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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has officially announced in a communication to the Football Association of Odisha that the state will host the much-anticipated India -Qatar match, a critical fixture in the WC qualifiers as well as for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, at the iconic Kalinga Stadium on November 21.This decision by AIFF reaffirms Odisha’s growing reputation as a hub for sports and a destination of choice for international events, including football.Bhubaneswar, the host city, also has five FIFA standard natural pitches that further adds to the state’s ability to host marquee football tournaments.Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said,…

Addressing a press conference at the party office on Saturday, Brijesh Kalappa, Head of Communication Department of AAP, condemned the state government’s decision to convert the Balabrooie heritage guest house in the heart of the city into a ‘Constitutional Club’. He expressed his outrage that it is a shame to use the historical guest house where the Mahatma of the nation once resided as a club meant for fun and entertainment.“This is a historic building where Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore who wrote the national anthem, the first Prime Minister and Congress icon Jawaharlal Nehru stayed. This is the guest house…

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 2 (IANS) Women power at the Indian space agency is slowly coming to the fore and that too in the interplanetary missions.The lastest is Niger Shaji, Project Director for Aditya-L1 mission, India’s mission to the Sun.A native of Shengottai in Tamil Nadu, the 59-year-old Shaji did her schooling in a government school there.A bright student – she stood district first in her 10th standard and school first in her 12th standard.Completing her engineering degree in a college in Tirunelveli, Shaji completed M.Tech from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi and then joined Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).Over…

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Sep 2 (IANS) India’s moon lander Vikram and the rover Pragyan will be put to sleep in a couple of days time, said Dr.S.Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here on Saturday.Soon after orbiting the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in the intended intermediate orbit by the Polar Satellite LaunchVehicle-C57 (PSLV-C57) Somanath said the rover Prayan has moved 100 metres away from the lander.He said both the lander and the rover are working well.According to him, the process of putting the rover and the lander to sleep will begin in one or two days as they have to withstand…

“Kuzhalnaden follows the hit-and-run policy of taking on political opponents. He does not criticize instead tarnish them and then runs away,” said Rajesh.Rajesh then turned his ire towards the media for giving Kuzhalnaden lot of space and continues to pamper him.”There are other good leaders in the Congress party,” said a peeved Rajesh.Kuzhalnaden since the past few weeks has been going hammer and tongs especially against the daughter of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan- Veena Vijayan and her IT firm Exalogic based out of Bengaluru.By now he has held a few press meets exposing Veena and the way her IT firm…

The ST services have been suspended or curtailed in parts of Jalna, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Nandurbar ostensibly to prevent them from being targeted by the protestors.Around two dozen protestors were injured, including some police personnel, trying to control and disperse the angry mobs in Antarvali-Sarati village of Jalna late on Friday.Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar rushed to Jalna this afternoon along with state President Jayant Patil, while Shiv Sena (UBT) President and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray along with Leader of Opposition (Council) Ambadas Danve, and Congress’ ex-CM Ashok Chavan are reaching this evening.In an unusual move, Pawar went to the marquee…

The couple, who share two-year-old son Arthur together, are said to have called time on their romance in July, after reportedly leading separate lives for six months citing ‘hectic schedules’ as the reason behind the break up, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.The couple reportedly tried to stick together for the sake of son Arthur before eventually calling it quits.The split comes four years after the couple married in York Minster in 2019 with guests including Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, James Blunt, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. In a post to her Instagram Stories, Ellie hinted at “moving on” as the popstar is said…

Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on Friday on the reported presence of militants in Miran Shah area of North Waziristan district of KP, military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Friday night.During the operation, a group of militants was spotted and intercepted by the security forces, and one terrorist killed and another injured, the statement said, adding that an officer and a soldier also lost their lives in the combat.In another development, a soldier and a militant were killed late Thursday night in an exchange of fire between security personnel and terrorists in Tirah…

Kejriwal in a tweet said: “Congratulations to ISRO and all our Indians for the successful launch of Aditya-L1, India’s maiden solar mission. This historic achievement marks another giant leap in space exploration. This Mission carries the hopes of billions and I pray for its triumph. Jai Hind.”Priyanka Gandhi on a tweet in Hindi said, “Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has once again created history. After the historic success of Chandrayaan-3, now ISRO has established India’s strength in space by successfully launching Solar Mission Aditya L-1. Best wishes to the entire team of ISRO and all the countrymen. Jai Hind.”Even Venugopal,…

Speaking to reporters on Saturday at Kalaburagi, Hariprasad stated on the launch of Aditya-L1 Mission that Congress party has firm belief on the scientific grounds. “We are not like BJP to go with blind beliefs,” he stated.The scientists who worked for the Chandrayaan-3 mission belong to the backward classes. But, when it comes to power, only a few communities are enjoying it. Let people from all communities get the opportunity, he opined.Commenting on the ‘one nation one election’ slogan by BJP, Hariprasad maintained that after the saffron party coming to power, there is no dearth of statements. They are destroying…