Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said the state is using artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology to make governance more citizen-centric and efficient. Addressing the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting in New Delhi, Majhi said platforms such as 'Ama Sathi' are enabling citizens to access government services through a simple multilingual and voice-enabled interface....

Dubai: Crew members of a tanker carrying 20 Indians were evacuated Thursday after the vessel came under attack off an Oman port, Indian officials said. This was the third instance of a merchant ship with Indian crew members coming under attack from the US military off the Oman coast in the last four days. A Palau-flagged oil...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cyber police have registered a case against stand-up comedian Pranit More, web developer Himanshu Jangra, and others for allegedly disseminating "obscene and objectionable" content on social media, and summoned them for an inquiry, an official said Thursday. More and Jangra are at the centre of a controversy over remarks made during a comedy show...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Thursday inspected the venue for the state government's second anniversary programme in Mayurbhanj, which will be attended by President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and asked the district police to remain vigilant on the inter-state border areas to ensure foolproof security. The President and the Prime Minister are scheduled...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to launch major strikes on Iran and seize control of its oil and gas industries as continuing attacks between the warring countries pushed the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war. Trump said in a social media post that the US would hit Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT"...

Bargarh:  A youth who had been missing for four days was rescued alive from an abandoned well at Samaleipada under Bijepur block in Odisha's Bargarh district Thursday. The survivor was identified as Tulsiram Bhue of Purena village in Padampur subdivision. He had been missing since Sunday. Family members alleged that he was abducted, assaulted and left for...

Bolangir: The district unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by district president and National Council member Ashish Pandey, staged a protest Thursday, demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET paper leak controversy. AAP workers held a demonstration in front of the Bolangir Collector's office and submitted a memorandum addressed to the...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, had arrived at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police Thursday to face questioning in connection with the legislators' signature mismatch case. Earlier in the day, a single-judge vacation bench of Justice Kaushik Chanda had directed Abhishek Banerjee,...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Debashish Samantaray was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha in the by-election held for a vacant seat Thursday. No polling was required as Samantaray was lone candidate in the fray. Samantaray, a former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader, recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ruling party had nominated him for...

New Delhi: Tom Holland-starrer Spider-Man: Brand New Day will make its debut in Indian cinemas July 30, a day ahead of its scheduled global release date of July 31, Sony Pictures Entertainment India announced Thursday. The film, which is the fourth title in the Spider-Man series, will open across all premium large formats in India in English,...