Bhubaneswar: The six BJD MLAs issued a show-cause notice for voting for BJP-backed Independent candidate Dilip Ray in the Rajya Sabha election, Friday, asked the party chief whip to withdraw the notice or face legal action. The six MLAs - Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishor Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic Biswal (Choudwar-Cuttack), Subasini Jena (Basta), Ramakanta Bhoi (Tirtol), and...

Baripada: Normal life was affected Friday in Odisha's Rairangpur area due to a bandh called by Mayurbhanj Adivasi Ekata Manch (Tribal Unity Forum) in protest against the arrest of 34 tribals following a face-off with police personnel during a protest March 13. Several political parties, including the BJD and tribal organisations, supported the bandh. Normal life was...

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday directed authorities to start work on the proposed Rs 210-crore Mahanadi Riverfront Project immediately and develop it as an attractive tourist destination. The project will come up on 426 acres along the Mahanadi riverbank in Cuttack at an estimated cost of Rs 210 crore, officials said. According to the...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran’s navy was now “at the bottom of the sea” as he opened a White House event honouring the Navy Midshipmen with an extended defence of US military action against Tehran. Speaking at the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy presentation in the East Room, Trump began his remarks with a sweeping claim about...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said a husband has to equally participate in household chores like cooking, cleaning and washing as he is not marrying a maid but a life partner. The observations came from a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which was hearing a petition filed by a man challenging an order...

Dubai: Iran's supreme leader has issued another defiant written statement praising the Iranians' steadfastness three weeks into the war launched by the United States and Israel. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Friday that US and Israeli attacks were based on an illusion that by killing top leaders they could cause the overthrow of the government. His written statement,...

New York: The rift between US President Donald Trump and NATO deepened Friday as he called members of the pact “cowards” and warned that he would “remember” their refusal to help open the Strait of Hormuz. “Without the USA, NATO IS A PAPER TIGER,” he wrote on Truth Social. He said NATO allies complain about high oil...

Kendrapara: A joint raid by Bhitarkanika National Park, Revenue department and police Friday demolished unauthorised prawn dykes on the fringe of the park in Kendrapara district for violation of the coastal regulation zone, an official said. Acres of encroached government land were reclaimed after the demolition drive. These plots were under unauthorised occupation of prawn farmers. The...

New Delhi:  Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant Friday recused himself from hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Condition of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, which excludes the CJI from the process of appointment of top officials of the Election Commission. At the outset,...