Keonjhar: At least six people, including four women, died in a road accident when two trucks rammed into their car in Champua area of Odisha's Keonjhar district on Wednesday evening, police said. The incident took place on National Highway-520 near Rimuli bypass, they said. All the six passengers onboard the car died on the spot, a police...

Guwahati: Skipper Sam Curran played the lead act hitting a well-paced fifty and taking two wickets, as Punjab Kings consigned Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket defeat in their IPL match here Wednesday. The target was a mere 145, but Kings made heavy weather of it on a sluggish track here but Curran (63 not out, 41b, 5x4,...

Bhubaneswar: BJP president JP Nadda Wednesday pledged to offer a people's government to the citizens of Odisha. Addressing a function of BJP's women wing here, Nadda said, "Say goodbye to the officer-led government as the BJP will provide Janata Ka Sarkar". He also said only the BJP can provide a women-oriented government in the country by empowering...

Serampore (WB): Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday referred to protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and said "PoK is part of India and we will take it". Addressing a rally in West Bengal's Serampore, Shah said while peace has returned to once trouble-torn Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir "now echoes with slogans...

Washington: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first June 27 hosted by CNN and the second September 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks. The quick agreement on the timetable to meet followed the Democrat's announcement that...

Ranchi: The Birsa Zoo here in the Jharkhand capital is under the shroud of a gloom after four tiger cubs born to Gauri died within hours in a freak accident. The tigress which was relocated six years back from Chhattisgarh, crushed her newborns under her own weight as she had no prior experience of giving birth, the...

Rourkela: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who made a quick visit to the Steel City Wednesday, addressed a massive gathering at the Sector-13 Melana Field. There was a presence of over 50,000 persons from different parts of the district who thronged here braving the scorching sun. The CM was found in a very jolly mood as he broke...

Cuttack: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday held a roadshow here to bolster the prospects of party candidates in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha. Standing on a saffron-coloured vehicle decorated with flowers, Shah embarked on the road show from Gopabandhu park, covered several important junctions in the city including Buxi Bazaar, Tinikonia Bagicha,...

Guwahati: Punjab Kings restricted Rajasthan Royals to a meagre 144 for nine in an IPL match here Wednesday. For Royals, local hero Riyan Parag scored 48 off 34 balls on a difficult track while Punjab skipper Sam Curran (2/24 in 3 overs), Harshal Patel (2/28 in 4 overs), Nathan Ellis (1/24 in 4 overs) and Rahul Chahar...

Bhubaneswar: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men's javelin throw event of the Federation Cup here, his spear shimmering through the balmy Wednesday evening sky after an unusually slow start in his first competitive outing on Indian soil in three years. The 26-year-old superstar struggled to get going in the competition and he was...