Trending

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: An Odisha government engineer was arrested Friday after searches at seven locations unearthed three multi-storey buildings, a farmhouse, three high-value plots and nearly 750 grams of gold, officials said. Tapan Sethi, an assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Roads and Buildings Department in Badachana...

Bhubaneswar: The 19th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference 2026 kicked off in Bhubaneswar Friday, with Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu inaugurating the two-day event. The two-day conference, being held October 23–24, is organised by the Ministry of Housing and...

Jajpur: A 62-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Odisha's Jajpur district Friday, officials said. The incident took place around 5.30 am in Bandhapalli village in Badachana police station area when Jagannath Rout came out of his house to go to...

Nagoya: India's para-athletes surpassed all expectations to deliver their best ever show at the Asian Para Games, ending their campaign with a mammoth haul of 114 medals, including 30 gold, following a record-shattering final day flourish in Japan's Nagoya Friday. India had sent 168 athletes...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Friday assured the public that the state government is fully prepared and has completed all the preparations to tackle the impending cyclonic system. While speaking to media persons, Pujari urged the people not to panic as...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke Friday questioned the Centre's priorities, alleging that the government was deploying security personnel in Delhi to prevent protests instead of focusing on national security concerns, including the situation along the China border. Referring to American national Matthew...

New Delhi: Jio Platforms' initial public offering closed with bids for 22.19 times the shares on offer, as total demand across the public issue and anchor investor placement crossed Rs 7.4 lakh crore and applications approached a world-beating 1.39 crore in an unprecedented response to...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday rejected a plea by All India Students' Association (AISA) president Neha Bora challenging a police notice asking her to execute a peace bond before a special executive magistrate (SEM). "I am rejecting the writ petition at this juncture," said...

Kendrapada: A motorcycle theft racket was busted in Odisha's Kendrapada district Friday as the police apprehended eight people, including a minor, officials said. A location in the Kendrapada Sadar police station area was raided on the basis of a tip-off, and 11 stolen motorcycles were...

Nagoya: India's Paralympic and World champion Sumit Antil added another feather to his cap as he defended his Asian Para Games gold medal by clinching the top prize in the Men’s Javelin Throw F42–F44/F61–F64 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium Friday. Antil won...