Bhubaneswar: Taking suo motu cognisance of the allegations of police assault on an Army major and his woman friend at Bharatpur Police station in Bhubaneswar September 15, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania. The DGP has been asked to submit the...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police nabbed a man and woman who allegedly threatened legendary Hindi films’ screenwriter Salim Khan in the name of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, official sources said in Mumbai Thursday. The two accused have claimed that it was a 'prank' but they have been taken into custody and further probe is on, said Deputy Commissioner...

Kollam: The first arrest was recorded Thursday by the local police in Kollam after the explosive Hema Committee report which brought out the sexual harassment faced by women in the Malayalam film industry. The police recorded the arrest of director VK Prakash. The director was released on bail soon after, as he had secured anticipatory bail from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling Thursday said that medical colleges will be established in all districts of the state in the next five years. Speaking to media persons here, he said, "Medical colleges will be set up at the headquarters of all the districts in the state and a detailed roadmap has been prepared in this...

Odisha Chief Minister addresses public gathering in Puri on completion of BJP government's 100 days in office

Rourkela: A teenage tribal girl was allegedly gang-raped in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said Thursday. Three suspects have been detained in connection with the incident, a police officer said. The incident took place on the night of September 16 when Karma Puja, an important religious festival of tribals, was underway. One of the accused, who was known...

Jajpur: A woman went missing after she jumped into the Kharasrota River from a bridge in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday, police said. The incident happened near Baruhan under the jurisdiction of Jajpur Sadar police station. She left her electric scooter, helmet, shoes and mobile phone near the vehicle before jumping into the river, the police said. The...

Beirut: The leader of Hezbollah said Thursday that the mass bombing attack in Lebanon on the group's communications devices was a ‘severe blow’ and said Israel had crossed a 'red line.' But he vowed the group would emerge stronger and continue its daily strikes into northern Israel. As Hassan Nasrallah spoke in a televised speech from an...

New York: Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has filed a civil lawsuit against the Government of India and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, with a US court issuing summons in the case. In New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Thursday described as completely "unwarranted and unsubstantiated" imputations the lawsuit filed by Pannun, who heads the radical group...

Amaravati: Amid the controversy over the alleged use of substandard ingredients and animal fat in the preparation of the world-renowned Tirupati laddu, the ruling Telugu Desam Party Thursday claimed that the adulteration has been confirmed by a Gujarat-based livestock laboratory. TDP spokesperson Anam Venkata Ramana Reddy in a press conference displayed the purported lab report which apparently...