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Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders suffered yet another blow to their pace resources with India seamer Akash Deep ruled out for at least eight weeks due to a stress reaction in the lower back Saturday, which effectively sidelined him from the Indian Premier League. The injury...

Bengaluru: As Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) get ready to defend their Indian Premier League (IPL) title, their former captain and star batter Virat Kohli has warned the side of the challenging times ahead for them in the 19th edition of the competition, which will start...

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough against narcotics, Odisha Police has reported a historic success in its anti-drug campaign, destroying illegal cannabis cultivation and seizing drugs worth thousands of crores over the past 14 months. According to an official press note issued Friday by the State...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said the state Tourism department has set a Guinness World Record for the largest serving of ‘pakhala’ (fermented rice) of 1,174 kg prepared and presented in a single vessel. The remarkable feat was achieved on the day the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced the regularisation of contractual schematic junior teachers, granting them full employee status. The decision will take effect from their date of joining, with retrospective implementation from Jan. 1, 2026. Teachers appointed during the 2023–24 academic year will...

Chennai: Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have suffered a big blow just a week before the start of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 as their prime bowler Nathan Ellis has been ruled out of the whole tournament due to...

Bhubaneswar: The proceedings of the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, following frequent adjournments as the opposition BJD and Congress demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the fire incident in a hospital that left 12 patients dead....

Mayurbhanj: A two-day shutdown called by tribal organisations disrupted normal life in the Bamanghati sub-division of Mayurbhanj district after 34 tribals were arrested in connection with a clash with police, officials said. The arrests followed a confrontation during a highway blockade at Bahalda over an...

Kendrapara: About 30 people fell ill after consuming dalma allegedly contaminated by a poisonous snake in Pattamundai Municipality, Kendrapara district. The incident occurred in Ward No. 10, where food was prepared for around 400 people during a Bhagavata Saptaha late Wednesday night. A snake was...

Kochi/Bengaluru: The Kerala High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the use of the name “Indian Premier League,” granting relief to the BCCI. The petition, filed by self-proclaimed social activist Ashik Karot, argued that the board could not use the name for its...