OCA offers first India–SA T20 ticket to Lord Jagannath
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has offered the first ticket for the upcoming T20 match between India and South Africa December 9 to Lord Jagannath, seeking blessings of the deity for the smooth conduct of the game, an official...
Sonepur weaver crafts 14.5-m-long Ikat wall hanging
Sonepur: Celebrated weaver Prafulla Meher has created an exceptional wall hanging featuring all 700 verses of Bhagavad Gita’s 18 chapters, woven entirely in fine Ikat (Bandha) technique. The work will be unveiled Monday to mark ‘Gita Jayanti’. Meher, 63, a...
Rally against Gadakana dump yard Dec 2
Bhubaneswar: The ‘Save Sainik School, Remove Gadakana Garbage Dump’ campaign has announced an awareness rally December 2, marking National Pollution Control Day. The rally will be held demanding the immediate shutdown of the long-running garbage dumping yard at Gadakana. The...
Maternal death leads to tension at Keonjhar DHH
Keonjhar: Tension flared at the Keonjhar district headquarters hospital (DHH) following the death of a woman after childbirth allegedly due to medical negligence in the maternity ward. Family members of the deceased, supported by local residents, staged a protest Sunday...
Another elephant dies in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary
Nilagiri: At a time when back-to-back elephant deaths in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary under Balasore district have raised serious concern, forest officials Sunday morning discovered yet another elephant carcass in a highly decomposed state after a gap of barely a month....
Vice President Radhakrishnan takes charge as Rajya Sabha Chairman; PM Modi congratulates
New Delhi: Newly-elected Vice President CP Radhakrishnan took over as the Speaker and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Monday as the Parliament's Winter Session kicked off. Radhakrishnan, the former Maharashtra Governor, was elected as the Vice President of India with a total of 452 votes, defeating the INDIA bloc candidate,...
Read moreDetails‘Govt has no intention of letting Parliament function’: Oppn on 19-day Winter Session
New Delhi: Opposition leaders Monday sharply criticised the government as the 19-day Winter Session of Parliament commenced, accusing it of deliberately restricting debate and accountability. Speaking to IANS, Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, “It is very clear that they have no intention of letting Parliament function. They sit in arrogance, believing they will maintain power everywhere and that they have no need to follow parliamentary procedures." "When you bring 13...
Read moreDetails‘There should be delivery, not drama’: PM Modi on Parliament Winter Session
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that there should not be any "drama" in the House and emphasised that the focus should be on policy-making and not sloganeering. Addressing the media ahead of the Parliament's Winter Session, PM Modi said, "This Winter Session is not just a ritual, but a way to infuse energy in the efforts to take the nation forward towards rapid progress. India has lived the...
Read moreDetailsNIA raids 10 locations in Kashmir in Delhi terror blast case
Srinagar: Assisted by J&K Police and the CRPF, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday was conducting raids at 10 locations in Kashmir as part of its probe in the Delhi terror blast case. Officials said that the NIA carried out simultaneous raids at 10 locations across the Valley. “The locations raided by the NIA today include the houses of Moulvi Irfan Ahmad Wagay, Dr Adil Rather, Dr Muzammil Ganai, Amir Rashid,...
Read moreDetailsCyclone Ditwah: Sri Lanka’s death toll climbs to 334
Colombo: At least 334 people have lost their lives, and 370 others are still missing as Cyclone Ditwah wreaked havoc in Sri Lanka, local media reported, quoting the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). The worst-hit district is Kandy, where 88 deaths and 150 missing persons have been recorded. In Badulla, 71 people died, 68 in Nuwara Eliya and 23 in Matale. According to the DMC, the disaster has affected 1,118,929 people from...
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Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, family sentenced to 5 years jail
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison over irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal New Town project, local media reported. Additionally, Hasina’s sister, Sheikh Rehana, was handed a seven-year sentence, while her niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq, received two years' imprisonment. Judge Md Rabiul Alam...
OCA offers first India–SA T20 ticket to Lord Jagannath
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has offered the first ticket for the upcoming T20 match between India and South Africa December 9 to Lord Jagannath, seeking blessings of the deity for the smooth conduct of the game, an official said Monday. Accompanied by several members of the association, OCA secretary Sanjay Behera offered the ticket to...
Mohanlal likely to join Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 shoot
Chennai: If sources in the industry are to be believed, Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will join the sets of Superstar Rajinikanth's eagerly awaited upcoming film Jailer 2 in December. Although there is no official confirmation of the dates, sources say that Mohanlal is likely to shoot for a couple of days from December 2 for the eagerly awaited fim...
‘Vote chor’ chants echo in House, leading to repeated adjournments
New Delhi: The Winter Session of Lok Sabha plunged into turmoil yet again Tuesday as vociferous protests by opposition members over alleged “vote chori” in recent elections, and the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and union territories forced a second adjournment of the day till 2 p.m. The House had reconvened...
Raashii Khanna drops moments from her birthday celebrations
Mumbai: Actress Raashii Khanna turned 35 years old on November 30. She used social media to give an insight into her 'warm' birthday celebration. In the primary photo she uploaded to IG, Raashii was seen posing in front of her birthday cake, surrounded by lovely flowers and candles. Next was a picture of the Farzi actress posing...
Disease must never be used as weapon: EAM Jaishankar urges global action to prevent misuse
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar Monday called for urgent global reforms to strengthen biosecurity and fortify the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) as it marks its 50th anniversary. Speaking at the Conference on 50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention: Strengthening Biosecurity for the Global South in New Delhi, the minister warned that scientific advances...
Ultimate guide to saving money: Simple habits that work
Saving money in 2025 is no longer just about tightening your budget. It’s about understanding your daily spending patterns and making smarter choices that fit effortlessly into your lifestyle. Today, many Indian households spend anywhere between Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 5,000 every month on subscriptions alone, including OTT platforms, music apps, cloud storage, and more. The good...
Gangs build bomb factories in Dhaka, spark India security alarm
New Delhi: Bangladesh is witnessing a sharp rise in the criminal ecosystem where violence and extortion have become a new normal. During the 2024 unrest, which led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, violence engulfed the country. While the security agencies in Bangladesh were busy controlling the mobs, a silent rise of a massive criminal...
Viral video: This elephant attack ends in a way no one saw coming
Viral video circulating online has left viewers stunned. The clip shows 2 men running on forest road as an elephant charges straight at them.
Mortar attack in Balochistan kills girl, injures several others
Quetta: At least one child was killed, and several others were critically injured in Balochistan after mortar shelling by Pakistani forces on unarmed civilians in Kech district, a leading human rights organisation said Monday. Condemning the incident, Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, mentioned that the brutal attack November 29 ruthlessly killed 13-year-old Yasmeen, daughter...
