Mangala Muduli hails from a tribe that has the lowest literacy rate among all the 62 tribes of Odisha. According to a 2011 census, the literacy rate of the Bonda tribe in Odisha was a measly 36.61%, which is lower than other major particularly vulnerable tribals groups in the state....

Over the past few years, there has been a major emphasis on performances in domestic cricket in India. Earlier in 2024, Indian captain Rohit Sharma also stressed on the players to prioritise red-ball tournaments like the Ranji Trophy, and BCCI also assumed a rigid stance on players who...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in several districts of Andhra Pradesh over the next two days, as a well-marked low-pressure area intensifies over the Bay of Bengal. The districts of Eluru, Alluri Sitaramaraju (ASR), Parvatipuram...

The April-June quarter saw 11.6 lakh passengers travel between India and Thailand (and back) by direct flights between the two countries, shows data released by the regulator DGCA. Thailand, traditionally a tourism-dependent economy, decided to add Indians to the “visa-free” category...

With BCCI's call to mandate that all centrally-contracted players have to play domestic tournaments, the Duleep Trophy, which had lost its significance over the better part of the last two decades amid the rise of ODI cricket, and then the franchise-based IPL, has sprung to life in 2024....