Adult elephant found dead in Odisha; lightning strike suspected
Dhenkanal: An adult male elephant was found dead in a forest in Odisha's Dhenkanal district Sunday, with preliminary investigations suggesting the animal may have been killed by a lightning strike, officials said. The carcass of the tusker, estimated to be...
Two new express trains to be flagged off from Odisha Monday; details here
Bhubaneswar: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate two new train services from Odisha Monday -- the Brahmapur-Surat (Udhna) Amrit Bharat Express and the Puri-Koraput Express, officials said. The inaugural ceremonies, to be held at Puri and Brahmapur, will also be...
Woman’s body transported on motorcycle after ‘hearse unavailability’ at Jharsuguda CHC
Jharsuguda: A family in Odisha's Jharsuguda district was forced to transport the body of a deceased woman on a motorcycle due to "unavailability" of hearse services at the Mundrajora Community Health Centre (CHC) in Laikera block. According to reports, after the...
Man held for allegedly sharing AI-generated obscene video targeting Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar: A 22-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly circulating an AI-generated morphed video containing “obscene and defamatory” content targeting Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on social media, police said. Biswajit Sahu, a resident of Jagatpur in Cuttack district,...
Heavy monsoon rain disrupts Mumbai flights; Odisha on IMD red alert
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Monsoon activity intensified across India Sunday, with heavy rain disrupting flight operations in Mumbai, triggering weather alerts in Kerala, Odisha and Jharkhand, and bringing widespread downpour to Delhi. Mumbai took the hardest hit as heavy overnight rain lashed...
Odisha draft electoral rolls published; over 20 lakh names deleted after SIR enumeration phase
Bhubaneswar: Names of more than 20 lakh people were deleted from the voter lists following the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision in Odisha as the Election Commission published the draft electoral rolls Sunday. Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan said the state had 3.33 crore voters...
Read moreDetails15 vessels carrying urea, DAP and Sulphur cross Strait of Hormuz safely, says govt
New Delhi: India's fertilizer supply chain has remained largely unaffected by the recent conflict in West Asia, with 15 of 20 vessels carrying fertilizers and raw materials for the country having safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said Sunday. Of these, eight vessels are transporting 3.32 lakh tonne of urea, four vessels are carrying 2.57 lakh tonne of DAP, and three vessels hold 1.11 lakh...
Read moreDetailsCentre dismisses reports of Bhutan rejecting E20 petrol proposal, says ‘no export offer was made’
New Delhi: Centre Sunday rejected media reports claiming that Bhutan turned down an Indian proposal to import E20 petrol, clarifying that no such offer was made by Indian Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and that there is no proposal to export the fuel to the neighbouring country. "Claims that Bhutan declined an offer to import E20 petrol from India are incorrect," the ministry said. "No such offer has been made by the...
Read moreDetailsDay 16 of CJP protest: Wangchuk loses 6 kg on hunger strike
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at the Jantar Mantar demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and government accountability over alleged examination irregularities, entered its 16th day Sunday, while it was the eighth day of an indefinite hunger strike announced by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has lost around six kg since beginning the fast. According to a health bulletin issued by doctors, Wangchuk's blood pressure was recorded at...
Read moreDetailsBritish military says cargo ship reports being under attack in Red Sea off coast of Yemen
Dubai: A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said Sunday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported the attack off Yemen, saying the ship reported being "under attack by unknown armed assailants." The UKMTO said authorities were investigating. No group immediately claimed the attack. Yemen's Houthi rebels have threatened to begin attacking ships again, though they have not...
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Adult elephant found dead in Odisha; lightning strike suspected
Dhenkanal: An adult male elephant was found dead in a forest in Odisha's Dhenkanal district Sunday, with preliminary investigations suggesting the animal may have been killed by a lightning strike, officials said. The carcass of the tusker, estimated to be 25-30 years old, was found near Bompa village in the Hindol range, they said. A veterinary team...
15 vessels carrying urea, DAP and Sulphur cross Strait of Hormuz safely, says govt
New Delhi: India's fertilizer supply chain has remained largely unaffected by the recent conflict in West Asia, with 15 of 20 vessels carrying fertilizers and raw materials for the country having safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said Sunday. Of these, eight vessels are transporting 3.32 lakh tonne of urea, four...
EAM Jaishankar meets Qatar PM; reviews bilateral cooperation, regional developments
Doha: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Sunday and reviewed several areas of bilateral cooperation, including energy, trade, investments, connectivity and security. Jaishankar is on a visit covering Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 5 to 10. The Gulf visit comes against the backdrop of fast-evolving political dynamics...
Two new express trains to be flagged off from Odisha Monday; details here
Bhubaneswar: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate two new train services from Odisha Monday -- the Brahmapur-Surat (Udhna) Amrit Bharat Express and the Puri-Koraput Express, officials said. The inaugural ceremonies, to be held at Puri and Brahmapur, will also be attended by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, they said. According to the East Coast Railway, the...
Woman’s body transported on motorcycle after ‘hearse unavailability’ at Jharsuguda CHC
Jharsuguda: A family in Odisha's Jharsuguda district was forced to transport the body of a deceased woman on a motorcycle due to "unavailability" of hearse services at the Mundrajora Community Health Centre (CHC) in Laikera block. According to reports, after the death of Jamuna Chhatria, the wife of Naresh Chhatria, the family requested a hearse service to take...
Dhami flags off first Kailash Mansarovar Yatra batch via Lipulekh Pass
ChampawatPithoragarh: Flagging off the first batch of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via the Lipulekh Pass from Tanakpur in Champawat Sunday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the pilgrimage is a symbol of spiritual consciousness and national harmony. Amidst chants of Har-Har Mahadev, welcoming them by presenting Rudraksh rosaries and patkas (ceremonial scarves) dedicated to Lord Shiva,...
Zero-tolerance policy for soliciting or sharing CSAM, including ads: Meta
New Delhi: Meta Sunday said it maintains a zero tolerance policy towards the solicitation or sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including through advertisements, asserting that it uses advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology to proactively detect and remove violating content while continuously strengthening its safeguards against offenders. In a statement, a Meta spokesperson said the company...
Anees Bazmee reveals how he convinced Nana Patekar for ‘Welcome’
Mumbai: Nana Patekar gave a memorable performance as Uday Shetty in Welcome. But did you know how filmmaker Anees Bazmee convinced the veteran actor to come on board the project? While appearing on "The Kapil Sharma Show", Bazmee revealed how he managed to convince a serious actor like Nana Patekar to play the hilarious don Uday Shetty...
Man held for allegedly sharing AI-generated obscene video targeting Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar: A 22-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly circulating an AI-generated morphed video containing “obscene and defamatory” content targeting Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on social media, police said. Biswajit Sahu, a resident of Jagatpur in Cuttack district, was arrested in connection with a case registered at the Cyber Crime and Economic Offences police station...
Sikkim draft electoral rolls leave out over 37,000 voters
Gangtok: More than 37,000 people have been left out of the draft electoral rolls published in Sikkim Sunday following the completion of the enumeration phase under the Special Intensive Revision of the voters' list in the state. The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that of the 4,71,018 registered electors in the state as May...

























































































