Kendrapara: A man died by a reported suic*de inside the Kendrapara Collectorate premises Friday afternoon, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances leading to the incident. The deceased was identified as Srichandan Das, alias Kalia, of Rayatundi village under Nikirai police station limits of Derabish...
Cuttack: Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (F&ARD) Minister Gokulananda Mallik Monday said more than 4.16 lakh livestock farmers have benefited from the Mukhyamantri Kamdhenu Yojana over the past two years. Inaugurating the World Milk Day celebrations at OMFED’s dairy facility in Arilo, Cuttack, Mallik said...
Bhubaneswar: Light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are likely to continue across several parts of Odisha over the next five days, with the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red warning for Kandhamal and Gajapati districts for Sunday. According to the...
New Delhi: The BCCI is not a public authority under the Right to Information Act, thus it is not liable to answer any queries under the transparency law, the Central Information Commission held Monday, overturning its own 2018 order in this regard. Information Commissioner P...
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Will Smith is set to feature in Amazon MGM's upcoming action thriller Supermax. The film is directed by David Gordon Green, known for "Halloween," and is described as a "propulsive and twist-laden action thriller" about two FBI agents investigating a murder...
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the main opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday met R.S. Gopalan, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, over the alleged illegal issuance of second ballot papers to BJP legislators and submitted a memorandum demanding the cancellation of two votes cast...
Dubai: The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was tested again Sunday when drones of unclear origin set fire to a cargo ship off Qatar's coast and entered Kuwaiti airspace before dawn, authorities said. Qatar and Kuwait said that no casualties were reported from either...
New Delhi: The combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1 lakh crore last week, with State Bank of India taking the biggest hit, amid a range-bound trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 414.69...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has constituted a high-level committee to comprehensively review and revise the existing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manuals governing the recording of government and private (raiyati) land in the state. Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Padhee, has...
Pune: Hundreds of people blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune to protest the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, leading to traffic disruption on the busy route for about four hours. The girl's family members and other demonstrators placed the body on the road...
By Dilip Cherian The Centre’s decision to significantly expand the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a lot more than a routine...
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The ongoing visit of Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing to India is fraught with geopolitical significance. India's reputation as a...
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An unwarranted observation by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has stirred the Indian youth out of its seeming...
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Prominent Muslim voices have asked the Prime Minister of India to declare the cow a national animal and subsequently ban...
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