Alexander De Croo   This year's Munich Security Conference brought plenty of talk about geopolitics, spheres of influence, the future of NATO, and defence budgets. But as much as these debates matter, they no longer define the full spectrum of power. In today's fractured world, security is not just about tanks and treaties. It also depends on...

Bhubaneswar: The 28th board meeting of Odisha Water Supply and Sewerage Board (OWSSB) Thursday approved a series of long-pending administrative, financial and employee welfare reforms aimed at strengthening institutional efficiency and boosting workforce morale. The meeting was chaired by Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister and OWSSB Chairperson Krushna Chandra Mohapatra. Senior officials, including representatives from allied...

Bhubaneswar: The much-acclaimed Odia short film Charikandha, produced under the banner of Ritupriya Production, is set to hit the big screen Friday. The 36-minute film has participated in more than 46 national and international film festivals and has won over 22 awards. Notably, Charikandha was screened in the mid-length film category at the prestigious Hokkaido International Film...

By Kartik Shanker Every winter, there are three ‘tsunamis’ that hit the east coast of India. The most striking is the remarkable arribada or mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles in Odisha, when tens or hundreds of thousands of female turtles nest simultaneously within a few days at Rushikulya or Gahirmatha. At the same time, many thousands...

By Rajdeep Sardesai The 'shirtless' Youth Congress protest at the AI summit in Delhi has produced the kind of reactions that now arrive almost by reflex. Outrage. Mockery. Moral grandstanding. Within minutes, social media and hyper-ventilating prime time shows playing the visuals in a loop had delivered its verdict: the protest was “misguided,” “embarrassing,” even a “national...

By Alexander De Croo This year's Munich Security Conference brought plenty of talk about geopolitics, spheres of influence, the future of NATO, and defense budgets. But as much as these debates matter, they no longer define the full spectrum of power. In today's fractured world, security is not just about tanks and treaties. It also depends on...

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Chennai: Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya struck blazing half-centuries as India thrashed Zimbabwe by 72 runs in their must-win Super 8 match to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the T20 World Cup Thursday. Abhishek smashed a brisk 30-ball 55 to provide early momentum, adding 48 runs for the opening wicket with Sanju Samson (24) after Zimbabwe...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the state police and the home department to ensure proper training of police personnel on the constitutional requirement of furnishing written grounds of arrest to every person taken into custody. The order was passed last week by Justice Gourishankar Satapathy while hearing a bail plea in connection with the July...

Bhubaneswar: Some documents stored inside the record room of the Odisha Lokayukta office were gutted in a minor fire that broke out following a suspected electrical short circuit Thursday, an official said. The blaze broke out in one part of the record room of the office located inside the Toshali Bhawan in Satyanagar area around 10 am,...