Bhubaneswar: Hitting back at Odisha minister Suresh Pujari for his remarks that the BJD would be extinct very soon, the Opposition party alleged the ruling outfit was riddled with internal conflicts and the Naveen Patnaik-led party would get a thumping majority if polls were held now. Pujari had earlier said that the BJD does not have any...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Representatives of 11 BRICS countries Friday discussed ways to ensure cooperation in disaster mitigation management, an official said. The delegates of the second technical meeting of the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group attended the concluding session of the three-day event at a hotel in Puri. After the discussion, the delegation, as per the programme organised...

Butterfly exhibition organised by the Regional Museum of Natural History on World Environment Day in Bhubaneswar   A man pours water into plastic pot, placed on a tree, for birds to drink during the scorching summer heat in Bhubaneswar   Odissi music guru Ramahari Das felicitated with 'Mahaguru Samman' during a programme organised by Alapa Cultural Trust...

Kolkata: Barely days after losing control of its legislature party in the West Bengal Assembly, the TMC is now staring at an even bigger political nightmare -- the possibility of the rebellion spreading to its parliamentary ranks. What began as a revolt by dissident MLAs under Ritabrata Banerjee has acquired a national dimension, with speculation growing that...

Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha sizzled in extreme heat Friday, with eight places, including Bhubaneswar, registering day temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius, with the weather department predicting thunderstorm and rain for the next four days. Boudh town in western Odisha was the hottest place in the state, recording a maximum temperature of 41.7 degrees Celsius. Sambalpur recorded a...

Kendrapara: A man died by a reported suic*de inside the Kendrapara Collectorate premises Friday afternoon, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances leading to the incident. The deceased was identified as Srichandan Das, alias Kalia, of Rayatundi village under Nikirai police station limits of Derabish block. He allegedly hanged himself using a towel tied to the railing...

Puri: Jagannath temple authorities of Puri Friday decided to send a delegation to President Droupadi Murmu or Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their intervention into ISKCON holding Rath Yatra on random days across the world, contrary to the norms sanctioned by scriptures. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC),...

Washington: NASA Friday ordered astronauts to take shelter after a fresh leak was detected aboard the International Space Station. The five astronauts moved into the SpaceX capsule that is docked at the station while cosmonauts worked to fix the leak, which is on the Russian side of the orbiting laboratory. The decision was made "out of an...

New Delhi: As many as 1,076 Indian nationals have been deported from the US this year so far, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday, noting that that the two sides are committed to act against illegal migration. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said a total 3,567 Indians were deported in 2025. "A total of 1,076 Indian...

New Delhi: India Friday launched E85 fuel, a high-ethanol blend designed for flex-fuel vehicles, at Rs 20 a litre discount to normal petrol. The fuel will initially be available at select petrol pumps and can be used only in vehicles with flex fuel engines. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri unveiled the fuel at...