Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday received the ceremonial World Athletics flag ahead of the state hosting the World Athletics Indoor Championships in 2028. Odisha Sports & Youth Services minister Suryavanshi Suraj presented the ceremonial flag to the Chief Minister, marking a proud moment for the state, reflecting its readiness to host the championships. This...

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Centre has approved Rs 447.11 crore for upgradation of national highway in Odisha's Nuapada and Bolangir districts, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Saturday. The Kurumpuri-Raj Khariar section, covering a total length of 103.52 km of NH-353 and NH-59, will be upgraded. Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari, in a post on X, said,...

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Lahore: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Saturday warned India that it would respond with a strike in Kolkata to any "future misadventures." "If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time, then God-willingly, we will take it to Kolkata," Asif said while talking to reporters at his hometown of Sialkot, some 130kms from Lahore. He...

Bhubaneswar: Ten Opposition parties in Odisha, including the BJD and Congress, Saturday strongly opposed the Railway Board's decision to transfer Palasa-Ichhapuram section from East Coast Railway (ECoR) to the South Coast Railway (SCoR) and termed it as "anti-Odisha and unjust". The BJD, Congress, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) Liberation, Forward Bloc, NCP, RJD, Samata Kranti Dal and Samajwadi Party,...

Sambalpur: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Saturday called upon graduating students of the Indian Institute of Management-Sambalpur to become job creators rather than job seekers, emphasising the growing opportunities in entrepreneurship and innovation in India. Kambhampati was addressing the 10th convocation of the premier institute. He also underscored the country's "unprecedented startup revolution," driven by initiatives such...

Dubai: US President Saturday re-upped a previous April 6 deadline for Iran to open up the Strait Hormuz or face devastating consequences. "Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT," Trump wrote on his social media account Saturday. "Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell...

Kolkata: A team of NIA officials, probing the gherao of seven judicial officers engaged in the SIR exercise, videographed the incident spot on the second day of their visit to Mothabari in Malda Saturday, a senior district official said. The NIA has been tasked by the Election Commission to investigate the Wednesday incident, following a directive from...

Bangkok: Teenage quadruple amputee archer Payal Nag, who hails from Odisha, produced a stunning upset to defeat her world No 1 decorated teammate Sheetal Devi and clinch gold, headlining India's dominant show at the World Archery Para Series here where the country finished on top with an overwhelming seven gold. The 18-year-old rising star won 139-136 in...

Berhampur: The district administration of Ganjam in Odisha opened a free coaching centre at Berhampur Saturday for aspirants preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) examinations, officials said. Two other similar coaching centres will be inaugurated at Bhanjanagar and Chhatrapur in the district next week, they said. Coaching will...