CM Majhi orders criminal investigation into errors in school textbooks
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday ordered a criminal investigation into the large-scale errors detected in the textbooks of students from class I to class VIII. Taking the incident seriously, the chief minister has asked the Director of...
Heavy rain likely as new low-pressure brews over Bay of Bengal
Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal, with Odisha expected to witness heavy rainfall activity for the next seven days, Regional Centre of Indian Meteorological Department said Saturday. A cyclonic circulation has developed...
Cop on run after taking bribe in Khordha; manhunt launched
Bhubaneswar: A police officer in Khordha district was trapped while taking a bribe of Rs 5,000, but he managed to give the vigilance department sleuths a slip, leading to the authorities launching a search to nab the accused, officials said...
Probationer IPS officer of Odisha cadre seeks to quit service
Bhubaneswar: A 2025-batch probationer IPS officer of the Odisha cadre has sought to resign from the service even before getting a formal posting, days after Bhubaneswar deputy commissioner of police Jagmohan Meena sought to quit his position citing personal reasons....
‘He was alive’: Family alleges hospital declared patient dead
Kamakhyanagar: A family in Odisha's Dhenkanal district has alleged medical negligence after a doctor at Kamakhyanagar Sub-Divisional Hospital allegedly declared an injured patient dead without providing treatment, despite the patient being alive. Following complaint, the patient was later treated and...
‘1,000 missiles locked and loaded’: Trump warns Iran of massive retaliation
Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday issued a fresh warning to Iran, claiming that thousands of missiles are prepared to target the country if Tehran acts on what he described as threats to assassinate him. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump said the US...
Read moreDetailsEnforcement Directorate attaches Reliance Power shares, loan receivables worth Rs 1,021 crore
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has issued a fresh order to attach assets worth Rs 1,021 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group. The provisional order, issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), attaches equity shares of Reliance Power held by Reliance Infrastructure and certain loan amounts receivable from Sasan Power and Reliance Power, the agency said...
Read moreDetailsRussian missile, drone attack on Kyiv injures at least 10
Kyiv: At least 10 people, including a child, were injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Saturday, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Explosions and fires were reported across the capital's Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, the emergency service said in a statement on Telegram. In Solomianskyi district, a strike ignited a fire in a three-storey office and warehouse building, while another warehouse caught fire...
Read moreDetailsIndia to launch 2028-29 UN Security Council campaign at UN headquarters: Jaishankar
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will launch India's campaign for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for the 2028-29 term and also meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the world body's headquarters next week. Jaishankar undertook an official visit to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 5-10 and is expected to arrive in the US Saturday. He will launch India's official campaign for the UN Security Council...
Read moreDetailsFSSAI slaps Swiggy Instamart with 9 notices
New Delhi: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued nine notices to Swiggy Instamart over consumer complaints alleging multiple violations, the food regulator said Saturday. Taking to the social media platform X, FSSAI said that the complaints alleged the supply of expired, spoiled, rotten, contaminated and otherwise unsafe food products through the quick commerce platform. Among the key observations, the regulator said eggs were allegedly marketed under a...
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Enforcement Directorate attaches Reliance Power shares, loan receivables worth Rs 1,021 crore
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has issued a fresh order to attach assets worth Rs 1,021 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group. The provisional order, issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), attaches equity shares of Reliance Power held by Reliance Infrastructure...
Apple files lawsuit against ChatGPT maker OpenAI; accuses it of ‘stealing trade secrets’
Sacramento: Apple Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company. Apple said in the lawsuit filed in a California federal court that the theft of its trade secrets was part of a "coordinated...
Christopher Nolan hails India’s passion for movies
Mumbai: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan Saturday said he wanted to bring one of his films to India for a premiere, especially Tenet which was partly shot in Mumbai, but the COVID-19 pandemic derailed those plans. The filmmaker has finally realised that dream with the India premiere of his latest directorial, The Odyssey, adapted from Homer's epic poem. Nolan,...
Dhanush’s film with Vetrimaaran gets titled ‘Thamizh Murugan’
New Delhi: Actor Dhanush's next film with filmmaker Vetrimaaran has been titled Thamizh Murugan. The actor-filmmaker duo has previously collaborated on four films, Polladhavan in 2007, Aadukalam in 2011, which got Dhanush a National Award in the Best Actor category. Vada Chennai in 2018 and their latest film, Asuran, which released in 2019 and got Dhanush another...
IEA projects oil demand climb from May low of 97.9 million barrels per day
New Delhi: A recovery in global oil demand from a low of 97.9 million barrel per day (mb/d) in May (a decline of 5.3 mb/d year-on-year) is underway and by October, the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects global demand to be up by more than 8 mb/d from the May low point, putting it above 2025 levels...
Television actor Rohit Chandel arrested for allegedly stalking, harassing minor
Mumbai: Actor Rohit Chandel, who predominantly works in television has been arrested by the Ghatkopar police for allegedly stalking, repeatedly calling, harassing and assaulting a 16-year-old girl in an eastern suburb of Mumbai. Police have booked the actor under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. As per the complaint, the accused, who is a...
CM Majhi orders criminal investigation into errors in school textbooks
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday ordered a criminal investigation into the large-scale errors detected in the textbooks of students from class I to class VIII. Taking the incident seriously, the chief minister has asked the Director of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) to file an FIR with the Crime Branch SP,...
Bilateral trade tops USD7B as India, Sri Lanka seek stronger economic ties
Colombo: Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha met a visiting business delegation from India and discussed ways to expand economic partnership, noting that bilateral trade has surpassed USD 7 billion. Driving export growth, deepening economic ties! Pleased to meet the 31-member business delegation from the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), visiting Sri Lanka from...
Heavy rain likely as new low-pressure brews over Bay of Bengal
Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal, with Odisha expected to witness heavy rainfall activity for the next seven days, Regional Centre of Indian Meteorological Department said Saturday. A cyclonic circulation has developed over West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh and is currently active at an altitude of 4.5 km to...
Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv injures at least 10
Kyiv: At least 10 people, including a child, were injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Saturday, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Explosions and fires were reported across the capital's Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, the emergency service said in a statement on Telegram. In Solomianskyi district, a strike ignited...
