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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday sat on a dharna at the Parliament Street police station seeking the registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led July 20 protest and said "brutality" against a peaceful protest is a...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: The flood situation in six districts of Odisha eased Friday as water levels in all major rivers, including Subarnarekha in worst-hit Balasore district, remained below the danger mark amid no significant rainfall in the last 48 hours, officials said. The Subarnarekha, which inundated the...

Rayagada: Nineteen people were injured after their pick-up van overturned in Odisha's Rayagada district Friday, police said. The accident took place at Talna Ghat in the Puttasing police station area around 6 am, when about 35 workers were travelling on the van from Sagada to...

Mumbai: The controversy around Govinda’s marriage seems to be getting murkier after Rakhi Sawant in public had a conversation with the star’s wife Sunita Ahuja, who revealed that she withdrew the divorce petition from Govinda as he was planning to marry Komal Rani Swarnkar. The...

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia playback singer Pranab Patnaik died at a private hospital Friday, family sources said. He was 88. Patnaik, who had ruled the Odia music and film industry for over five decades, suddenly fell ill and was rushed to a private hospital, where he...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Friday drafted in off-spin all-rounder Sahan Arachchige and batter Kamil Mishara into the squad for the must-win second and final Test against India, starting here from August 23. India are leading the two-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test at Galle...

Dubai: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected the economic threats made against his country, saying that such "failed policies" will stir more hostility among Iranians and "bring more failures". Araghchi's comments came a few hours after Trump threatened "crushing economic measures" against Iran Thursday....

Bhubaneswar: Three districts of Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow warning for Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar and Sundaragada as thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are expected in several parts of the state. Under...

New Delhi: Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked by pirates in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, a senior shipping ministry official said Friday. He said that according to the latest information, the Indian crew members are safe....

Thuamul Rampur: Allegations of under-weighing PDS rice have surfaced in Thuamul Rampur panchayat of Kalahandi district, with several beneficiaries claiming they are receiving less than their allotted quota. Derguda resident Chinadeyi Majhi alleged that she received only 32 kg against her entitlement of 35 kg....