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Sambalpur/Baleshwar: Odisha government Saturday started shifting people in low-lying areas to safety as all rivers in the state have swelled due to heavy rainfall over the past few days, and the Hirakud Dam has opened 16 gates to release excess water into the Mahanadi, officials...

Nagoya: India extended their dominance in kabaddi at the Asian Games with the women's team securing yet another gold medal after a thrilling 37-34 win over Iran in the final here Saturday. India held a 22-16 lead at half-time, but Iran produced a better show...

Washington: The White House signalled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications. The news organisation was replaced by Real America's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Friday that widespread rainfall triggered by the deep depression has caused extensive damage to crops, communication, etc, in several parts of the state, while the situation is expected to return to normalcy within the next...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder, Abhijeet Dipke, Friday said that the outfit will stage nationwide protests from October 2, which marks Gandhi Jayanti, if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign by Saturday. This comes a day after the CJP demanded Gyanesh...

United Nations: Israel's increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took centre stage at the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, defending his decision to attack Iran as an easy one. Hamas said it was ready to move forward on a Gaza peace agreement, while a top...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar were "deshdrohis" (traitors) as they "destroyed" India's vote, and demanded the immediate resignation of the CEC. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha...

Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha were lashed by heavy rain under the influence of a deep depression which made landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Thursday, officials said. Amid fears of floods and landslides in south Odisha due to the downpour, the state government sent two senior...

Greater Noida: In the aftermath of the Greater Noida double-decker bus tragedy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and a sum of Rs. 50,000 to the injured. Nine people, including a...

Greater Noida: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday took cognisance of the situation in Greater Noida after a massive fire broke out in a double-decker bus on the Yamuna Expressway, killing nine people and injuring several others. Nine people, including a woman, were charred...