Odisha bans use of drone during visits of PM, other VVIPs
Odisha people will not like their CM being remote controlled by Delhi: Pandian
AIIMS Bhubaneswar conducts rare scalp tumour operation on Bengal man
Odisha: 3 held for ‘cheating’ in NEET-UG exam
Three awarded life imprisonment for killing minor boy in Odisha
Baripada: A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for murdering a 17-year-old boy in 2021. Mayurbhanj District Additional Sessions Judge Satyanarayan Patra convicted the three accused – Sovakar Mohanto (53), Jatrindranath Mohanto (43) and...
Around 62% polling in third phase; clashes in West Bengal; SP alleges irregularities in UP
New Delhi: A nearly 62 per cent voter turnout was recorded Tuesday in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories with stray incidents of violence in West Bengal. Assam recorded the highest turnout at 75.53 per cent followed by Goa...
Read moreDelhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs to keep playoff hopes alive
New Delhi: Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways with a handsome 20-run victory over Rajasthan Royals as they kept their slim IPL playoff hopes alive here Tuesday. Tristan Stubbs smashed a quickfire 41 from 20 balls to lift Delhi Capitals to 221/8 after Rajasthan Royals opted to field. In reply, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 201 for 8 with Kuldeep Yadav being the pick of the bowler for Delhi, returning with...
Read moreMayawati removes nephew Akash Anand as party co-ordinator, ‘successor’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Tuesday night said she is divesting her nephew Akash Anand of his responsibilities as the party's national co-ordinator and her "successor", barely five months after she had anointed him. Announcing it on X, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said she has taken the decision in the interest of the party and the movement and till the time Anand gains "full maturity". She said her...
Read moreSC stays Calcutta HC order annulling appointment of 25,753 teachers, non-teaching staff of Bengal
New Delhi: In a major relief to 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff of West Bengal, the Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the order of the Calcutta High Court order invalidating their appointment made by the state's School Service Commission (SSC) in the state-run and state-aided schools. The top court, however, permitted the central probe agency, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to continue with its investigation and said it may probe even the...
Read morePolice break up pro-Palestinian student protest in Berlin as demonstrations spread across Europe
Amsterdam: German police Tuesday broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard at Berlin's Free University earlier in the day, the latest such action by authorities as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread across Europe. Some demonstrators have even called for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza. In Berlin, the protesters had put up about...
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Aries: Flow with the tide today. This is Ganesha's tip pertaining to your relationships. You are assertive as a general rule but you can save it for later. Today is the day to be generous and accede to the wishes of your beloved. You may even propose to him/her. Taurus: This day appears to be earmarked for...
Muzzling Media
The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Far-right allies has been growing authoritarian by the day, throwing to the winds that country’s democratic credentials. But, two days after World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, it has shown its intolerance of free speech and expression by unanimously banning the Qatari news channel Al Jazeera....
Odisha bans use of drone during visits of PM, other VVIPs
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has restricted the use of drone during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other VVIPs in the state and declared as “no drone zone and no flying zone” the venue of the function addressed by the VVIPs. The decision was taken as during the previous visit of the VVIP some media...
Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs to keep playoff hopes alive
New Delhi: Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways with a handsome 20-run victory over Rajasthan Royals as they kept their slim IPL playoff hopes alive here Tuesday. Tristan Stubbs smashed a quickfire 41 from 20 balls to lift Delhi Capitals to 221/8 after Rajasthan Royals opted to field. In reply, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 201 for...
Odisha people will not like their CM being remote controlled by Delhi: Pandian
Berhampur: Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader Kartik Pandian Tuesday said the people of Odisha would not like a chief minister who will be remote-controlled by Delhi. The comment of Pandian, a close aide of Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the BJP will select its CM on June 6...
AIIMS Bhubaneswar conducts rare scalp tumour operation on Bengal man
Bhubaneswar: A team of doctors of AIIMS Bhubaneswar successfully conducted a rare scalp tumour operation on a 51-year-old man from neighbouring West Bengal, officials said Tuesday. The executive director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Ashutosh Biswas, said the patient had gone to several medical colleges and hospitals for treatment before finally reaching the Department of Plastic Surgery at the...
Odisha: 3 held for ‘cheating’ in NEET-UG exam
Bhadrak: The Odisha Police has arrested three persons for allegedly cheating in the NEET-UG examination held May 5, police said. They were "caught cheating" in the examination held at a private institution near Gelpur village in the district, a police officer said. PTI
Three awarded life imprisonment for killing minor boy in Odisha
Baripada: A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for murdering a 17-year-old boy in 2021. Mayurbhanj District Additional Sessions Judge Satyanarayan Patra convicted the three accused – Sovakar Mohanto (53), Jatrindranath Mohanto (43) and Kamal Lochan Mohanto (45) – and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, said Krushna Chandra Das,...
Odisha Crime Branch arrests four cyber fraudsters from Gujarat
Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters from Gujarat on the charges of duping a person from Bhubaneswar of Rs 60 lakh through online trading scam, said a crime branch official Tuesday. The accused persons were identified as Fakir Alfazsha Bismillasha (20), Ahmad Khan Sardar Khan Baloch (38), Shaikh Huma Parvin Rafiq...
Dharmendra Pradhan challenges CM Patnaik for open debate
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday challenged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for an open debate on various issues faced by the state despite being a recipient of huge financial aid from the Central government. Speaking at a press meeting in Sambalpur, Pradhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised a few questions regarding the high student...