Gaza City: Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their Gaza neighbourhoods Saturday, weaving through dust-shrouded streets as bulldozers clawed through the wreckage of two years of war and a ceasefire held in its second day. “Gaza is completely destroyed. I have no idea where we should live or where to go,” said Mahmoud al-Shandoghli as...

Customers buy Lakshmi and Ganesha idols from shops in Nayasadak area of Cuttack ahead of Diwali festivities         Electric wiring work in progress at Lower Ground in Cuttack, ahead of Bali Jatra 2025     Artists perform during National Dance Festival at Bhanja Kala Mandap in Bhubaneswar         Performers enact play...

Bhubaneswar: Noted Odia music director Abhijit Majumdar has once again been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar after his health deteriorated in the past 24 hours, a source said Saturday. The source informed that Majumdar’s neurological condition has not improved as expected, prompting doctors to move him back to the ICU for close monitoring....

New Delhi: The US "values" its relationship with India, US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said Saturday after holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that focused on cooperation in areas of defence, trade and critical minerals. Gor landed in New Delhi this morning on a six-day visit that came amid continuing strains in the bilateral relations over Washington's...

Chandigarh: The Haryana government Saturday shunted out Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, one of the cops against whom IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's wife was seeking action for allegedly abetting his su*cide, even as the Opposition said that Kumar's family is not getting justice. In his first comments in the sensational case that involves allegations of...

Baripada: A newborn was rescued hours after he was allegedly stolen from a government hospital in Odisha's Baripada town Saturday, police said. Phulmani Soren, 20, gave birth to a baby boy in an ambulance on the way to the Mayurbhanj District Headquarters Hospital Friday. She and the baby were subsequently admitted to the hospital. The accused was...

Bhubaneswar: Visitors at Odisha’s famed Chilika Lake were left stunned Friday after a massive tornado-like formation appeared over the water, creating a rare and dramatic spectacle. Eyewitnesses said the towering spiral of wind and water, resembling a waterspout, was seen in the southwestern direction of the Kalijai Temple, the presiding deity of the lake. The phenomenon, known...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take stern action against those involved in the alleged gangrape of an Odisha girl studying at a private medical college in Durgapur. In a post on X, Majhi said, “The unfortunate incident of gang rape involving an Odia student in Durgapur,...

New Delhi: Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav picked up four wickets collectively as India tightened their grip in the second Test by reducing West Indies to 140/4 in 43 overs at stumps on day two, trailing by 378 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Shai Hope remained unbeaten on 31 to offer some resistance for the visitors...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: In a major political development ahead of the Nuapada by-election, Jay Dholakia, son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday. Dholakia is likely to contest the bypoll on a BJP ticket, a source said. The induction ceremony saw the presence of several key leaders, including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi,...