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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday demanded that all decisions taken at the meeting convened in New Delhi to resolve the long-standing Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh be made public, questioning whether the meeting would lead to any concrete outcome. Addressing a...

Nagoya: India's Mansi Ahlawat lost her bronze medal bout to Mongolia's Altjin Togtokh in the women's 62kg event 2-5 at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center Thursday. Meanwhile, Indian grappler Nitesh Siwach settled for a silver medal after losing the Greco-Roman 97kg final to Japan's...

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple authorities in Puri have made special arrangements to ensure smooth 'darshan' for differently abled and elderly devotees at the 12th-century shrine, officials said Thursday. According to a statement by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), a ramp and railing extending from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha leaders across the political spectrum showered praise on Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for thwarting his co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash a flydubai flight, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi saying that selfless sacrifice "reflects the timeless Bharatiya ethos of 'Seva Paramo Dharma'. In...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds, with speeds reaching 30-40 kmph, are very likely at one or two places in eight districts of Odisha, Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department said Thursday. The affected districts are Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka,...

Gamagori City: India opened its sailing medal account at the Asian Games as Manu Francis and Prince Kurisinkal Noble secured silver in the men’s skiff competition Thursday, finishing behind China after nine races. The Indian pair closed the regatta with 23 points, four more than...

Nisshin: Ishan Kishan smashed an unbeaten 80 as India trounced Sri Lanka by 124 runs to set up a high-voltage final against Pakistan in the Asian Games here Thursday. Sent in to bat, India posted 169 for 7, riding on Kishan's 46-ball knock, which was...

Okazaki: Indian compound archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru won the men's individual bronze medal, taking India's tally in archery to four, Thursday. Ganesh defeated Vietnam's Cong Duc Dang 149-144 to clinch the third spot on the podium here at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose...

Nisshin: Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 80 off 46 balls and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 21-ball 38 on a turning pitch took India to 169 for seven against Sri Lanka in the second men's cricket semifinal of the Asian Games here Thursday. Considering the spin-friendly conditions and the stage,...

New Delhi: Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot with flydubai, has been credited by Israeli officials with helping avert a major mid-air disaster after a violent altercation erupted in the cockpit of flight FZ1073. The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the...