Landslide disrupts train services on Baripada-Bangiriposi route
Baripada: Train services on the Baripada-Bangiriposi route under Bangriposi “Rupsa Section in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district were suspended for nearly 24 hours after soil under the railway tracks was washed away due to a heavy rain-induced landslide, officials said Monday. The...
Odisha BJP backs new mining law, mocks BJD-Congress
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha Monday claimed the state would not lose any revenue from the recently passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, but would instead benefit from a more competitive mining market. The assertion...
Looted Chhattisgarh jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh recovered in Ganjam
Brahmapur: Odisha Police has recovered gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 50 lakh, which were looted from a jeweller in Chhattisgarh last month, officials said Monday. The recovered ornaments, comprising 300 grams of gold and 1.4 kg of silver,...
Govt doctor held in Bhubaneswar for taking Rs 30,000 bribe from NGO
Bhubaneswar: A government doctor was arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly taking a Rs 30,000 bribe from an NGO, officials said. Acting on a complaint, Odisha Vigilance officers caught an assistant surgeon of the Capital Hospital while allegedly accepting a bribe...
Hockey World Cup: England defeat India 4-2
Amstelveen: India conceded three second-half goals to suffer a 2-4 defeat to the higher-ranked England in their second pool match of the men's Hockey World Cup here Monday. Nicholas Bandurak put England ahead in the 13th minute but India fought...
Jharkhand cancels JSSC-CGL, exams held since 2014 by TDPL
Ranchi: Amid the ongoing protest by job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Monday announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam and all job tests conducted by outsourced agency TDPL since 2014. The decision was taken at a marathon meeting of the cabinet chaired...
Read moreDetailsX will have to follow law of the land: Govt official
New Delhi: Elon Musk-owned X will have to follow the law of the land on the social media platform's new rule to make content takedown requests by any government public, a government official said Monday. Musk shared a new algorithm introduced on X, saying "any censorship required by the governments is now clearly visible". "X will have to follow the law of the land," the officer said when asked about X's...
Read moreDetailsTrump urges Iran to raise ‘white flag’
Washington: US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to raise the “white flag of surrender” as a 60-day ceasefire understanding expires, while signalling that he is in no hurry to set a deadline for Tehran. Trump told Fox News in an interview that American naval pressure on Iran would continue. The US President also issued a stark warning to Oman over its parallel talks with Tehran concerning control of the Strait...
Read moreDetailsSupreme Court rejects Trump bid to overturn $5m Carroll verdict
Washington: The Supreme Court Monday again rebuffed President Donald Trump's push to throw out a jury's USD 5 million finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. The Republican president's lawyers had asked the justices to reconsider their refusal to hear his appeal. It's unusual - although not unheard of - for the court to...
Read moreDetailsIran, Oman agree on map for new Hormuz route
Tehran: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Iran and Oman have agreed on the map of the new route for maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in Tehran while elaborating on the latest progress of negotiations between Iran and Oman on the designation of a safe route for passage through the strait. Baghaei said the two countries are...
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X will have to follow law of the land: Govt official
New Delhi: Elon Musk-owned X will have to follow the law of the land on the social media platform's new rule to make content takedown requests by any government public, a government official said Monday. Musk shared a new algorithm introduced on X, saying "any censorship required by the governments is now clearly visible". "X will have...
Jharkhand cancels JSSC-CGL, exams held since 2014 by TDPL
Ranchi: Amid the ongoing protest by job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Monday announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam and all job tests conducted by outsourced agency TDPL since 2014. The decision was taken at a marathon meeting of the cabinet chaired by Soren. "The government has decided to...
Trump urges Iran to raise ‘white flag’
Washington: US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to raise the “white flag of surrender” as a 60-day ceasefire understanding expires, while signalling that he is in no hurry to set a deadline for Tehran. Trump told Fox News in an interview that American naval pressure on Iran would continue. The US President also issued a stark...
Landslide disrupts train services on Baripada-Bangiriposi route
Baripada: Train services on the Baripada-Bangiriposi route under Bangriposi “Rupsa Section in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district were suspended for nearly 24 hours after soil under the railway tracks was washed away due to a heavy rain-induced landslide, officials said Monday. The earth and concrete under around 50 metres of railway track were washed away as the rainwater passed...
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to overturn $5m Carroll verdict
Washington: The Supreme Court Monday again rebuffed President Donald Trump's push to throw out a jury's USD 5 million finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. The Republican president's lawyers had asked the justices to reconsider their refusal to hear...
Odisha BJP backs new mining law, mocks BJD-Congress
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha Monday claimed the state would not lose any revenue from the recently passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, but would instead benefit from a more competitive mining market. The assertion came as the Opposition BJD and Congress prepared to launch protests against the legislation, alleging that it...
Looted Chhattisgarh jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh recovered in Ganjam
Brahmapur: Odisha Police has recovered gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 50 lakh, which were looted from a jeweller in Chhattisgarh last month, officials said Monday. The recovered ornaments, comprising 300 grams of gold and 1.4 kg of silver, were found in the locked house of one of the accused at Sorada in Ganjam district Sunday...
Govt doctor held in Bhubaneswar for taking Rs 30,000 bribe from NGO
Bhubaneswar: A government doctor was arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly taking a Rs 30,000 bribe from an NGO, officials said. Acting on a complaint, Odisha Vigilance officers caught an assistant surgeon of the Capital Hospital while allegedly accepting a bribe for signing work certificates of NGO employees to facilitate the release of their salaries for June and...
Hockey World Cup: England defeat India 4-2
Amstelveen: India conceded three second-half goals to suffer a 2-4 defeat to the higher-ranked England in their second pool match of the men's Hockey World Cup here Monday. Nicholas Bandurak put England ahead in the 13th minute but India fought back and took 2-1 lead through goals from captain Harmanpreet Singh (16th) and Dilpreet Singh (24th) in...
Ayush Shetty stuns world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi in biggest career win
New Delhi: Giant-killer Ayush Shetty produced the biggest upset of the BWF World Championships, stunning world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi of China in a thrilling battle to seal a memorable win and storm into the men's singles second round, while PV Sindhu also advanced comfortably in the women's singles here Monday. Shetty, who became India's first...























































































