Bhubaneswar: The stage is set for simultaneous elections to four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly segments in Odisha Monday, with the EC making elaborate arrangements to ensure free and fair polling, officials said. Voting will be held in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly segments under the jurisdiction of these parliamentary...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Kartik Pandian Sunday claimed that Odisha is "much ahead" of Gujarat in various parameters, in a rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise that the BJP would make the eastern state "number one" in the country if voted to power after the Assembly polls. Pandian, a bureaucrat-turned-politician, shared statistics, comparing various indices of Gujarat...

Chennai: Simarjeet Singh produced his career-best figures of 3 for 26 to help Chennai Super Kings restrict Rajasthan Royals to 141/5 in their IPL clash in Chennai Sunday. Riyan Parag top-scored for Rajasthan with 35-ball 47 not out which included three sixes and one four. Parag was crucial in pushing RR's past 140-run mark in tough conditions...

New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a pivotal role in reshaping learning experiences in the rapidly evolving educational landscape, with universities and edtech platforms at the forefront of this transformation. Industry leaders report a surge in demand for AI skills, with enrolments skyrocketing and a focus on up-skilling individuals across career stages. Educational institutions are swiftly...

Bhubaneswar: Special security arrangements have been made in polling booths located in left-wing extremist affected areas of Odisha going to polls May 13, Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Sarangi said Sunday. Voting will be held in four Lok Sabha and 28 MLA segments in nine districts in the first phase May 13, of which six districts...

Fact-Check The Verdict: Misleading The original video, an interview, clearly shows the Telugu Desam Party leader stating that Amaravati would remain the capital of the state. Claim ID: 8e5777d5 What is the claim? On May 7, 2024, amid the ongoing Indian general election, Sajjala Bhargava Reddy, media and social media coordinator of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP),...

Warsaw: India's R Praggnanandhaa scored yet another victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to keep himself afloat even as Wei Yi of China stretched his lead to a massive 2.5 points in the Superbet rapid and blitz chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. With nine rounds still to come in the...

Fact-Check The Verdict: False Speaking to Logically Facts, LK Advani's close aide, Deepak Chopra, dismissed the claim and called it "fake". Claim ID 20f015c4 What is the claim? A post on social media claims that senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is the "future of Indian politics". Several users,...

New Delhi: Actor Anup Soni Sunday said a video doing rounds on social media of him promoting IPL betting is ‘completely fake’ and warned fans to be wary of ‘manipulated’ content on the Internet. The purported clip has been lifted from his popular show "Crime Patrol", he said. In the video, which seems to have been edited...

Mumbai: Actor Shreyas Talpade, who underwent an angioplasty after suffering a heart attack last year, says he will wait to take up films with action and high-intensity drama sequences till he recovers fully. The "Iqbal" star was rushed to a Mumbai hospital after he collapsed at his residence December 14, 2023. He was discharged after a week....