Man held for killing sexagenarian

Paikamal: Police arrested Friday Mahadeb Bariha for allegedly killing a 65-year old man by bludgeoning his head with a stone following an altercation Wednesday. The incident took place at Bhubaneswarpur village under this block in Bargarh district. The body of...

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Senior clerk in Vigilance net

Boudh: Sleuths of the Vigilance department arrested Friday here Rabindra Nath Padhy, the senior clerk in the office of the block education officer (BEO) at Harbhanga in this district. He was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 20,000, the first installment...

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Balasore man held in 3 qtl marijuana haul

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Friday arrested a notorious narcotics smuggler and recovered a whooping three quintals of marijuana (ganja) which he was supposed to deliver to receivers in neighbouring Jharkhand. Interestingly, the police said Rahul Sethi, the alleged smuggler, was...

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Man sets himself on fire in New York outside Trump’s criminal trial court

New York: A man set himself on fire outside Manhattan Criminal Court as jury selection was underway in the criminal trial of former US President Donald Trump, according to media reports and videos posted on social media. The incident took place Friday noon. The man was engulfed in flames and was rushed to hospital later, Xinhua news agency reported. The man threw pamphlets into the air and poured accelerant on himself,...

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Unknown aircraft bombed two Iraqi military bases near Baghdad

Baghdad: Two Iraqi military bases were bombed after midnight Saturday by an unknown aircraft in Babil province, south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told the media. The airstrikes were carried out by drones and targeted two bases belonging to the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in the Mahawil area, in the northern part of Babil province, the source said, without giving further details. One of the two targeted bases was...

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Rahul, De Kock slam fifties as LSG score 8-wicket win over CSK

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Lucknow: Openers KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock, who made classy fifties on a slow pitch, produced a chasing masterclass to power Lucknow Super Giants to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here Friday. Asked to bat first, Ravindra Jadeja came up with a solid unbeaten 57 before Mooen Ali (30 off 20) and MS Dhoni (28 off 9) went on a six-hitting spree to...

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Six eastern Nagaland districts abstain from voting amid shutdown call over ‘frontier territory’ demand

6 Eastern Nagaland districts abstain from voting amid shutdown call over ‘frontier territory’ demand

Kohima: Election officials across 738 polling stations in six Eastern Nagaland districts waited for over nine hours Friday, but none of the 4 lakh (approx) voters from the region showed up due to a call to abstain from the electoral process given by the Naga organisations pressing for their demand for a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland Territory’. Elsewhere, a voter turnout of around 57 per cent was recorded for the lone Lok...

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Rihanna regrets showing off too much skin in her past fashion appearances

Los Angeles: Singer-songwriter Rihanna has reflected on some of her past fashion choices, expressing regret over certain aspects. The multi-hyphenate spoke about her favourite looks and her least favourites. The mother of two revealed that one of her current "fashion icks" is showing off too much skin, reports ‘People’ magazine. She told ‘British Vogue, "It's gonna sound...

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Elon Musk’s India visit postponed due to crucial Tesla quarter results

New Delhi: Elon Musk, Saturday, confirmed that he will not visit India this month amid crucial Tesla quarterly results and will possibly visit the country later this year to announce his investment plans. In a post on X, the billionaire said that unfortunately, “very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed.” “But I...

Unknown aircraft bombed two Iraqi military bases near Baghdad

Baghdad: Two Iraqi military bases were bombed after midnight Saturday by an unknown aircraft in Babil province, south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told the media. The airstrikes were carried out by drones and targeted two bases belonging to the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in the Mahawil area, in the northern part of Babil province,...

Damning Indictment

I n a significant development in a more than decade-old Case, the Supreme Court has handed a major victory to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) by overturning its earlier directive. Previously, the apex court had ordered DMRC to pay an arbitration award of Rs 8,000 crore to Anil Ambani’s firm, Delhi Airport Metro Express Ltd (DAMEPL)....

Lower Suktel: Distress of the displaced

Bolangir: Once the Lower Suktel Dam comes up, thousands of acres of farmland in this perennially drought-prone district will be irrigated. The drinking water woes of many towns and villages in the district will be a thing of the past. Economic development will blossom with accelerated growth, and Bolangir will be transformed from a backwards to a...

Kerang Fabric project aims to revive age-old tribal heritage

Bhubaneswar: INTACH’s Odisha chapter has unveiled the Kerang Fabric project with an aim to revive the age-old heritage and ancient tradition of the Gadabas of Koraput. At an event held in Bhubaneswar to mark World Heritage Day, Thursday, Gadaba tribal women, dressed in Kerang sarees, showcased the revival of this ancient tradition. The use of handwoven clothes...

Man held for killing sexagenarian

Paikamal: Police arrested Friday Mahadeb Bariha for allegedly killing a 65-year old man by bludgeoning his head with a stone following an altercation Wednesday. The incident took place at Bhubaneswarpur village under this block in Bargarh district. The body of the deceased, identified as Purnachandra Sahu, was recovered from a sparsely forested area, police said. Both the...

 

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What was being feared now looks like happening. The Israel-Hamas conflict is fast deteriorating into a regional conflagration with Iran...

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