Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions persisted across large parts of Odisha Sunday, with Jharsuguda emerging as the hottest place in the state at 43.3 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. According to the IMD's evening bulletin, at least 14 places in the state recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above. Titlagarh followed Jharsuguda with 43...

Mullanpur: Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly slammed 93 and 87 respectively as Punjab Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs in an IPL match Sunday. Arya and Connolly added 182 runs in just 13.2 overs for a massively entertaining second wicket stand for PBKS, as they tallied 2547, this IPL season's highest total, going past RCB's...

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a deputy director general of civil aviation and the senior vice president of a major corporate group in a Rs 2.5 lakh bribery case to facilitate the import of drones for another private company, officials said Sunday. In an operation Saturday, the CBI arrested M Devula, Deputy Director General at the...

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Bhubaneswar: A delegation of social media influencers and content creators from 10 Asian countries experienced the rich culture, heritage, handicraft and progress of Odisha during their visit to Bhubaneswar city, which concluded Sunday. The delegation of travel vloggers, food and lifestyle influencers, wellness bloggers, history enthusiasts, and documentary filmmakers from Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal,...

Mullanpur: Priyansh Arya, one of the country's most exciting T20 batting talents alongside Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, smashed his way to a magnificent 93 off just 37 balls as Punjab Kings blew the Lucknow Super Kings into smithereens, posting an imposing 254 for 7 in an IPL match  Sunday. The 24-year-old Delhi man joined hands with the next most...

Kyiv: Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as the Ukrainian military struck a drone factory in southwestern Russia. A "massive" nighttime drone strike on Chernihiv in northern Ukraine killed a 16-year-old boy and wounded four others, according to the head of the city's military administration. Rescuers found the teenager's body as...

Jajpur: The police arrested 10 people Sunday for their alleged involvement in the attempt to mow down a tehsildar-cum-executive magistrate with a tractor while he was conducting a raid against illegal soil mining in Odisha's Jajpur district. The incident took place in the Korei area of the district Saturday, and the injured officer has been identified as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday lashed out at the Congress over the defeat of the 131st Constitution (Amendment) Bill, and asserted that the Opposition parties should not remain in illusion that they have stopped women's reservation in Parliament and assemblies. Accompanied by BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, the chief minister alleged at a press conference...

Islamabad: Pakistan has stepped up security in and around the national capital, as US President Donald Trump Sunday announced that American negotiators will be there Monday for peace talks with Iran. The US and Iran held rare direct talks in Pakistan April 11 and 12 in Islamabad aimed at ending their conflict, but the talks concluded without...