New Delhi: The tug of war between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the release of funds to the state intensified on Tuesday with the Trinamool Congress which protested in the national capital for the second consecutive day holding on a dharna at the Union Rural Development Ministry office demanding a meeting with the minister....

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has suspected fraud and corruption in the implementation of the post-matric scholarship (PMS) scheme under direct benefit transfer (DBT) in Odisha. In its report on the performance audit of the implementation of DBT in payment of PMS to eligible students in the state, which was laid before the...

Bhubaneswar: With the opposition raising questions over a "mysterious woman" accompanying Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to his visit to Vatican City last year, the BJD chief clarified that the woman is named Shradha and she is his physiotherapist. Clearing the air before the end of the monsoon session on Tuesday, the CM said, "Shradha is a...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty after searching more than 30 locations and questioning several journalists in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations the portal received money for pro-China propaganda. Police sealed NewsClick's office in Delhi, officials said, adding 46 suspects were questioned...

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha received heavy rain in the last 24 hours due to southwest monsoon, the Met department Tuesday forecast more downpour for one more day. As many as 16 districts in Odisha, including Cuttack and Khurda, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, have received heavy rainfall till Tuesday evening. The state received an average rainfall...

Wilmington: Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after a plea deal imploded, putting the case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 election looms. His lawyer Abbe Lowell said in court he plans to file a motion to dismiss the case, challenging their constitutionality. President Joe Biden's son faces...

Yerevan: Armenia's parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country's ties with its old ally Russia after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over events in Ukraine. Moscow last month called Yerevan's effort to join the ICC an “unfriendly step," and the Russian Foreign Ministry...

A committee consisting of members from Puri Bar Association inspects Srimandir Parikrama project; suggests opening all four temple gates by January 3   Fire breaks out in main building of Odisha Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar   Anganwadi workers stage protest at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar seeking fulfillment of their five-point charter of demands   Members of...

The rumours of director Imtiaz Ali working on a possible sequel of his blockbuster movie Jab We Met (2007) are making quite a buzz among the fans. A number of media reports even went on to claim that there is no confirmation on the casting of Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the possible sequel. In...

In a shocking sequence of events, a 27-year-old Brazilian woman, Fernanda Valoz Pinto died after eating chocolate offered to her by a palm reader who apparently predicted her death. A mother of one, Pinto in August had visited the Maceió area in Brazil, known for its fortune tellers, where she was approached by an aged lady claiming...