Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress Thursday demanded a detailed audit of alleged public funds spent on celebrations and publicity campaigns organised to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das alleged that taxpayers' money was being "misutilised" for...
Paralakhemundi: A local court in Gajapati district Thursday sentenced 12 persons to life imprisonment for murdering a father and his son on suspicion of practising witchcraft and sorcery. Additional District and Sessions Judge Haraprasad Pattnaik convicted all 12 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal...
Riamal: A 28-year old man was killed after entering the house of a woman with whom he was in a relationship in Debagada, police said Thursday, adding that three members of the woman’s family have been detained for questioning. The deceased was identified as Silu...
New Delhi: The Odisha government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has rejected a remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in 1999....
New Delhi: Left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma lit up the Arun Jaitley Stadium by hitting the fastest T20I century by a player from a Test-playing nation and the quickest ton by an Indian men’s batter, off just 30 balls, as he propelled India to a massive...
New Delhi: Ordinary Indian passports issued to children below 15 years of age will now be valid for five years or until the child turns 18, whichever is earlier, under the new rules notified by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Passports (Amendment) Rules,...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday asked the CBSE to consider implementing its policy mandating the study of three languages, including two native Indian languages, for Class VI students from the next academic session starting 2027. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), represented by...
New Delhi: Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran won the toss and elected to field against India in the third T20I Thursday. India made one change, bringing in pacer Yash Thakur for Arshdeep Singh. India stuck to the opening combination of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, and...
New Delhi: The Centre Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has agreed to reduce the qualifying percentile for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Super Speciality seats from the existing 50 per cent to 30. In a note filed before the top court, the Centre submitted that 1,857...
New Delhi: Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw and his fiancee Akriti Agarwal have decided to part ways, around six months after announcing their engagement, with Agarwal confirming the separation in a statement on social media Thursday. Agarwal, a social media personality and actress, said the decision...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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