New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Indian weightlifter Lovepreet Singh and discus thrower Seema Kaliramna for winning silver and bronze medals, respectively at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, praising their determination and wishing them success in the future. Lovepreet produced a spirited performance in the men’s +110kg weightlifting event but narrowly missed out on the...

New Delhi: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been cleared to play next month's two-Test series against Sri Lanka by the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Bumrah was picked subject to fitness as he had suffered an impact injury during the recent ODI series against England. He had to sit out of the third ODI at...

 Brahmapur: A five-member committee of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Brahmapur has begun an inquiry into the alleged circulation of photographs of a question paper of the Odisha medical postgraduate examination on a social media platform while the test was underway, officials said Friday. Photographs of a question paper of the All Odisha Medical PG Examination...

Ceuta (Spain): At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to join Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in a visit to Ceuta Friday morning....

Bhubaneswar: Floodwaters continued to disrupt normal life across several parts of Odisha Friday as swollen rivers inundated villages, snapped road connectivity and forced evacuations in multiple districts following heavy rainfall and increased discharge from upstream reservoirs. The worst-hit areas were reported from Kataka, Bhadrak, Puri and Jajpur, where major rivers flowed above danger levels, leaving hundreds of...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Friday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amid Opposition protests over the police crackdown on students during the July 20 Parliament march, with the legislation being cleared without a debate. The bill was taken up for consideration and passage after the House reassembled at noon with BJP MP Dilip...

New Delhi: BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla Friday updated his X bio with no mention of the BJP in it, setting off speculation that he may have quit the party. There was no official confirmation to this, as Poonawalla could not be reached for comments despite repeated attempts. "Religion, Islam, Culture, Hindu, ideology-Bhartiya, Author: GST ki Yatra;...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level review meeting was held at Lok Seva Bhavan to assess the flood situation in Odisha. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari reviewed the flood situation and held discussions with the collectors of the affected districts. The meeting was attended by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue Department, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), and...

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities Friday opened 10 more sluice gates to release excess floodwater, raising the total number of open gates to 12 as inflows into the reservoir continued to increase due to heavy rainfall in the upstream catchment. Officials said the additional discharge was initiated to regulate the reservoir's water level and ensure the safety...

New Delhi: The furore over the Indian hockey teams' new saffron jerseys has triggered a bit of wrangling within Hockey India with President Dilip Tirkey calling it a decision that was taken without his knowledge and secretary Bhola Nath Singh insisting that "all officials were aware" of the change. The Indian hockey teams, traditionally attired in blue,...