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Kendrapada: BJD leader Anshuman Mohanty was bitten by a snake while inspecting a flood-hit village in Odisha's Kendrapada district Thursday. The incident took place in Pattamundai block in the Rajanagar assembly constituency. "I was walking in knee-deep waters when I felt a stinging sensation. Later,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a show-cause notice to a private hydropower company for allegedly causing floods in Kendujhar district by opening the gates of a barrage at Anandapur without prior intimation, an official said. The notice was issued to Baitarani Power Projects Pvt...

Bhubaneswar: Former minister and Biju Janata Dal vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra escaped unhurt after a cement-laden truck collided with his car near Kamaladeipur Chhak on the Narsinghpur main road in Cuttack district Thursday. The truck struck the side and rear of Mishra’s car, damaging the...

Geneva: A collection of soccer fan groups from around the world launched a petition Thursday calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president after he tried to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The petition with the hashtag InfantinOut also calls for...

Kyiv: Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 14 people, officials said Thursday. Moscow's forces have in recent months intensified their ballistic missile...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Thursday warned of strict action against auto-rickshaw drivers allegedly involved in violence during a protest by app-based drivers of Ola, Uber and Rapido in Bhubaneswar, including cancellation of driving licences and recovery of losses caused by the unrest. Housing and Urban Development...

New Delhi: Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar Thursday wrote a letter from jail to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and ex-minister Satyender Jain, threatening to expose three more "key scams". "Dear Kejriwal Ji, Satyender Ji, and Proxy Party, one more tick in the box, to...

London: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have decided to move back to the UK with their two children later this month but will remain non-working members of the royal family, according to UK media reports. Harry, the younger son of King Charles III,...

Mumbai: Filmmakers Sudhir Mishra and Anubhav Sinha have joined hands for a film about a lesser-known 21-day chapter of India's independence history, with National Award winner Manoj Bajpayee set to essay Mahatma Gandhi. The new movie will be directed by Mishra, who is known for...

Singapore: Top Indian ministers Thursday met Prime Minister of Singapore, Lawrence Wong, here and discussed the progress made in implementing the roadmap for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, External Affairs Minister (EAM)...