16 teams set for final showdown

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The seventh edition of Odisha’s premier quizzing event, Orissa POST Mettle Meet-2025, commenced with great enthusiasm Saturday at Hotel Swosti Premium, drawing participation from over 80 leading educational institutions from the state and beyond. Following a challenging preliminary round, 16 top teams—eight each from junior and...

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Bangladesh elections in first week of February 2026: EC

Bangladesh Interim govt

Dhaka: Bangladesh's poll body chief Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, however, said the exact date would be disclosed two months before the schedule was announced. “People have lost confidence in the election system, the Election Commission and the administrative machinery involved...

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India welcomes Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska

New Delhi: India Saturday welcomed the forthcoming summit between United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that is scheduled to take place in Alaska  August 15. "India welcomes the understanding reached between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska 15th August 2025. This meeting holds the promise of bringing to an end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up the prospects...

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Sign declaration or apologise, EC reiterates to Rahul

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New Delhi: As Congress leaders amplified the vote theft allegation of Rahul Gandhi, the Election Commission Saturday once again pressed the Leader of the Opposition to either sign a declaration to support his claims or apologise to the country for making "fake" charges. A day after Gandhi and the EC exchanged barbs over alleged vote theft in at least three states, poll authority officials again insisted on a signed declaration by...

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India welcomes planned Putin-Trump summit on Ukraine in Alaska

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New Delhi: India Saturday welcomed next week's summit talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska to find ways to end the Ukraine conflict. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), endorsing the move, said India stands ready to support the efforts as it recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi's consistent position that "this is not an era of war". India's reaction came hours after the US...

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‘Rakhi Purnima’ observed with road safety campaign

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: On Raksha Bandhan, the Commerce and Transport department launched a unique road safety awareness campaign across the state Saturday. In collaboration with the police, students, and volunteers, the department carried out this innovative drive to promote road safety. Officers and employees of the State Transport Authority and all Regional Transport Offices tied ‘Safety Threads’ (symbolic rakhis)...

BJD, Congress celebrate ‘World Tribal Day’

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) marked World Tribal Day—officially the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples— at their respective party headquarters here Saturday. At Shankha Bhavan, senior BJD leaders—including Debi Prasad Mishra, Pratap Jena, Ashok Panda, Sudam Marndi, Snehangini Chhuria, and others—attended the celebratory event. The leaders paid floral...

Shaktishree cells in colleges, universities

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark move to bolster women’s safety in educational institutions, the Higher Education department has directed all state public universities and government/non-government aided colleges to establish a Shaktishree Empowerment Cell. The initiative, part of the Shaktishree programme, aims to provide holistic protection—physical, legal, mental, and digital—to all undergraduate and postgraduate female students across the state....

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Congress alleges irregularities in 2024 elections in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha Saturday alleged that irregularities had taken place in the state during the simultaneous elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha last year. Addressing a press conference, state Congress president Bhakta Charan Das claimed that about 42 lakh votes were cast in the state between 5 pm and 9 pm on the...

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 Mettle Meet 2025 prelims round comes to an end on a high note at Hotel Swosti Premium in Bhubaneswar       Girls tie rakhis to boys during Raksha Bandhan at Tulasipur Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir in Cuttack

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16 teams set for final showdown

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The seventh edition of Odisha’s premier quizzing event, Orissa POST Mettle Meet-2025, commenced with great enthusiasm Saturday at Hotel Swosti Premium, drawing participation from over 80 leading educational institutions from the state and beyond. Following a challenging preliminary round, 16 top teams—eight each from junior and senior categories—secured their spots in the Grand...

Bangladesh Interim govt

Bangladesh elections in first week of February 2026: EC

Dhaka: Bangladesh's poll body chief Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, however, said the exact date would be disclosed two months before the schedule was announced. “People have...

Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at ISS

Washington: Four astronauts returned to Earth Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing's Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Pacific off the Southern California coast a day after departing the orbiting lab. “Welcome home,” SpaceX Mission Control radioed. Splashing down were NASA's Anne McClain...

 

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