Goods train derails in Odisha’s Balangir
Balangir: A coal-laden goods train derailed in Odisha's Balangir district Monday, officials said. The incident happened at 11.23 am between Sikir and Titlagarh railway stations, they said. The rear trolley wheel of the 14th loaded wagon from the locomotive came...
Odisha Education Minister should follow Pradhan, resign over textbook errors: Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Monday demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, accusing him of "breaking the trust" of students by allowing error-ridden textbooks to be distributed in government schools. Patnaik's demand came...
Odisha observes ‘Rasagola Dibasa’ as Lord Jagannath returns to Puri temple after Rath Yatra
Bhubaneswar: Odisha observed 'Rasagola Dibasa' Monday, marking the return of The Sibling Deities, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, to their abode in the 12th-century shrine in Puri after the annual Rath Yatra. Rasagola Dibasa is celebrated on 'Niladri...
Man wanted in seven cases shot in alleged police encounter in Odisha
Jharsuguda: A man wanted in seven criminal cases was injured in an alleged gunfight with the police in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, officials said Monday. Ankit Ghosh, son of alleged gangster Kamlesh Ghosh alias Sonu Ghosh, sustained a bullet injury to...
Former Odisha minister Sushant Singh dies at 53
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Sushant Singh died late Sunday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 53. Singh was a three-time MLA from the Bhatli Assembly constituency in Bargarh...
Schools shut in four districts as heavy rain lashes Odisha, govt on high alert
Bhubaneswar: Schools remained closed in four Odisha districts Monday, train services were briefly disrupted and the government placed its field machinery on high alert as heavy rainfall triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal lashed parts of the state, officials said. Schools were closed in Jagatsinghpur, Subarnapur,...
Read moreDetailsGadkari moves Bombay HC against AI deepfakes linking him to E20 policy gains
Mumbai: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approached the Bombay High Court with a defamation suit against alleged AI-generated deepfake videos and misleading social media posts linking him and his family to the Centre's E20 ethanol blending policy. The High Court has admitted the petition and scheduled a hearing on Gadkari's plea seeking interim relief. The plea has sought injunction against the circulation of the disputed content....
Read moreDetailsCJP flags detention of protesters in states, asks Centre to honour assurance
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Monday expressed concern over reports that students and other protesters were being detained or arrested in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar despite Centre's assurance that no punitive action would be taken against those who participated in the recent nationwide agitation. The statement, shared on X by CJP spokesperson Saurav Das, comes days after the outfit called off its 36-day protest after the Centre accepted its...
Read moreDetailsBihar constable suspended over purported AK-47 use during student protest
Patna: A police constable was suspended after a purported video showing him using an AK-47 rifle during a student protest in Bihar's Siwan district on July 25 went viral on social media, officials said on Monday. PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. Siwan SP Puran Kumar Jha told PTI, "The constable, posted with the District Intelligence Unit (DIU), has been suspended with immediate effect after a video...
Read moreDetailsExcessive force cannot be justified during protests: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said the Constitutional right to peaceful protest must be protected and stressed that allegations of police excesses as well as violence against security personnel during demonstrations require an impartial examination, while indicating that a uniform nationwide protocol may be needed to govern the handling of public protests. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI), Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, hearing...
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Esha Singh strikes gold, Manu claims bronze in women’s 25m pistol at ISSF World Cup
Hangzhou: The fast-rising Esha Singh grabbed the gold by upstaging Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker, who took the bronze to complete a double-podium finish for India in the women's 25m pistol event of the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) here Monday. The 21-year-old Esha produced a commanding display in the final, registering 40 hits to seal the gold medal, while...
Neena Gupta shares hilarious reason for not calling Masaba’s outfit ‘sexy’
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Class X student, who shared dais with Andhra CM at school event, commits suicide
Amaravati: A Class X student, who had shared the dais with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu during a Mega Parent-Teacher Meeting at a government school in Polavaram district just three days ago, has died by suicide Monday. Murram Shivani, who sat next to the Chief Minister and spoke during the MPTM 4.0 at Zilla Parishad High...
Indian Idol 16 winner Jyotirmayee Nayak says Arijit Singh ‘heals people through his music’
Mumbai: Indian Idol 16 winner Jyotirmayee Nayak has heaped praise on playback sensation Arijit Singh. The singer expressed her heartfelt desire to work with him soon, and said that the singer's music goes far beyond entertainment and even has the power to heal people. In an exclusive conversation, speaking about Arijit's immense popularity in playback singing, Jyotirmayee...
Karishma Tanna teases paparazzi over baby bump attention
Mumbai: Actress Karishma Tanna, who is expecting her first child, recently shared a candid moment with the paparazzi while posing alongside actors Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi. Recently, Neha and Angad stepped out with mom-to-be Karishma, and the couple was seen posing with the actress. While posing for the shutterbugs, Karishma noticed photographers focusing their cameras on...
Gadkari moves Bombay HC against AI deepfakes linking him to E20 policy gains
Mumbai: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approached the Bombay High Court with a defamation suit against alleged AI-generated deepfake videos and misleading social media posts linking him and his family to the Centre's E20 ethanol blending policy. The High Court has admitted the petition and scheduled a hearing on Gadkari's plea seeking...
Schools shut in four districts as heavy rain lashes Odisha, govt on high alert
Bhubaneswar: Schools remained closed in four Odisha districts Monday, train services were briefly disrupted and the government placed its field machinery on high alert as heavy rainfall triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal lashed parts of the state, officials said. Schools were closed in Jagatsinghpur, Subarnapur, Mayurbhanj and Kendrapada as a precaution after...
Indian-origin woman shot dead in suspected targeted attack in Toronto
Toronto: A 26-year-old Indian-origin woman was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Canada's Toronto city, police said. A 37-year-old man, also of Indian descent, was arrested on charges of her murder, they said. The shooting took place Friday morning at the Humberwood Boulevard and Rexdale Boulevard intersection, the Toronto Police Service said in a statement...
