Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Seema Meher, a member of Maa Gajalaxmi Self-Help Group from Sambalpur district, won third prize in the Handloom Stall category at the National Saras Fair 2025 in New Delhi. Congratulating her on the national-level achievement, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida extended best wishes via social media to Seema Meher, the Maa Gajalaxmi Self-Help Group members, and...

From career moves to matters of the heart, the stars hold unique insights for every zodiac sign today. Here’s what Ganesha predicts for Aries through Pisces. Aries: You spend happy times with your loved ones today. Ganesha suggests you learn to play a musical instrument as it is a good way to express emotions. Besides, it gives you a...

I t was a significant moment in the history of the struggle of Palestinian people to get a state of their own, when French President Emmanuel Macron officially recognised the Palestinian state at the United Nations on 22 September. Alongside France, which co-convened the meeting with Saudi Arabia in New York, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and Andorra...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Tuesday rejected another notice of the Congress Legislature Party for bringing a non-confidence motion against the state's BJP government, leading to a disruption of the session. The Speaker said that the Assembly secretary Monday received a notice from the CLP leader Rama Chandra Kadam, which sought to move a no-confidence motion...

Bhubaneswar: Amid boycott by the Opposition BJD and Congress, the Odisha Assembly Tuesday passed a resolution on voice vote, thanking the BJP-led central government for implementing the ‘next generation’ Goods and Service Tax (GST) reforms for the benefit of the people. The resolution moved by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is also in-charge of the finance...

Jajpur: A POCSO court in Odisha's Jajpur district Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl last year, an official said. Additional District Sessions Judge and Special POCSO Court Judge Abhijit Palei delivered the judgment convicting Arakshita Parida, alias Kalia, based on compelling evidence, witness testimonies, and circumstantial proof, an official statement...

Kendrapara/Bhadrak: Two Odisha government officers were arrested Tuesday in corruption cases, officials said. Odisha Administrative Service officer Siba Mallick, who was the tahsildar of Mahakalpada in Kendrapara district, was apprehended while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000, they said. He allegedly took the bribe for evicting an illegal structure from government land that was...

Artisan colours Goddess Durga idol ahead of puja at Binod Bihari puja mandap of Balu Bazar, Cuttack     Goddesses adorned in different attire, during Durga Puja festivities, Cuttack, Tuesday          Piloo Mody College of Architecture students perform play ‘Thikk Na Bhool’ during Cuttack Natya Utsav selection round at Biju Patnaik Film and Television...

Washington: US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has indicated that the Donald Trump administration may be willing to ‘fix’ the additional 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India over its purchases of Russian oil. In an interview with the NBC News, Rubio spoke about the US measures to end the conflict in Ukraine and hoped that the...

United Nations: China and India are the ‘primary funders’ of the Ukraine war by continuing to purchase Russian oil, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday in his address to the UN General Assembly. The Trump administration has imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on New Delhi as a penalty for its purchases of Russian oil, taking...