Metro

Bhubaneswar: India lost 4-5 to New Zealand in a sudden death shoot-out in their Crossover match to crash out of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium, here Sunday. India failed to capitalise on a 3-1 lead in the third quarter...

Bhubaneswar: Spain beat Malaysia 4-3 in penalty shootout in a thrilling crossover match to qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIH Men's World Cup after the two sides were locked 2-2 here Sunday. Spain now face title contenders and Pool A toppers Australia in the...

Cuttack: Two persons were arrested Sunday by Twin City Commissionerate Police for allegedly selling water purifiers under the brand name ‘Aquagurad’. Kanhu Charan, who is one of the accused, was allegedly running this racket from a rented house in Cuttack. A source said that officials...

Puri: A group of 45 Pakistani Hindu devotees from Karachi have visited the Jagannath Temple in Puri, a source said Sunday. According to the source in police, the group reached the temple Saturday. Their passports were checked before they were allowed inside the temple. One...

Bhubaneswar: Several valuable items were looted from former India hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey's official residence located in Unit-VI area of Bhubaneswar, a source said Sunday. According to the source, Tirkey came to know of the incident when his domestic help called and informed him about...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet approved a proposal for inclusion of 22 castes in state’s Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) list during a Cabinet meeting held here. The amendment proposal approved Saturday will allow the government to include several backward classes that are listed in the...

Bhubaneswar: India will take on New Zealand for the quarter-final spot at Kalinga Stadium here Sunday. The exit of key midfielder Hardik Singh along with a misfiring forward line can become a headache for India in today’s match. The last time when the Black Sticks...

Bhubaneswar: Hindi film industry star Ajay Devgn recently launched the trailer of the Hindi version of 'Daman', a social drama, based on the fact about Odisha's malaria elimination drive. The Hindi version will be released February 3. As the Odia movie has gone to the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday hiked grant-in-aid of eligible teaching and non-teaching staff working in government-aided private colleges, the Higher Education Department said. A proposal to revise the grant-in-aid was submitted and later approved in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. The...

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing FIH Men's World Cup is turning out to be a high-scoring tournament with 130 goals being scored so far from 24 pool matches at an average of 5.41 goals per match. The 2010 World Cup in New Delhi, in which 12 teams...