The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Far-right allies has been growing authoritarian by the day, throwing to the winds that country’s democratic credentials. But, two days after World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, it has shown its intolerance of free speech and expression by unanimously banning the Qatari news channel Al Jazeera....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has restricted the use of drone during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other VVIPs in the state and declared as “no drone zone and no flying zone” the venue of the function addressed by the VVIPs. The decision was taken as during the previous visit of the VVIP some media...

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways with a handsome 20-run victory over Rajasthan Royals as they kept their slim IPL playoff hopes alive here Tuesday. Tristan Stubbs smashed a quickfire 41 from 20 balls to lift Delhi Capitals to 221/8 after Rajasthan Royals opted to field. In reply, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 201 for...

Berhampur: Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader Kartik Pandian Tuesday said the people of Odisha would not like a chief minister who will be remote-controlled by Delhi. The comment of Pandian, a close aide of Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the BJP will select its CM on June 6...

Bhubaneswar: A team of doctors of AIIMS Bhubaneswar successfully conducted a rare scalp tumour operation on a 51-year-old man from neighbouring West Bengal, officials said Tuesday. The executive director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Ashutosh Biswas, said the patient had gone to several medical colleges and hospitals for treatment before finally reaching the Department of Plastic Surgery at the...

Bhadrak: The Odisha Police has arrested three persons for allegedly cheating in the NEET-UG examination held May 5, police said. They were "caught cheating" in the examination held at a private institution near Gelpur village in the district, a police officer said. PTI  

Baripada: A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for murdering a 17-year-old boy in 2021. Mayurbhanj District Additional Sessions Judge Satyanarayan Patra convicted the three accused – Sovakar Mohanto (53), Jatrindranath Mohanto (43) and Kamal Lochan Mohanto (45) – and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, said Krushna Chandra Das,...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters from Gujarat on the charges of duping a person from Bhubaneswar of Rs 60 lakh through online trading scam, said a crime branch official Tuesday. The accused persons were identified as Fakir Alfazsha Bismillasha (20), Ahmad Khan Sardar Khan Baloch (38), Shaikh Huma Parvin Rafiq...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday challenged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for an open debate on various issues faced by the state despite being a recipient of huge financial aid from the Central government. Speaking at a press meeting in Sambalpur, Pradhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised a few questions regarding the high student...

122nd Foundation Day of Utkal Sahitya Samaj celebrated at Shatabdi Bhawan in Cuttack