Caretaker arrested in Surat for killing elderly woman in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested a man in Surat, who was accused of killing a 76-year-old woman at her residence in Bhubaneswar on the night of November 3, an officer said Thursday. Laxmisagar police, in collaboration with Gujarat Police, arrested the...
Bhubaneswar ranks fifth, Odisha tops Swachh Survekshan 2025-26
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar has secured the fifth position nationally and topped the rankings in Odisha in the Swachh Survekshan 2025–26, earning the State First Swachh City of Odisha award. President Droupadi Murmu presented the award at a ceremony attended by officials...
Deprived Schools: Teacher crunch, poor facilities hit education
ASHOK DAS, OP Jenapur: Despite various measures taken by the Central and state governments to strengthen the education system, inadequate infrastructure and teacher shortages continue to affect teaching in several schools. Government High School at Jenapur in Dharmasala block of...
Nayagada: Tusker attack claims second woman’s life in 12 days
Nayagada/Ranpur: A 62-year-old woman was trampled to death by a tusker in Ostapada village under Jankia gram panchayat in Nayagada district early Wednesday, triggering protests over the alleged inaction of the Forest Department. The deceased, identified as Pageli Jena, was...
15 injured as bus rams into truck
Chhatrapur: More than 15 people, including a bus driver, were injured after a private bus rammed into a truck from behind on National Highway 16 near Jagannathpur in Ganjam district Wednesday. The bus, named ‘Mukteswar’, was travelling from Bhubaneswar to...
Nvidia preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang amid alleged scandal: US media
New York: Engulfed by scandals, Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, whose chips are a driving force in the AI revolution, is facing ouster by the company's board, a development with far-reaching consequences for the US economy and its technological leadership. The board was meeting Wednesday evening (local time in...
Read moreDetailsIndonesia’s vice president resigns amid questions over academic credentials
Jakarta: Indonesia's vice president resigned Thursday as questions grew over his eligibility for the office after recent court rulings disputed his educational credentials. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the 39-year-old son of former President Joko Widodo, submitted his resignation to the leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly, the country's highest legislative body, at the parliament building in the capital, Jakarta. Raka had offered to resign Tuesday during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto,...
Read moreDetailsUS Congressman-elect Amish Shah vows to roll back tariffs, protect Indian-American businesses
Washington: US Congressman-elect Amish Shah has called for rolling back tariffs and taking tariff-setting authority away from the White House, saying Indian-American entrepreneurs were being hurt by the duties as he pledged to confront rising anti-Indian hate. Speaking to a group of Indian reporters Wednesday (local time), Shah said lowering costs would be central to his work in Congress. He also committed to joining the India Caucus and argued that addressing...
Read moreDetailsKishtwar: Two missing SPOs found shot dead, service weapons missing
Jammu: The bullet-riddled bodies of two missing Special Police Officers (SPOs) were recovered Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, said officials. The officials said the bullet-riddled bodies of two SPOs, who were missing since Wednesday, were recovered from the remote Dachhan belt of the district. The service weapons of the slain SPOs were not found, raising suspicions of a possible terrorist attack. The two SPOs identified as Babi Chand (57)...
Read moreDetailsTamil Nadu to publish draft electoral roll Thursday, objections open till December 11
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s draft electoral roll will be published Thursday following two months of work under the Special Summary Revision, giving voters an opportunity to verify their details and seek additions, deletions or corrections before the final list is released January 4 next year. Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik will release the integrated draft electoral roll, while District Collectors will publish the respective district-level lists. The publication marks the beginning of...
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Diljit Dosanjh set to return to Coachella in 2027
New Delhi: Punjabi singer and music sensation Diljit Dosanjh is all set to return to the global stage of Coachella 2027 for the second time. The festival will also see performances by Black Pink's Jisoo, Madonna and Dua Lipa. In 2023, Dosanjh became the first major Indian artist to perform at the annual music gala that takes...
Hindu outfit backs Kareena Kapoor amid legal notice over Quran-inscribed pendant
Bhopal: After Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson, Abbas Hafeez, sent a legal notice to Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan over her social media photographs featuring her wearing a huge vintage emerald pendant bearing a Quranic verse, a Hindu outfit has backed the star. Demanding the removal of the social media photographs and a public apology over it, Hafeez...
Caretaker arrested in Surat for killing elderly woman in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested a man in Surat, who was accused of killing a 76-year-old woman at her residence in Bhubaneswar on the night of November 3, an officer said Thursday. Laxmisagar police, in collaboration with Gujarat Police, arrested the accused, Balbhadra Maharana, in Gujarat Wednesday. The man, who used to look after the elderly woman living...
Nvidia preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang amid alleged scandal: US media
New York: Engulfed by scandals, Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, whose chips are a driving force in the AI revolution, is facing ouster by the company's board, a development with far-reaching consequences for the US economy and its technological leadership. The board was meeting Wednesday evening (local time in the US) to decide on the fate...
Gaza: Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital kills six, injures at least 12
Cairo: An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The strike was carried out early Thursday, according to the Israeli military, which said it struck a senior Hamas terrorist and other militants, without providing evidence. The Gaza Health Ministry said the...
Nepal accident: 10 killed, five injured as passenger vehicle plunges 500 metres
Kathmandu: At least 10 people were killed and five others injured Thursday when a passenger vehicle plunged down a steep slope in Nepal's Bagmati province, according to media reports. The accident occurred at around 545 am in the Makawanpur district. The vehicle, carrying around 15 people, was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi at the time of the...
Indonesia’s vice president resigns amid questions over academic credentials
Jakarta: Indonesia's vice president resigned Thursday as questions grew over his eligibility for the office after recent court rulings disputed his educational credentials. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the 39-year-old son of former President Joko Widodo, submitted his resignation to the leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly, the country's highest legislative body, at the parliament building in the capital,...
Kangana Ranaut calls Sonia Gandhi’s biography a ‘self-goal’, takes dig at Rahul
Mumbai: Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut took a dig at Sonia Gandhi over her biography, questioning several aspects of her account of events surrounding the Gandhi family. Calling the biography a “self-goal”, Kangana also took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, saying he had inherited his “self-goal talent” from his mother. Kangana took to Instagram stories, where...
Democratic veterans press for end to Iran war
Washington: Democratic military veterans in Congress and newly elected colleagues called for an end to the Iran war, as their party used Veterans Day to press for stronger protections for service members and expanded access to veterans' healthcare. Representative Chris Deluzio, a Pennsylvania Democrat and Iraq War veteran, announced the joint appeal on Wednesday (local time) under...
Indian Army delegation visits Indonesian military centre to strengthen India-Indonesia defence ties
Jakarta: In a move to expand military-to-military engagement between India and Indonesia, a delegation from the 55th Army Higher Command Course of the Army War College visited the Indonesian National Armed Forces - International Cooperation Centre (TNI-ICC) in Jakarta. The visit Wednesday offered the Indian delegation an opportunity to gain a closer understanding of Indonesia's security framework,...
