London: A British Airways (BA) flight made a U-turn back to the UK just an hour into its journey from London to Chicago Monday, according to flight tracking data. BA said the flight made a safe landing back at London Heathrow following a "technical issue", with passengers disembarking the aircraft. "The safety of our customers and crew...

Buenos Aires: Argentina fans are confident there is a bright future beyond Lionel Messi as the team's most influential player of the last two decades prepares to bid farewell. The 39-year-old superstar will play his final match for Argentina Tuesday - a friendly against Benin at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires - marking a pivotal moment in...

Washington: Indian professionals seeking employment-based US Green Cards continue to face waits stretching back more than a decade in key categories, even as the start of a new fiscal year has restored visa numbers and brought some movement, according to the US State Department's October Visa Bulletin. The sharpest disparity remains in the employment-based second preference, or...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday dubbed as "misleading" Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar "changed Form 6 illegally and unilaterally", asserting that a declaration was attached to the form through its Bihar SIR order which was upheld by the top court. The EC also said that the electoral roll revision order...

Jajpur: Odisha police have registered two separate FIRs in connection with the attack on BJD leader Pranab Balabantray allegedly by supporters of Independent MLA Himanshu Sekha Sahoo October 4 night in Odisha's Jajpur district, an officer said Monday. While one complaint has been received from Balabantray, another FIR was received from the supporters of Sahoo, Jajpur SP...

Bhubaneswar: The uncertainty over the long-delayed Odisha Police Sub-Inspector examination is set to end, with the test likely to be held in November, officials said. Odisha Uniformed Staff Selection Commission (OUSSC) chairman Rashmiranjan Swain said a formal notification regarding the examination is expected to be issued next week. Details will also be communicated through the commission's official...

Kataka: DRIEMS University unveiled a bronze statue of Dhaneswar Rath, the visionary behind DRIEMS, on its campus here Sunday, on the occasion of his 32nd death anniversary. The commemorative ceremony, organised under the aegis of the Dhaneswar Rath Foundation, honoured five distinguished personalities with the ‘Dhaneswar Rath Memorial Award–2026’. The awardees were Srimandir Chhatisha Nijog Mahanayak Janardan...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday inaugurated the redeveloped and state-of-the-art Kalinga Studio in Bhubaneswar, marking a major step towards strengthening the state’s film infrastructure and reviving its rich cinematic legacy. Alongside the inauguration of the modernised studio complex, the CM also launched a dedicated archive and museum aimed at preserving Odisha’s cinematic heritage. Speaking at...

Moscow: Almost 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Siberia region after the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague, according to local media reports. While Russian authorities have not confirmed her exact cause of death, the country’s consumer welfare service said Sunday that the researcher at an anti-plague...

Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia film director, choreographer and writer SK Muralidharan was found dead in a hotel room in Bhubaneswar Monday. According to sources, Muralidharan’s body was recovered from the hotel room under mysterious circumstances. The exact cause and circumstances of his death are yet to be ascertained. However, preliminary information suggests Muralidharan was staying at a hotel...