SUNIT MISHRA, OP Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear Wednesday a petition concerning the selection of Odisha's director general of police (DGP). A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohan will hear the matter. Jayant Das of...
DURGA MADHAB MISHRA, OP Pipili: The Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway has turned into a haven for stray cows, cattle and bulls, posing a serious threat to motorists and passengers. The highway stretch between Bhubaneswar and Puri has become a death trap, with thousands of devotees and...
Aries: Passion will rule today. You will feel like chatting with your beloved the whole day. However, you will incur expenses and Ganesha advises you to remain balanced. But if you have decided already to go the whole hog, make sure you are in the...
Washington: The US military said Tuesday that it opened fire and destroyed two small Iranian boats this week trying to steal a drone ship in the waters off Iran. Capt Tim Hawkins, US Central Command spokesman said that "Iranian small boats recently attempted to take...
New Delhi: Sanju Samson top-scored with a 22-ball 57 as India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets to win the second T20 International and take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 160, India knocked off the target, making 163 for 3, to win by...
Nandapur/Padua: Tension prevailed after villagers Tuesday opposed a drone survey allegedly being conducted by the Adani Group in villages surrounding the Balda bauxite hills in Nandapur block of Koraput district. The villagers detained Adani Group representatives Dilip Parichha and Pramod Hial, along with employees who...
New Delhi: Nitish Kumar Reddy (3/24) and Arshdeep Singh (2/35) led India's charge but Afghanistan fought back late in the innings to post 159 for 8 in the second T20I here Tuesday. Rashid Khan struck three fours and a six to make 28 off 16...
RABI NARAYAN JENA Bhubaneswar: The state’s fiscal deficit in 2025-26 was Rs 23,650.89 crore, as revealed a recent report submitted by Odisha Principal Accountant General (PAG) to the Finance Department. It was marginally lower than the Rs 25,042 crore recorded in 2024-25. On the one...
New Delhi: The new UPI framework introduced has no impact on any person-to-person transactions as UPI will continue to remain completely free for these, irrespective of the amount transferred, according to an explainer issued by the Finance Ministry Tuesday. Payments to merchants up to Rs...
New Delhi: The government Tuesday set a 0.4 per cent charge on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 to merchants and capped the fee at Rs 300 for payments of Rs 75,000 and above as it rolled out a framework for large digital merchant payments. The...
The quality of air that people across cities in India have been breathing on Deepabali nights for the past few...
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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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