Chennai: An Air India flight travelling from Thiruvananthapuram towards Delhi, carrying several senior political leaders, was forced to make an emergency landing at Chennai airport late Sunday, following a suspected radar malfunction. Flight AI 2455, which took off from Thiruvananthapuram, had among its passengers, four MPs from Kerala -- Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, UDF Convenor Adoor...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD called a 12-hour bandh Monday at Raighar block in Odisha's Nabarangpur district over the death of a nursing student following an alleged harassment. The opposition party, in a statement issued Sunday, said that the 'hartal' (the general strike) will be observed from 6am to 6pm August 11 at Raighar block to protest against the...

United Nations: The United States Sunday defended Israel at a UN Security Council meeting, saying the country has the right to decide what's best for its security. It called allegations of genocide in Gaza false. The US has veto power at the council and can block proposed actions there. Other council members and UN officials expressed alarm....

New Delhi: Hindi film star Aamir Khan and his family, in a statement Sunday urged the media to show empathy and not turn a private matter into "salacious, inflammatory and hurtful gossip" after the actor's brother Faisal Khan, in an interview, alleged mistreatment by the family. The statement was issued collectively by Aamir, Zeenat Tahir Husain, Junaid...

Kolkata: The first anniversary of the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of the West Bengal-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata was marred by massive violence following a scuffle between cops and protesters participating in "Nabanna Avijan (March to State Secretariat)" rally convened by the victim's parents. The victim's mother had to...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress held a march in Odisha's Puri district Sunday, demanding ‘justice’ for the girl who succumbed to burn injuries last month. The 'Nari Naya Yatra', led by state Congress president Bhakta Charan Das, started at Bayabar village and culminated in Nimapara, where a public meeting was held. Das alleged that the culprits were allowed...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: DAV Public School of Unit-8, Bhubaneswar and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar retained their crowns in the junior and senior categories, respectively, at the seventh edition of OrissaPOST Mettle Meet held at Hotel Swosti Premium Sunday. The annual inter-school and inter-college quiz competition once again showcased a fierce battle of wits and a thrilling grand finale....

Berhampur: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday inaugurated Odisha's first seawater desalination plant in Ganjam district. The plant, at Matikhal near Chhatarpur, will convert seawater into freshwater using reverse osmosis (RO). It has been developed by the Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM), a unit of Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL). Around 4 lakh litres of water will be...

Puri: At least three men drowned Sunday while taking a bath in the sea in Odisha's Puri district, police said. The incident occurred on the Chandrabhaga beach near the famous Konark temple when they were bathing in the sea, a senior officer said. The two deceased were from Bhubaneswar, and another hailed from Cuttack, he said. "The...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday sought to defend a new military offensive in one of Gaza's most populated areas amid growing condemnation at home and abroad, declaring that Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas”. He spoke to foreign media minutes before an emergency meeting of the...