Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested four more employees in connection with the alleged embezzlement of over Rs 9.24 crore from the office of the Superintending Engineer, R&B Division-I, Bhubaneswar, taking the number of arrests in the case to six. Those arrested were Dipak Kumar Routray and Laxman Biswal, staffers of the R&B Division-I office, and two data...

Bhubaneswar/Boudh: A court in Odisha's Boudh district has reportedly issued a warrant of arrest against sitting BJP MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan for "failing to appear in a case alleging incorrect disclosures in his 2024 election affidavit." Chief Judicial Magistrate, Boudh, posted the matter to October 15 for production of Pradhan. The court had reportedly taken cognisance of...

Thiruvananthapuram: India skipper Shubhman Gill opted to bowl against the West Indies in the series-opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram Sunday. India have handed debut to spin all-rounder Naman Dhir as star players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also return to action. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (wk), Naman Dhir, Ravindra...

Guwahati: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke Sunday claimed that the outfit's co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and several of his supporters have been detained by police here and taken to an unknown location ahead of a "small volunteers meet-up". Ranka, who reached Guwahati a day ago, was scheduled to meet some CJP supporters during the day. Dipke claimed...

Mumbai: Actors Ajay Devgn and Jaideep Ahlawat will be joining host Salman Khan for Bigg Boss 20’s 'Weekend Ka Vaar' Sunday. As the duo promotes their upcoming film, 'Drishyam 3', Ajay will be seen mocking his and Salman's well-known dancing skills during the episode. The promo shared by the makers on Instagram showed Ajay taking a hilarious...

New Delhi: The makers of Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana have released the new poster of the film featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Ravie Dubey as Ram, Sita and Lakshman. The poster was shared on the Instagram handle Saturday, and was also re-shared by the filmmaker. In the poster, Kapoor appears composed, calm and courageous, carrying an aura...

New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda (BoB), Punjab National Bank (PNB) and several other public sector banks are open Sunday (September 27), giving customers an opportunity to complete their banking work before a proposed three-day nationwide bank strike from September 28 to September 30. The special Sunday opening applies to public sector banks...

New Delhi: Supreme Court will Monday hear a plea challenging the Centre's decision to impose a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI person-to-merchant transactions of over Rs 2,000. Ending nearly six years of fully free UPI payments, the government has introduced a 0.4 per cent fee on transfers worth over Rs 2,000 made to merchants through...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday conducted an aerial survey of areas in Ganjam and Koraput inundated by rivers flowing in spate following heavy rain that has badly hit 13 districts, where local authorities have started moving people to safety. The Hirakud Dam Sunday opened two more sluice gates to discharge additional water entering the reservoir....

Chandigarh: Students of a private university in Phagwara held a massive protest and went on a rampage on the campus early Sunday following unverified reports social media about the alleged rape of a female student. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kapurthula, Gaurav Toora said police have no information of any such crime. Videos circulating on social media...