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Johannesburg: Twelve venues across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will stage the 2027 ODI World Cup, with hosts South Africa accounting for eight of the stadiums, the ICC announced Thursday.. The marquee 50-over competition returns to Africa after 24 years. Back in 2003, South Africa,...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, marking the final Parliamentary approval for legislation aimed at strengthening measures against paper leaks in public examinations. Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who holds charge of Personnel, Public Grievances and...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Thursday came down heavily on Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other BJP leaders for visiting Delhi amid floods in the state. Both the parties, in separate press conferences, attacked the state government and accused it of lacking sincerity...

Brahmapur: Odisha police created an 80 km green corridor to shift a 10-year-old boy who was injured in an accident in Puri district to MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur, an officer said Thursday. The boy sustained a critical injury in his lower abdomen Wednesday....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday discussed with a group of senior ministers the prevailing geo-political situation in West Asia and measures to keep supply chains uninterrupted despite conflicts surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of...

New Delhi: Former India captain Virat Kohli hailed Ajinkya Rahane as the 'safest pair of hands in the slips' and his favourite Test batting partner while congratulating the veteran batter on a 'great career' following his retirement from international cricket. Rahane, who famously led India...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday expressed "anguish" over the change of colour of the Indian hockey team's jersey to saffron from traditional blue. The Indian men's and women's hockey teams will be seen in saffron jerseys instead of their...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Amid nationwide outrage over the NEET leak, a question paper of the Odisha medical PG examination was allegedly shared on social media during the test, officials said Thursday. Photographs of a question paper of the All Odisha Medical PG Examination was found forwarded on...

New Delhi: More than 200 academicians have written an open letter to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, objecting to her "gau mutra expert" remark targeting IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti, saying that "mockery" cannot be a substitute for reasoned engagement. According to the 215 academicians...

Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected and waterlogged areas in Jajpur, Bhadrak, Baleshwar and Keonjhar districts. During the visit, the minister reviewed the ground situation in the affected regions, as well as the ongoing rescue and...