New Delhi: The Congress Thursday announced its list of seven candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections, renominating party chief Mallikarjun Kharge from Karnataka. The party also fielded its media and publicity department in-charge Pawan Khera from Karnataka, along with Mansoor Ali Khan. According to a communication from AICC general secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal, the Congress has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday asked officers of the state police department to behave friendly with the people amid custodial torture allegations that surfaced from at least three police stations in the past few days. Majhi was speaking at an event in Puri organised for the inauguration of various infrastructure projects worth Rs...

Jajpur: At least eleven people have been injured, six of them critically, in a clash between two groups in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Bulakipur village in Jajpur Sadar police station area Wednesday night over a dispute regarding the construction of 'Bhagabata Tungi', a small cottage where villagers gather after the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have busted a chain snatching racket and arrested six members of the gang, operating mostly in Khurda district, police said Thursday. Police nabbed two of the accused persons during a vehicle checking drive Wednesday night. When the faces of the accused persons, who were travelling in a car, were scanned by the face...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Thursday expressed displeasure over the manner in which the Centre approved the ambitious coastal highway project that allegedly differs from its original design and alignment. The party also claimed that the people of Odisha are unhappy over the exclusion of a large stretch of the state's coastline, particularly in Bhadrak and Balasore districts....

New Delhi: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is unlikely to participate in the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi June 8, sources said Thursday. The party has said it would not take part in the meeting to be attended by around 15 Opposition parties, including the main Opposition Congress, according to the sources. Senior...

New Delhi: The BCCI will assist the cricket boards of Fiji and Maldives in developing the game in their respective countries, it was decided during the Apex Council meeting Thursday. The BCCI will help these countries by sending coaches and through other means to strengthen the International Cricket Council's efforts to support the growth of the game...

Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K. Annamalai said Thursday that he will interact with the people through social media at 12 noon Friday, fuelling speculation that he could make a major political announcement amid reports of his impending exit from the BJP. In a post on social media platform X, Annamalai added that...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday released a list of "top 24 failures" of the Mohan Charan Majhi-led BJP government in Odisha, which is set to complete two years in office June 12. However, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday described June 4, 2024, as a momentous and historic day in Odisha's political history as the...

Mumbai: India's largest airline IndiGo said Thursday it has temporarily suspended operations to six international destinations, including Hong Kong and Krabi, as part of network optimisation. The budget carrier has decided to temporarily suspend services to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, and Shanghai starting July 1 and Siem Reap effective July 3 until September 30,...