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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Manas Mohanty has been reappointed as the party’s general secretary (organisation) for Odisha, as the saffron party’s national president Nitin Nabin Thursday appointed organisational general secretaries of the party’s state units. He also made party national joint general secretaries (organisation) in charge of organisational affairs of the party in various states. Manas...

Amroha (UP): Two Uttar Pradesh Police personnel and as many CRPF personnel have been arrested for the alleged gangrape of a woman from Haryana at a farmhouse in Amroha district, an official said Thursday. The alleged incident took place in Hasanpur area of Amroha. A sub-inspector (SI) and a head constable posted at Hasanpur police station and...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP  Bhubaneswar: As many as 8,205 people in six districts of Odisha have been affected by rain triggered by a deep depression system that crossed the coast near Kalingapatnam, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Thursday. “The weather system has af fected as many as 8,205 people in 37 blocks, 127 gram panchayats...

Washington: US President Donald Trump welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to the White House Thursday for a State visit, with both leaders calling for cooperation as they prepared to discuss trade, security and technology. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, before a ceremony that included the national anthems of...

Mumbai: Veteran Hindi film industry actor Mushtaq Khan passed away September 24. He was 56 years old. According to reports, Mushtaq Khan was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai Thursday after a significant decline in his health. He reportedly breathed his last Thursday evening. While the exact cause of his death is not known, he was reportedly...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has laid down a set of safeguards to prevent the misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) in matrimonial and child custody disputes, cautioning that false allegations can cause irreparable harm to an accused parent while also adversely affecting custody proceedings. A bench of Justices J.B....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has released the second instalment of Rs 14.34 crore to eligible higher education institutions, accounting for 15 per cent of the approved assistance under a state government scheme for the academic session 2026-27, officials said Thursday. The Higher Education Department released the funds under the 'Gyanodaya Shiksha Ru Samruddhi' (KG to PG Free...

Sambalpur: Sambalpur Cyber Police have busted a fake SIM card racket with the arrest of three persons for allegedly generating multiple SIM cards using customers' identity documents and selling the additional cards to others. The accused have been identified as Suraj Bag (24) of Panchput, Malati Oram alias Mala (29) of Sinapali and Papu alias Sheikh Parvez...

Mumbai: The parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, whose alleged suicide has led to accusations of caste discrimination, Thursday began a hunger strike seeking action against their son's 'tormentors' while the institute deferred its mid-semester examinations amid the controversy and reissued an apology over an earlier statement. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has spoken to Sahil's parents...