New Delhi: The victim of the 2017 Unnao rape case, in which ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted, has approached the CBI seeking the registration of an FIR against the then-investigating officer for being “hand in glove” with the former legislator. The woman also claimed that she and her family were facing threats from various quarters....

New Delhi: Congress Saturday announced a nationwide campaign against the repeal of the MGNREGA from January 5, with Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "single-handedly destroying" the UPA-era legislation and claimed it was an attack on the democratic structure that will ruin the rural economy. Announcing the plan at a press conference, Congress president Mallikarjun...

Puri: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, Saturday offered prayers and sought the blessings of Lord Jagannath at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and later visited the historic Sun Temple at Konark. On this occasion, the CEC expressed his belief that the divine blessings of Lord Jagannath would...

Rourkela: Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday launched several developmental projects worth Rs 215 crore in Odisha's Rourkela city. Pradhan, who was on a two-day visit, launched the projects at a function in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela. He inaugurated the newly constructed Indoor Sports Complex at a cost of Rs 35 crore on the...

Balasore: A 23-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in Odisha's Balasore district, police said Saturday. The deceased, Akash Mahanta of Mayurbhanj district, had checked into the hotel along with a man and a woman around 9 pm Thursday, they said. They had told the hotel receptionist that they were visiting Balasore to...

Guwahati: The names of 10.56 lakh voters have been deleted after the Special Revision of electoral rolls in Assam, where Assembly polls would be in less than six months. According to the integrated draft rolls released by the Election Commission on Saturday, the state has a total of 2,51,09,754 voters, excluding 93,021 D-Voters or doubtful voters. Additionally,...

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh Saturday took a U-turn on his praise for the BJP and RSS after a political row erupted over his statement. He issued a clarification, saying his comments were misunderstood. “I am a supporter of the organisation, but an opponent of the RSS and Prime Minister (Narendra)...

Navi Mumbai: In a shocking and disturbing incident from Navi Mumbai, a woman allegedly murdered her six-year-old daughter because the child could not speak Marathi, sending shockwaves across the city. The police have arrested the mother in connection with the case after attempts were made to pass off the child's death as a heart attack. The incident...

Kolkata/Sambalpur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday condemned the killing of a migrant worker from the state in Odisha and asserted that speaking in Bengali cannot be a crime. Taking to her official X account, Chief Minister Banerjee told that a zero FIR has been filed in West Bengal and six people have been arrested in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's State Transport Authority (STA) has instructed all regional transport officers (RTOs) to accept cash payments against e-challans issued to motorists for traffic violations, officials said. The move comes in the wake of complaints by vehicle owners stating that they were facing difficulties in making online payment of fines due to problems such as non-receipt of...