Ahmedabad: Skipper Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan smashed brilliant hundreds in a record-equalling double hundred plus opening stand to power Gujarat Titans to a comfortable 35-run win over Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here Friday. Gujarat with this win stay alive in theory for a place in play-offs. Sudharsan struck 103 off 51 balls...

Puri: The Twenty-one day annual water sports summer festival popularly known as Chandan Yatra of lord Jagannath began in a traditional ceremony Friday evening. Madan Mohan, the representative image of Lord Sri Jagannath accompanied by five Shivas, visits the huge Narendra tank to enjoy boating to cool themselves. The practice goes on for twenty-one days and concludes...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a roadshow in the Odisha state capital Friday as part of his campaign for BJP candidates for the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat and seven Assembly segments under it where polling will be held May 25. A large number of people gathered on both sides of the road cheered for the prime...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced Summer Special Train Services towards various destinations of the country from its jurisdiction to cater to the travel needs of passengers from various regions. These trains will connect important destinations, offering convenience, comfort, and safety for seamless journeys and memorable experiences throughout the season. ECoR release here on Friday...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of the auspicious Akshaya Tritiya festival Friday, a number of candidates including Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal, party's national vice-president Baijayant Panda and former state Congress president Niranjan Patnaik filed their nominations for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state. The day is considered auspicious for beginning any work and the...

Bhubaneswar: The Second Additional District Judge, cum Special Judge, Bhubaneswar, has sentenced three accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh each under the NDPS Act, 1985, for transporting contraband brown sugar. The three convicts, namely Debasish Behera, Prabir Kumar Singh, and Sk Kausar Alli, would serve another year of imprisonment...

Ranpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said the atmosphere in Odisha is indicating that the time has come for the exit of BJD in Odisha. Addressing an election meeting christened as “ Vijaya Sanklap Samavesh, Rajnath said the Congress had ruled Odisha for 50 years while the BJD for 25 years but now the people of the...

Puri: The construction of three big chariots for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balavadra and their sister Devi Subhadra began on the auspicious occasion of Akshyay Tritiya Friday. As per the religious tradition, temple priests handed over “Ajnya Mallya” (the order of Lord Jagannath) to the three heads of the carpenters’...

Ahmedabad: Sai Sudharsan matched his skipper Shubman Gill stroke for stroke as the two openers notched destructive centuries to propel Gujarat Titans to 231 for three against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. Gill (104 off 55 deliveries) and Sudarshan (103 off 51 balls) put up a six-hitting exhibition as they notched...

New Delhi: By allowing political space to Khalistani separatist elements, the Canadian government is sending a message that its vote bank is "more powerful" than its rule of law, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said. In an exclusive interview to PTI late Thursday, Jaishankar said India respects and practices freedom of speech, but that does not equate...