Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government was working towards creating awareness on menstrual hygiene, breaking social stigma and ensuring improved sanitation and healthcare facilities for women and girls. In a message on the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, the chief minister said access to menstrual hygiene is not only a health...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Thursday alleged that a "new trend of luring and trapping leaders" has emerged in Indian politics after its Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray resigned from the Upper House and joined the BJP. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty, addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, said Samantaray joined the BJP after being "influenced by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday issued a strict warning against leaking information related to VVIP visits and security arrangements on social media. Taking the matter seriously, Home Department directed the Director General of police and Intelligence wing to take the matter seriously and initiate necessary action against those found sharing sensitive information online. According to reports, alert notices...

Berhampur: Around a dozen people, including two police personnel, were injured after a clash broke out between two theatre groups during the staging of 'Mahabharat' in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Thursday. The incident occurred late Wednesday night at Markandi within Golanthara police station limits when members of the two theatre troupes from Ramapalli and Gobindapur villages...

Mumbai: Celebrated Urdu poet and Padma Shri awardee Bashir Badr left for a heavenly abode at the age of 91 Thursday. According to the reports, he was suffering from a prolonged illness. Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar used social media to pay a heartfelt tribute and express his grief over the passing of the renowned poet....

New Delhi: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Rahul Gandhi have been engaged in a fierce public spat over the CBSE exam row, with Pradhan accusing Gandhi of politicising the issue and being frustrated and the Congress leader hitting back, asserting that attacking him would not absolve the union minister of his "crimes". Pradhan's attack came after Gandhi...

Keonjhar: Two people were killed and two others sustained critical injuries after a car lost control and plunged off a bridge near Rasol village under Daitari police limits in Odisha’s Keonjhar district Friday. The injured were rescued and initially admitted to Bhagamunda Community Health Centre. As their condition deteriorated, they were later referred to the district headquarters...

Kolkata: Former Rajya Sabha MP and TMC leader Santanu Sen Thursday resigned as the party's national spokesperson and slammed the outfit over the controversy surrounding the R G Kar rape and murder case and described the poll defeat as a public rejection of "unethical practices". The resignation comes at a time the TMC is battling open dissent,...

New Delhi: The CBI Thursday arrested former judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the case of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma's death, a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed her anticipatory bail. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team questioned Singh at her residence in Bhopal's Bag Mughaliya extension area before taking her into custody, officials...

Dubai: The US military Thursday slammed Iran for violating a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported coming under attack in the latest flare-up that threatened ongoing negotiations to end the war. US Central Command said that Kuwait had intercepted missiles launched by Iran late Wednesday night, calling the Iranian attack on one of America's top allies in the...