Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are likely at isolated places in several districts of Odisha October 26 and 27, while light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected in parts of the state, according to the weather forecast. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to interfere with the judicial custody of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, as it asked them to await the outcome of the hearing scheduled before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM), and approach the appellate court if their grievance continues. The hearing before the SEM is scheduled...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside a Kerala High Court order declining to entertain appeals filed by former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T. Veena, son-in-law and former Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas, and others against a direction to register a vigilance FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic alleged pay-off case, allowing them a week to...

Nagoya/Bhubaneswar: Odisha archer Payal Nag and her partner Sheetal Devi won the silver medal in the women’s compound doubles event at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya Wednesday after losing the final. Sheetal, who was born without arms, and Payal, a quadruple amputee, went down 141-150 to China's Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing in the gold-medal match....

Christchurch: India's T20 captain Shreyas Iyer said teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his opportunities in the T20I side, saying he cannot walk into the playing XI just yet, as  Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson are scoring consistently at the top as the team's opening pair. With Sooryavanshi graduating to the senior level...

Jamnagar(Gujarat): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Gujarat's Jamnagar city Wednesday to visit the oil refinery complex owned by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd, a day after he described India as a crude oil refining "superpower". Rubio is on a three-day visit to India to advance bilateral ties in energy, trade and investment, defence and...

New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Punjab's Mansa, with a team of experts reaching the state to examine all angles of the killing, officials said Wednesday. The agency has constituted a special team comprising drug controllers, forensic experts and GST officials, which reached Mansa...

Kataka: The responsibilities of the police are no longer limited to crime control but encompass a wide range of challenges, including terrorism, Maoism, organised crime, cybercrime and drug trafficking, Odisha DGP (in-charge) Vinaytosh Mishra said Wednesday. Addressing the 67th Police Commemoration Day at the state police headquarters in Kataka, Mishra said police also had to ensure the...

Imphal: Several houses were set on fire in an abandoned village in Manipur's Kamjong district Wednesday morning, triggering fresh tensions. Khoikai Kuki village, located near Chassad village, was set ablaze by suspected militants around 5.30 am, police said. The village had been deserted after residents fled amid escalating clashes between the Kuki and Naga communities, they said....

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday agreed to hear urgently a plea filed by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka seeking their release from custody in connection with the Jantar Mantar trespassing case. The development comes on the day their judicial custody is due to end, with the two activists also scheduled...