Berhampur: A pregnant woman was allegedly hacked to death Tuesday while she was sitting on a 'dharna' in front of her in-laws' house in Odisha's Ganjam district, demanding rights for her daughter, police said. The incident, which sent a shock wave across the state, took place at Kharida village under Hinjili police station limits of Ganjam district...

Bhubaneswar: UN Resident Coordinator in India, Stefan Priesner, met Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo in Bhubaneswar Tuesday and discussed potential collaboration in sectors like agriculture, tourism and renewable energy, officials said. Both sides explored opportunities for deeper UN support in making Odisha a hub for renewable energy, strengthening rural livelihoods, and achieving the Sustainable...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Tuesday asked all power distribution companies (Discoms) to ensure uninterrupted and quality power supply across the state during the summer season. Singh Deo reviewed preparedness for the upcoming summer season and norwesters with senior officers of the Energy department. He directed the officers to treat all complaints of...

Mumbai: Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan have wrapped up the Kerala schedule of their next with filmmaker Anees Bazmee. Updating his Insta family about his latest project, Akshay shared a lovely picture with his co-stars Vidya Balan and Raashii Khanna. Akshay added the caption, "Keralam schedule wrapped! Nothing beats working with good people in a beautiful place...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Tuesday cleared a proposal to increase the strength of the Supreme Court from the present 34 judges to 38, including the Chief Justice of India. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at present, the apex court has 33 judges and the CJI. A Bill will be brought in the next session of Parliament...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday announced an Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) with an outlay of Rs 18,100 crore for MSMEs, airlines and other companies to help them meet working capital needs amid the challenges posed by the West Asia conflict. The scheme -- expected to help in providing additional credit flow of Rs 2.55 lakh...

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here Tuesday. A fit-again Lungi Ngidi is back for the home side, replacing Kyle Jamieson. CSK made a couple of changes, bringing in Windies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and pacer Gurjapneet Singh. Teams: DC: Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) will meet a BJD delegation May 11 to discuss the alleged illegality over the issuance of a second ballot paper to two BJP MLAs during the voting for the Rajya Sabha election March 16, an official said Tuesday. In a letter to BJD MP Sasmit Patra, joint CEO Gopinath Kuanr said,...

United Nations: India to the United Arab Emirates and India to the US were among the top 10 international country-to-country migration corridors in 2024, according to a report by the United Nations agency on migration. The World Migration Report 2026, released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Tuesday, said that globally, around 304 million people lived...

New Delhi: Raja Ravi Varma, Ajanta cave paintings, Subodh Gupta, intricate embroidery and gemstones galore... art from the past and present and artists known and unknown came together in spectacular fashion at Met Gala 2026 where a band of Indian celebs made carefully curated style statements. Isha Ambani wore a sari-inspired outfit woven with 1,000 diamonds and...