institution has grown significantly and hailed former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who laid its foundation in 2003, as a visionary. "Over the last one year, more than 10 lakh outdoor patients have received treatment ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The BJP rushed to the defence of the state government over its decision to introduce Hindi as an optional language for Classes 1 to 5 after the Thackeray cousins announced their decision to hold a joint morcha against "imposition" of Hindi in state schools.CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Marathi is compulsory, Hindi is optional. "Basically, students can learn any Indian language. We have accepted the three-language policy. When NE was introduced, the Uddhav Thackeray govt was in office. An 18-member committee was set up to study the policy, and in 2021 the Thackeray govt accepted i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday paid tribute to the millions affected by India's 1947 partition, remembering the pain, violence, and displacement it caused. On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Shah condemned the division of the nation and expressed heartfelt condolences to those who lost their lives during this tragic period. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: President Droupadi Murmu To Address Nation Today on Eve of 79th I-Day. In a post on X, Shah wrote, "#PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay is a day to express condolences by remembering the pai ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings on Chhath, a four-day festival worshipping the Sun god. He highlighted the festival's symbolism of simplicity, restraint, and unparalleled sanctity, noting its profound impact on societal harmony and its global celebration by Indian families abroad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings on the occasion of Chhath, a four-day festival to worship the Sun god celebrated across the country, especially in Bihar, Jharkhand and easter ...Read More >
Addressing an 'Odia Asmita Samilanee' here, organised by a private television channel, Majhi said, "Many people ask, why did Odia Asmita become a poll issue? As an ordinary Odia, its definition is clear to me: I am an Odia, my language is Odia and Odisha is my identity." Majhi claimed that in the last elections, the people were agitated over the denial of self-respect. "As their leader, Odias want a person who understands their language and feelings, and Odia-ness in the governance system. That ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday visited the burn unit at AIIMS Bhubaneswar to enquire about the health condition of the college girl who is battling for her life after setting herself on fire over alleged sexual harassment by a faculty member. The president was at AIIMS to attend the institute's 5th convocation ceremony.Murmu met the parents and relatives of the girl. She also spoke to Dr Ashutosh Biswas, executive director of the institute, and the treating doctors to learn about ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Netflix, in collaboration with GNCT of Delhi, hosted a special screening of 'Kurukshetra', the platform's first animated mythology, at the Delhi Secretariat Auditorium on Friday. The event was attended by Kapil Mishra, Minister for Art, Culture & Language, Government of NCT of Delhi and Niharika Rai, IAS, Managing Director & CEO, Delhi Tourism. Also Read | Rani Mukerji Takes Break From 'Mardaani 3' to Attend Ceremony of Cyber Awareness Month 2025 (See Pics). It was followed by a chat with writer-director of the series Ujaan Ganguly and Ashish Thapar, CEO ...Read More >
Patna: Union minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi played an emotional card on Wednesday by threatening to withdraw from the electoral race altogether, but remain loyal to the PM Narendra Modi. Amid reports that the BJP may offer his party not more than eight seats, Manjhi invoked the Mahabharata's Pandavas to make an emotional appeal for dignity and recognition, demanding 15 seats to maintain HAM(S)'s previous strike rate. His statement comes as the NDA struggles to finalise seat-sharing arrangements with allies LJP(RV), RLM, and HAM(S), despite a broader unders ...Read More >