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Bhubaneswar: Student union elections is being held across Odisha Thursday after a gap of 8 years, with students set to elect their representatives in colleges and universities across the state. Ahead of the polls, candidates presented their agendas, plans and promises during ‘Why I Stand...

Meerut: The family of Saurabh Rajput, former Merchant Navy officer, whose body was found stuffed inside a blue drum after his cold-blooded murder by his wife Muskan and her lover, Sahil Shukla, welcomed the capital punishment for the duo, as awarded by the district court...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday launched 53 industrial projects involving investments of Rs 39,383 crore across 14 districts, which is likely to create job opportunities for 42,000 people, an official statement said. The projects, involving 46 companies, were unveiled at a groundbreaking...

Jaipur: An Air India aircraft from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur Wednesday morning following a hijack alert, according to sources. However, the alert turned out to be false. The flight AI2030, operated with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, made an emergency landing at the...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody and lodged in Tihar Jail Wednesday for allegedly violating their peace bonds and trespassing into Jantar Mantar, which was denotified as a protest area, police sources said....

Vaishali: At least 11 people, including children, died Tuesday after a boat carrying 15 to 20 passengers capsized in the Ganga River in Bihar’s Vaishali district. The incident occurred in the Raghopur area when the passengers were reportedly travelling to attend a banquet. Most of...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the opposition protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and said they should be prepared once again for a "crushing defeat" in 2029 as people of the country are with the...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi hosted INDIA bloc leaders and members of student organisations and civil society at his home for tea Tuesday. Among the leaders present at Gandhi's 5, Sunehri Bagh Road residence were Tejashwi Yadav and Manoj...

New Delhi: In a major relief to UPI users, the decision to levy a Merchant Discount Rate of 0.4 per cent on transactions over Rs 2,000 has been deferred, with NPCI Tuesday saying a new date for the implementation will be decided after Diwali. According...

Bhubaneswar: Former Lok Sabha MP Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha by President Droupadi Murmu, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced Monday. Ram’s appointment is part of a gubernatorial reshuffle involving six states. He will succeed Hari Babu Kambhampati, who has...