Berhampur: Odisha Police Saturday arrested a man for allegedly demanding money impersonating himself as the personal assistant (PA) of BJP national president Nitin Nabin, officials said. The accused has been identified as Jagannath Mandal, 28, a resident of Panchama under Golanthara police station in Ganjam district. The accused has allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 from two different individuals...

New Delhi: Over Rs 4.46 lakh crore has been disbursed since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in 2019, making it one of the world’s largest direct benefit transfer (DBT) initiatives, an official fact-sheet said Saturday. The 23rd instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme was disbursed at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal, Saturday. Nearly 9.44...

Chhatrapati/Sambhajinagar: At least five persons died and 18 were injured after the under-construction roof of a Hanuman temple collapsed at Yashwadi village in Maharashtra's Parbhani district Saturday afternoon, police said. The village is located on the Parbhani-Manwat road, about 190 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. A part of the roof of the under-construction 'sabha-mandap' or outer hall collapsed...

Rairangpur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said India's time on the world stage has finally arrived under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and asserted that "there is a little bit of Modi in every one's life". CM Majhi said this in his welcome address at the meeting to mark the second anniversary of...

Dubai: Iranian state television says the country's negotiating team is going to Switzerland for talks with the United States over their interim deal on the war. The broadcaster cited a foreign ministry spokesperson in its report Saturday. The trip was originally planned for Friday but was cancelled. The new announcement came shortly after Iran's joint military command...

New Delhi: Tennis legend Vijay Amritraj, actor Mammootty, playback singer Alka Yagnik and cricketer Rohit Sharma are among 65 prominent personalities who will receive the coveted Padma Awards from President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday in the second civil investiture ceremony. The president will present the Padma Awards 2026 at the Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhawan at 5...

Dubai: Iran's joint military command said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and US bad faith and the clear breach of its commitments by failing to end the war. The statement on state television also warned that if the aggression continues, subsequent steps have been planned. Ships had...

New Delhi/Bolangir: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever commercial export shipment of dried whole egg powder from Odisha’s Bolangir to Austria, according to the official statement. APEDA, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, facilitated the export shipment. The consignment was reportedly exported by private company in Bolangir, an APEDA-registered...

Bhadrak: A Class VIII student was injured after a ceiling fan fell inside a classroom at a school in Odisha's Bhadrak district Saturday, sources said. The incident took place at Pravakar Mohanty High School in Piripur under Bhandaripokhari police limits. The injured student, identified as Om Prakash Behera, sustained injuries to his nose after being struck by...

Chennai: Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna claimed his maiden five‑wicket haul in ODIs as India bowled out Afghanistan for 218 in the third and final match of the series here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium Saturday, despite a fighting maiden century from skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi. India struck early after Afghanistan elected to bat first by reducing the visitors...