Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Rabi Narayan Naik Monday triggered a controversy after a viral video showed him being carried on the back of his personal security officer (PSO) during a visit to a landslide-hit area in Kandhamal district. While opposition parties called his act "insensitive" and questioned his treatment of security personnel, the minister's office said he took...

Stockholm: Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets and independent stores across France, sending...

Brahmapur: A court here Monday remanded Bidya Bharati Panda, one of the accused in the alleged murder of her husband and forest officer Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, to judicial custody till November 13. The Orissa High Court had earlier declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Panda. She surrendered before the sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) court in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday moved over 1.60 lakh people to safety and deployed disaster response teams in five southern districts as the severe cyclonic storm Murasu hurtled towards the shores of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Officials said the government plans to evacuate 3.33 lakh people before 10 pm Monday. The state is yet to recover from the devastation...

New Delhi: Country's largest paramilitary force CRPF has recorded a "significant" milestone with no operational fatality of its troops over the last one year, a development registered after 47 years, the force chief has said. CRPF Director General (DG) G P Singh said this Sunday on X, adding the development was "specially significant" as the force continues...

Brussels: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever handed in his resignation Monday as a long-simmering budget crisis boiled over, but King Philippe has not yet decided whether to accept it. De Wever, a conservative Flemish nationalist, took office determined to tackle heavily indebted Belgium's budget problems but failed to win the support of the other members of...

Mumbai: India's markets regulator has recommended the government remove the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax imposed on foreign investors, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as India looks to galvanise its underperforming equity markets. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has also proposed tax relief for domestic mutual fund investors, suggesting they...

Kendujhar: Police cracked the murder of 27-year-old Sujit Mahanta alias Mantu and arrested three persons in connection with the crime. The accused, identified as Raje Bentkar, 25, Binod Naik, 26, and Suresh Munda, 25, were arrested and produced in court. Police said the murder was premeditated and stemmed from an extramarital relationship with the mother-in-law of the...

Baragada: A newborn baby girl was rescued by a Childline team in Baragada district after her financially distressed parents reportedly handed her over to another couple, triggering concern in the area. The baby, born at VIMSAR in Burla a few days ago, was reportedly handed over by the parents, residents of Baragada, to a couple from Bijepur...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Committee of the CPI (M) has warned of a statewide agitation against the state government if its demands for adequate relief and compensation to victims of Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent floods are not met. Terming the relief package grossly inadequate, the party alleged that the assistance falls far short of the losses...