Lucknow: Mitchell Marsh slammed a superb 111 off 56 balls to power Lucknow Super Giants to 209 for 3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-hit IPL match Thursday. Marsh smashed nine fours and as many sixes, adding 95 off 56 balls with opener Arshin Kulkarni (17) and 70 off 41 balls with Nicholas Pooran (38) to...

Bhubaneswar: A day after expressing deep anguish over the brutal murder of a pregnant woman in his Hinjili assembly segment in Odisha's Ganjam district, BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday donated Rs 1 lakh to her surviving daughter, who witnessed the ghastly killing. A BJD delegation led by former MP Chandrasekhar Sahu visited the Utkal Balashram in Berhampur...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is mulling launching a television channel dedicated to Lord Jagannath, officials said Thursday. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan chaired a meeting earlier in the day, where the proposal was discussed in presence of senior officials, including Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee. "There was a positive discussion on setting up a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said 10 road projects worth over Rs 769 crore have been sanctioned by the Centre, which would bring a "revolutionary change" in connectivity, particularly in remote areas of the state. The Union government sanctioned the infrastructure projects in Odisha under the Central Roads and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) for 2026-27....

Dubai: Iran said it was reviewing the latest American proposals to end the war after US President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. Hope that the two-month conflict could soon be over buoyed international markets Thursday,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has notified the Odisha City Gas Distribution (CGD) Policy, 2026, with the objective of accelerating the development and expansion of piped natural gas (PNG) networks and city gas distribution infrastructure across the state. The state cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had approved the policy April 22 and the Housing and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon implement the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, Panchayatiraj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said Thursday. The PESA Act was enacted in 1996, giving similar powers to tribal communities in Scheduled Areas to self-govern. "A proposal to enforce the Act will be brought in by my department in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday wound up his three-day business trip to Gujarat after securing investment commitment of worth Rs 48,330 crore from the western region of the country, officials said. Starting his business tour from Gujarat capital Ahmedabad, the Odisha delegation led by Majhi also held road shows at Mundra and Vadodara. "The...

Mumbai: India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and his wife Devisha Shetty welcomed their first child, a baby girl, Thursday, marking a joyous personal milestone. The couple, who tied the knot in 2016, had celebrated their baby shower in March, in the presence of close friends and family members. The development comes at a crucial stage of the...

Saharsa: More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar's Saharsa district, a senior official said Thursday. The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district. The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital,...