Two killed, seven missing as boat capsizes in Odisha’s Mahanadi River
UPSC CSE marks announced; 2nd rank holder Animesh Pradhan from Odisha scored 52.69%
In land of hockey, star player Dilip Tirkey aims at scoring winning goal for BJD
Bhubaneswar: Miscreants attack ‘Dharitri’ journalist Saroj Jena
White tigress Sneha dies at Nandankanan zoo in Odisha
Nearly 60% polling till 5 pm in phase one of LS polls: EC
New Delhi: Nearly 60 per cent polling was reported till 5 pm in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections Friday, the Election Commission said. Polling is underway in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories. While voting began at 7 am simultaneously in all constituencies it will...
Read moreArvind Kejriwal accuses ED of being ‘petty’, ‘politicising’ his food before court
New Delhi: Accusing the Enforcement Directorate of being "petty" and "politicising" what he ate in jail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday asserted before a court that the food he consumed was in conformity with the diet chart prepared by his doctor. The ED had Thursday claimed before the court that Kejriwal was eating food high in sugar like mangoes and sweets every day, despite having type 2 diabetes, to create...
Read moreG7 warns of new sanctions against Iran as world reacts to apparent Israeli drone attack
Jerusalem: Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict. Meanwhile, an apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defences at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan. It came days after Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel. Israel...
Read moreChhattisgarh: CRPF jawan on poll duty killed in accidental explosion of grenade launcher shell
Bijapur: A 32-year-old jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on poll duty in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district was killed Friday when a shell of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) exploded accidentally, police said. The incident took place near Galgam village under Usoor police station limits when a team of security personnel was out on an area domination operation half a kilometre away from a polling booth, said an official....
Read moreKarnataka woman stabbed to death in college premises; Hindu organisations give bandh call
Hubballi (Karnataka): Hindu organisations and student outfits have given a call for a bandh in Hubballi condemning the killing of the daughter of a Congress Corporator in her college premises at Hubballi city in Karnataka. After 23-year-old Neha Hiremath refused to marry a youth who she had been in a relationship with, he stabbed her multiple times, leading to her death Thursday, a source said. The police department is on high...
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Two killed, seven missing as boat capsizes in Odisha’s Mahanadi River
Jharsuguda: At least two persons were killed and seven others were missing as a boat they were travelling in capsized in Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Friday, police said. The incident took place when the boat carrying around 50 passengers was going from Patharseni Kuda to Banjipalli in Bargarh district. The boat capsized as it was...
UPSC CSE marks announced; 2nd rank holder Animesh Pradhan from Odisha scored 52.69%
New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Civil Services Exam 2023 topper Aditya Srivastava scored 54.27 per cent in the prestigious exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Following closely behind is Animesh Pradhan, who scored 52.69 per cent, according to the detailed marks of the recommended candidates released by the Commission Friday. As many as 1,016 candidates --...
In land of hockey, star player Dilip Tirkey aims at scoring winning goal for BJD
Sundargarh: Hockey India president, former India captain and star player Dilip Tirkey aims at scoring a winning goal in the electoral field as the Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) Lok Sabha candidate from Odisha's Sundargarh constituency, where hockey is not just a sport but a way of life. Tirkey – who was also Rajya Sabha MP till 2018...
Air taxis in India in early 2026! These two companies plan so
New Delhi: InterGlobe Enterprises, the parent company of India's top airline IndiGo, and US-based Archer Aviation will launch an all-electric air taxi service in India in 2026, that will carry passengers from Connaught Place in the national capital to Gurugram in Haryana in just 7 minutes. Archer Aviation will supply 200 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)...
Wipro Q4 net profit falls 7.8% to Rs 2,835 cr; new CEO flags uncertainty in macro environment
Bengaluru: IT service company Wipro on Friday reported 7.8 per cent year-on-year decline in its consolidated net profit for the March quarter to about Rs 2834.6 crore, and cautioned that the macroeconomic environment remains "uncertain". The Bengaluru-headquartered company, which recently saw a change of guard with Srinivas Pallia taking over at the helm as the new Chief...
Nearly 60% polling till 5 pm in phase one of LS polls: EC
New Delhi: Nearly 60 per cent polling was reported till 5 pm in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections Friday, the Election Commission said. Polling is underway in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories. While voting began at 7 am simultaneously in all constituencies it will end at 6 pm in most of...
Arvind Kejriwal accuses ED of being ‘petty’, ‘politicising’ his food before court
New Delhi: Accusing the Enforcement Directorate of being "petty" and "politicising" what he ate in jail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday asserted before a court that the food he consumed was in conformity with the diet chart prepared by his doctor. The ED had Thursday claimed before the court that Kejriwal was eating food high in...
Strong growth momentum provides RBI policy space to focus on price stability: Guv Das
Mumbai: The strong growth momentum and the GDP projections for 2024-25 give the RBI a policy space to unwaveringly focus on price stability, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed while voting for a status quo in the interest rate earlier this month. The Reserve Bank had maintained status-quo on the benchmark lending rate (repo) at 6.5 per cent since...
G7 warns of new sanctions against Iran as world reacts to apparent Israeli drone attack
Jerusalem: Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict. Meanwhile, an apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defences at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central...
Bhubaneswar: Miscreants attack ‘Dharitri’ journalist Saroj Jena
Bhubaneswar: As many as three miscreants attacked journalist Saroj Jena, who works for Odia daily Dharitri, in Bhubaneswar’s Badagada area at around 12.55 pm Friday. After finishing office work, Saroj was returning to his home in Badagada when three miscreants attacked him near a SBI ATM. At first, the three accused hit Saroj with the two-wheeler they...
