Odisha opposition MLAs protest hospital fire in black T-shirts
Bhubaneswar: Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The demonstration by the opposition...
Odisha courts to function in morning hours from April 6
Cuttack: All district and subordinate courts in Odisha will function in morning hours from April 6 in view of prevailing heatwave conditions, the High Court said Tuesday. As per the revised schedule, court proceedings will be held from 7 am...
National Indoor Championships: Baranica raises bar
Bhubaneswar: Seasoned Tamil Nadu athlete Baranica Elangovan smashed the overall national record in the women's pole vault event in a stunning performance, clearing a height of 4.22m on the opening day of the National Indoor Championships Tuesday. The 29-year-old Baranica,...
First ever Khelo India Tribal Games: Odisha fields largest contingent
Raipur: Close to 1300 athletes from across the country will be seen in action across nine disciplines in the first-ever Khelo India Tribal Games starting Wednesday. The Games will be held at three venues in Chattisgarh -- Raipur, Jagdalpur and...
Clash erupts as bulldozers raze homes in Bargarh
Bargarh: Tension flared up in Bargarh town Tuesday as police and residents clashed during an ongoing anti-encroachment drive, with bulldozers demolishing houses in a low-income settlement. Tuesday, officials moved to clear encroachments in Canalpada areas under ward-14 and ward-15 of...
Puri temple begins Ratna Bhandar inventory after 48 years
Puri: The long-awaited inventory of the Ratna Bhandar of the Jagannath Temple began Wednesday after a gap of 48 years, officials said. According to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), authorised personnel entered the temple around 11.30 am, dressed in traditional dhoti and gamchha. The inventory exercise commenced during the...
Read moreDetailsAmit Shah to chair all-party meet on West Asia crisis Wednesday
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the all-party meeting Wednesday evening to brief political leaders on the evolving crisis in West Asia, amid rising concerns over its economic and security implications for India. Five to six ministers, including External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, will attend the meeting on behalf of the government. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will provide a briefing on the latest situation in West Asia during...
Read moreDetails‘No trust without ties’: Israeli envoy on Pakistan’s bid to broker US-Iran talks
New Delhi: Israel does not place trust in countries with which it lacks diplomatic relations, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said, responding to a question on whether Tel Aviv trusts Pakistan in the context of the ongoing Iran conflict and related diplomatic efforts. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Azar emphasised that Israel's approach is guided by its own assessment and that of key allies. "We are not going to...
Read moreDetails‘Americans were negotiating with themselves’: Iran mocks US ceasefire push
Dubai: An Iranian military spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves. Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the statement in a prerecorded video aired on state television. The strategic power you used to talk about has turned into a strategic failure, he said. The one claiming to be a global superpower...
Read moreDetailsUS offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran amid troop buildup
Dubai: The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a person briefed on the contours of the proposal said late Tuesday, even as the US military prepared to send at least 1,000 more troops to supplement some 50,000 troops already in the Mideast. The plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan, who have offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran, according to the person, who...
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Odisha opposition MLAs protest hospital fire in black T-shirts
Bhubaneswar: Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The demonstration by the opposition MLAs over the issue, which has been continuing for the last one week, led to repeated adjournments...
Amit Shah welcomes Gujarat passing Uniform Civil Code Bill 2026
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday welcomed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, saying that the country should run on "the principle of equal laws". After Uttarakhand, Gujarat became the second state to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, Tuesday, introducing a common legal...
Puri temple begins Ratna Bhandar inventory after 48 years
Puri: The long-awaited inventory of the Ratna Bhandar of the Jagannath Temple began Wednesday after a gap of 48 years, officials said. According to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), authorised personnel entered the temple around 11.30 am, dressed in traditional dhoti and gamchha. The inventory exercise commenced during the designated auspicious window between 12.09 pm and...
Mrunal Thakur’s Marathi roots shine as Adivi Sesh joins the fun
Mumbai, Hindi film industry actress Mrunal Thakur tapped into her Marathi roots recently and was seen teaching her Dacoit co-star Adivi Sesh a few Marathi words, along with getting him to mimic iconic dialogues and songs from Marathi cinema. In a video shared by Mrunal on her social media account, the actress is seen turning the camera...
Rahul Gandhi skips Kerala rally, Kharge to address meeting
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will not be attending the public meeting scheduled to be held in Kerala Wednesday. Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge will address the rally in Kerala instead of Gandhi. A rally has been organised in Kozhikode by Congress, marking the start of what is expected to...
Karnataka Police transfer Ajit Pawar plane crash FIR to Maharashtra
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police Department Wednesday transferred the 'Zero FIR' registered in Bengaluru, in connection with the plane crash incident involving NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, late Ajit Pawar, to the Maharashtra Police Department. The case file and related documents have also been sent as part of the transfer. The Karnataka Police have also requested...
Pakistan turns to proxies to counter pro-Iran Shia mobilisation
New Delhi: For Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, countering the pro-Iran Shia mobilisation in the country is increasingly becoming a headache. For Pakistan, countering this mobilisation is important as it is threatening to become bigger. However, the dilemma the establishment faces is that it cannot use its official machinery to take on the mobilisation of...
Amit Shah to chair all-party meet on West Asia crisis Wednesday
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the all-party meeting Wednesday evening to brief political leaders on the evolving crisis in West Asia, amid rising concerns over its economic and security implications for India. Five to six ministers, including External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, will attend the meeting on behalf of the government. Foreign Secretary...
Odisha courts to function in morning hours from April 6
Cuttack: All district and subordinate courts in Odisha will function in morning hours from April 6 in view of prevailing heatwave conditions, the High Court said Tuesday. As per the revised schedule, court proceedings will be held from 7 am to 1 pm, with a half-hour recess from 10 am to 10.30 am. However, the morning court...
‘No trust without ties’: Israeli envoy on Pakistan’s bid to broker US-Iran talks
New Delhi: Israel does not place trust in countries with which it lacks diplomatic relations, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said, responding to a question on whether Tel Aviv trusts Pakistan in the context of the ongoing Iran conflict and related diplomatic efforts. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Azar emphasised that Israel's approach is guided...
