Bhubaneswar: Akash Ranjan Mund, a KIIT Deemed to be University BA English student from the School of Liberal Studies, has been selected to represent India at the World Abilitysport Youth Games 2026, scheduled to be held in Türkiye from June 18 to 21. The World Abilitysport Youth Games is one of the most prestigious international multi-sport events...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate Monday in the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case in West Bengal. He will be at the ED's Salt Lake office on the northern outskirts of Kolkata later in the day for interrogation in connection with the central agency’s...

Mumbai: Domestic equity markets opened sharply higher Monday after US President Donald Trump announced that a deal with Iran had been finalised and the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened. Sensex began the session with a surge of around 1,200 points or 1.6 per cent at 76,725.27 while Nifty opened around 360 points or 1.53 per cent...

Mumbai: Hindi film industry’s chocolate boy Kartik Aaryan shared a birthday wish for his co-star and rumoured girlfriend Sreeleela, who has turned  25. Taking to the photo-sharing website, the Shehzada actor posted a photograph, where the actress was seen sitting behind Kartik, who was riding a bike. In the image, the two are seen smiling as they...

Bhadrak/Bant: A festive Raja celebration turned tragic in Bhadrak district after a 26-year-old youth allegedly hacked his mother to death with an axe Sunday. The incident occurred in Jirina village under Bant police limits in the district. The deceased was identified as Pushpalata Sahu, 55, wife of Gadadhar Sahu and a cook at the village school. Police...

Belguntha: Police arrested a 25-year-old man on charge of raping a 14-year-old girl in a village under the Gangpur police limits in Ganjam district. The accused, identified as Tapan Dakua, 25, was later produced in the court. According to police, the girl’s parents had gone to visit a relative in Badgad the night of June 11, leaving...

Daspalla: Police Sunday arrested two persons in connection with the stone-pelting incident targeting the official vehicle of Daspalla Block Development Officer (BDO) Sarat Chandra Mallik. The accused were identified as Sukanta Behera, 25, and Rabi Bhoi, 40. Acting on information that the duo had returned to their village, police conducted a raid and apprehended them. According to...

Bhubaneswar: An escort service racket was busted in Bhubaneswar and four persons, including a woman were held for fraudulently cheating people through digital platform, police said. The accused persons hailed from Khurda, Nayagarh and Cuttack districts and were operating in the City, police said. The racket came to the fore during an investigation on the basis of...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Kusabhadra Banchao Abhiyan (KBA), led by Mahanadi Banchao Andolan convenor Sudarshan Das, met Water Resources department senior officials to discuss measures for the revival of the Kusabhadra River and pressed for the early completion of the under-construction Ramachandrapur Barrage. The delegation held discussions with department’s Chief Engineer Bibhuti Bhusan Das and Drainage Division...

By MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Unidentified miscreants allegedly stole a sandalwood tree from the premises of Soochana Bhawan at Unit-IV under the jurisdiction of Capital police station, officials said Sunday. The theft has raised concerns over security at the public auditorium, located near key government establishments, including State Legislative Assembly and AG office. According to staff...