Deepti becomes costliest buy at WPL mega auction
New Delhi: Star India all-rounder Deepti Sharma emerged as the costliest buy of the 2026 WPL mega auction while other ODI World Cup standouts, Shree Charani and Laura Wolvaardt, also walked away with hefty pay cheques in New Delhi Thursday....
Odisha: Salaries of 91 officers, including SP, withheld for failing to resolve public grievances
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Salaries of 91 senior officers of Odisha's Cuttack district, including that of the SP (Rural), were withheld for allegedly failing to resolve public grievances lodged with the CM's Grievance Cell (CMGC), according to official documents. The additional district magistrate...
Orissa HC quashes govt order empowering MPs, MLAs to recommend transfer of teachers
Bhubaneswar: Orissa High Court Thursday quashed a government policy that empowered MPs and MLAs to recommend the transfer of teachers in their constituencies. The court observed that the policy had "the potential of creating a seamless nexus between political parties/candidates...
Road accidents claim on average 5,433 lives annually in Odisha: Minister
Bhubaneswar: As many as 27,167 people were killed in road accidents in Odisha over the past five years with an average of 5,433 fatalities annually, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena informed the Assembly Thursday. In a written statement,...
Odisha: President Murmu inaugurates ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas’ at Raj Bhavan
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday inaugurated the ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas' on the Raj Bhavan premises in Bhubaneswar during her two-day visit to Odisha. The ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas' will provide accommodation to visiting VVIPs, and its design reflects Odisha's ancient art,...
Murmu nostalgic to address Odisha Assembly, says MLAs’ behaviour should be exemplary
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday said she felt nostalgic while addressing the Odisha Assembly which laid the foundation of her long political career, and called upon the members of the House to behave in a manner that will be followed by the people. Murmu, a former member of the Odisha...
Read moreDetailsDeath toll in Hong Kong’s high-rise inferno mounts to 75; over 280 missing
Beijing/Hong Kong: Firefighters battled for a second day Thursday to contain a massive inferno that ripped through seven high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong, as the death toll climbed to 75 and over 280 people remained missing in what officials described as the city's worst disaster in 70 years. Some 76 people were injured, including 15 in critical condition and 28 listed as serious. The dead also include a firefighter. Many...
Read moreDetailsSiddaramaiah, Shivakumar face-off over promised ‘word’
Bengaluru: The tug-of-war between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar over the CM post turned into a war of words Thursday as the two faced off over keeping up a promise. Amid intensifying power tussle, Shivakumar insisted that "word power is world power," prompting a witty repartee from Siddaramaiah who said, "A word is not power unless it betters the world for the people.” While Siddaramaiah is asserting that...
Read moreDetailsSensex, Nifty scale record highs on rate cut hopes, foreign fund inflows
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty scaled fresh lifetime highs in intra-day trade Thursday before closing marginally higher amid positive global trends on growing hopes of a US Fed rate cut and foreign fund inflows. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 110.87 points or 0.13 per cent to settle at 85,720.38. During the day, it hit a record high of 86,055.86, reflecting a jump of 446.35...
Read moreDetailsHeavy rain to lash Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Ditwah moves northwest
Chennai: The weather system brewing over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lanka coast intensified into a deep depression Thursday, with meteorologists warning that it will strengthen into a cyclonic storm by Thursday evening. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), the system is expected to move northwestwards across the southwest Bay and the Sri Lankan coastline toward north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast...
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Death toll in Hong Kong’s high-rise inferno mounts to 75; over 280 missing
Beijing/Hong Kong: Firefighters battled for a second day Thursday to contain a massive inferno that ripped through seven high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong, as the death toll climbed to 75 and over 280 people remained missing in what officials described as the city's worst disaster in 70 years. Some 76 people were injured, including 15 in...
Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar face-off over promised ‘word’
Bengaluru: The tug-of-war between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar over the CM post turned into a war of words Thursday as the two faced off over keeping up a promise. Amid intensifying power tussle, Shivakumar insisted that "word power is world power," prompting a witty repartee from Siddaramaiah who said, "A word is not...
Deepti becomes costliest buy at WPL mega auction
New Delhi: Star India all-rounder Deepti Sharma emerged as the costliest buy of the 2026 WPL mega auction while other ODI World Cup standouts, Shree Charani and Laura Wolvaardt, also walked away with hefty pay cheques in New Delhi Thursday. The seasoned Deepti expectedly fetched the big bucks with UP Warriorz using the Right to Match (RTM)...
Odisha: Salaries of 91 officers, including SP, withheld for failing to resolve public grievances
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Salaries of 91 senior officers of Odisha's Cuttack district, including that of the SP (Rural), were withheld for allegedly failing to resolve public grievances lodged with the CM's Grievance Cell (CMGC), according to official documents. The additional district magistrate sent a letter to the district treasury, directing it to withhold the salary of these officers. The...
Orissa HC quashes govt order empowering MPs, MLAs to recommend transfer of teachers
Bhubaneswar: Orissa High Court Thursday quashed a government policy that empowered MPs and MLAs to recommend the transfer of teachers in their constituencies. The court observed that the policy had "the potential of creating a seamless nexus between political parties/candidates and the community of teachers." The government policy, adopted in May, had allowed MPs and MLAs to...
Murmu nostalgic to address Odisha Assembly, says MLAs’ behaviour should be exemplary
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday said she felt nostalgic while addressing the Odisha Assembly which laid the foundation of her long political career, and called upon the members of the House to behave in a manner that will be followed by the people. Murmu, a former member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, turned emotional while addressing the...
Road accidents claim on average 5,433 lives annually in Odisha: Minister
Bhubaneswar: As many as 27,167 people were killed in road accidents in Odisha over the past five years with an average of 5,433 fatalities annually, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena informed the Assembly Thursday. In a written statement, Jena said the state recorded 56,830 accidents between 2020 and 2024, in which 27,167 people died and...
Deepti returns to UP Warriorz for 3.20 crore; Amelia Kerr, Lannning also fetch high bids
New Delhi: Deepti Sharma expectedly fetched the big bucks at the WPL auction here on Thursday as UP Warriorz used the Right to Match card for the India all-rounder, securing her services for Rs 3.20 crore. Mumbai Indians bought last season's join highest wicket taker New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr for Rs 3 crore. The seasoned duo...
Will settle Karnataka CM change issue, put end to confusion after discussing with senior leaders: Kharge
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday said he will call for a meeting of senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar in New Delhi to discuss the raging leadership issue in Karnataka. He said the leaders will discuss the way forward and settle the issue, and thereby put an end...
Sensex, Nifty scale record highs on rate cut hopes, foreign fund inflows
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty scaled fresh lifetime highs in intra-day trade Thursday before closing marginally higher amid positive global trends on growing hopes of a US Fed rate cut and foreign fund inflows. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 110.87 points or 0.13 per cent to settle at 85,720.38. During...
