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Very popular street food soya chaap is making headlines, not for its taste, but for the way it is allegedly being made. A video circulating on social media, purportedly showing the inside of a soya chaap manufacturing unit, has sparked widespread concern over food safety...

Hyderabad: Who is Esha Singh? The 21-year-old Hyderabad shooter has emerged as one of India's brightest shooting stars after defeating Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker to win the women's 25m pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) Monday in China’s Honzou. Pic- newsonair.gov.in Born...

Mumbai: Indian Idol 16 winner Jyotirmayee Nayak has heaped praise on playback sensation Arijit Singh. The singer expressed her heartfelt desire to work with him soon, and said that the singer's music goes far beyond entertainment and even has the power to heal people. In...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Monday demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, accusing him of "breaking the trust" of students by allowing error-ridden textbooks to be distributed in government schools. Patnaik's demand came a day after the Congress...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha observed 'Rasagola Dibasa' Monday, marking the return of The Sibling Deities, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, to their abode in the 12th-century shrine in Puri after the annual Rath Yatra. Rasagola Dibasa is celebrated on 'Niladri Bije', the ritual of the...

Glasgow: Jadumani Singh outclassed Pakistan's Sumama Rehman in a high-voltage contest while Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti Pawar barely broke a sweat as the Indian duo marched into the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Games boxing competition in Glasgow Sunday. Amid thunderous chants of "Bharat Mata...

Jharsuguda: A man wanted in seven criminal cases was injured in an alleged gunfight with the police in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, officials said Monday. Ankit Ghosh, son of alleged gangster Kamlesh Ghosh alias Sonu Ghosh, sustained a bullet injury to his right leg during the...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Sushant Singh died late Sunday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 53. Singh was a three-time MLA from the Bhatli Assembly constituency in Bargarh district, having won the seat...

Balangir: Rising water levels in the Lower Suktel reservoir following heavy rainfall in the upstream catchment areas inundated several houses in Kumiapali village, forcing vulnerable families to move to safer locations and prompting authorities to release the season’s first floodwater from the dam. Water entered...

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: As libraries across the country struggle to attract readers in the digital age, a modest institution in Bhadrak district tells a different story altogether. Built through the passion and perseverance of one man, Loknath Pathagara ‘o’ Sangrahalaya has evolved from a small village library...