Manchester: Shafali Verma bludgeoned the Bangladesh attack with a 34-ball 53 to set up a five-wicket win for India in the Women's T20 World Cup Thursday, notwithstanding another poor fielding effort from her team. India's abysmal fielding in tournament thus far hit a new low as Bangladesh managed to post 136 for eight at Old Trafford. India,...

New Delhi: In a move aimed at strengthening safeguards against counterfeit and substandard medicines, the Union government has expanded the ambit of the QR code-based track-and-trace mechanism to cover all antimicrobials, vaccines, anti-cancer medicines, and narcotic and psychotropic drugs, according to a notification issued by the Union Health Ministry Thursday. The provisions covering vaccines, anti-cancer medicines, and...

Paikmal: In a distressing incident highlighting the persistence of social boycott, the family of an elderly woman reportedly had to carry her body to a cremation ground on a bicycle after villagers refused to help with her last rites in Bargarh district’s Paikmal area. The incident occurred in Katapada village, where Jayanti Bachha, 80, died Thursday morning....

Chennai: The death toll following an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing facility in Tiruvallur has risen to 11, even as a high-level probe committee flagged critical safety lapses, including the failure of the emergency alarm system, and raised concerns over the cramped living conditions of migrant workers at the site. According to a media...

Bhubaneswar: Ruling that a wife cannot be treated as her husband’s property and is free to decide where she wishes to live, the Orissa High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man seeking the release of his wife from alleged illegal detention and imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on him. “She cannot...

Malkangiri: Officials of the Odisha Forest Department Thursday seized 311 turtles during a raid in Malkangiri district and arrested three persons. Acting on a tip-off, Malkangiri forest range officers conducted a special vehicle checking operation at Padmagiri Chowk here and found a total of 311 turtles in an SUV, the officials said. Of the seized turtles, 288...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday announced the winners of the 35th and 36th State Film Awards for 2023 and 2024, recognising achievements across 30 categories each year. The awards were announced by Odisha's Minister for Odia Language, Literature and Culture, Suryabanshi Suraj, at Sanskruti Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. The awards presentation ceremony will be held June 26. Veteran...

Baleshwar: A businessman was killed by two masked assailants in broad daylight in Odisha's Baleshwar town Thursday, police said. The deceased businessman was identified as Sk Hamid (48), and the incident took place at Aradbazar under Sahadevkhunta police limit here, the police said. According to the police, after closing his showroom, Hamid was returning to his house...

Ayodhya: An FIR was lodged Thursday over allegations of embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple, officials said. The FIR comes amid an ongoing probe into the matter by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), which submitted a preliminary report of its findings to the Uttar Pradesh government two days ago. A police official confirmed Thursday that the...

Bhubaneswar: The anti-corruption vigilance department of the Odisha government Thursday arrested three contractors for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of public money worth nearly Rs 3 crore in the installation of LED street lights in three different districts during the previous BJD regime, an official said. The arrests were made after an inquiry revealed the involvement of...