Minor girl kills self hours after boyfriend’s suicide
Angul: In a tragic fallout of teenage love, a minor girl committed suicide at the Sakhi Centre on the premises of the district headquarters hospital in Angul Saturday, hours after her boyfriend took the extreme step. Sources said the 13-year-old...
Odisha women’s bill session a ‘drama’, say BJD, Congress
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD and Congress Saturday described the scheduled special session of the assembly April 30 to discuss 'Participation of women in Indian Democracy' as a "drama" and politically motivated. The state's ruling BJP, on the other hand, claimed...
World Veterinary Day: 219 new veterinary hospitals to come up in state soon
Bhubaneswar: If things go well, Odisha will soon get 219 new veterinary hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, as pacts were inked with six public sector undertakings (PSUs) in this regard, on the occasion of World Veterinary Day, Saturday. Attending the state-level...
IPL 2026: Sooryavanshi’s century powers RR to 228/6 against SRH
Jaipur: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered his second hundred in the IPL - a 37-ball 103 - as Rajasthan Royals put on board a strong 228 for six against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here Saturday. Sooryavanshi got plenty of support...
Odisha: Headmaster suspended after tribal girl alleges harassment
Nabarangpur: The headmaster of a state-run residential school in Odisha's Nabarangpur district was suspended Saturday after a 14-year-old tribal girl lodged a police complaint, alleging sexual harassment, officials said. The class 7 student filed the complaint at the Patraput police...
Trump unharmed as gunfire reported outside ballroom hosting correspondents’ dinner
Washington: President Donald Trump was uninjured, and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter had opened fire. Authorities...
Read moreDetailsSanjay Singh alleges BJP behind suspension of AAP’s social media accounts in Gujarat
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh Saturday accused the BJP of getting the party's Facebook and Instagram pages suspended in Gujarat. Singh said AAP's posts were viewed by 8 crore people in just 28 days, which, has "unnerved" the BJP. "The Aam Aadmi Party is steadily expanding in Gujarat and is fighting on the ground on issues concerning the public. The party has five MLAs in Gujarat and...
Read moreDetailsIran FM leaves Islamabad without meeting US envoys: Pakistan officials
Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan Saturday evening, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press. He met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and other senior officials, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. Aragchi's visit comes amid regional tensions and efforts by Islamabad to facilitate a second round of talks between the...
Read moreDetailsAAP seeks action against its MPs who switched sides to BJP; rebels hit back at leadership
New Delhi/Chandigarh: Stung by the multiple defections of its Rajya Sabha members, the Aam Aadmi Party Saturday announced that it will seek their disqualification from the Upper House while the rebel group hit back, alleging corruption and ideological decline in their former party. The seven MPs also asserted that they have quit the party not out of fear but due to a growing sense of "disappointment, disengagement and disgust" with the...
Read moreDetailsIndia, Nepal discuss energy cooperation in Kathmandu meeting
Kathmandu: India's envoy in Kathmandu and the energy minister in the new government in Nepal discussed issues of mutual interest and those focusing on cooperation in energy. India's Ambassador to the Himalayan nation Naveen Srivastava and Nepal's Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha met Friday, according to sources at the ministry. Shrestha took charge as the energy minister in March last week after Balendra Shah 'Balen' led...
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Minor girl kills self hours after boyfriend’s suicide
Angul: In a tragic fallout of teenage love, a minor girl committed suicide at the Sakhi Centre on the premises of the district headquarters hospital in Angul Saturday, hours after her boyfriend took the extreme step. Sources said the 13-year-old girl was found hanging inside a toilet of the facility. She was a resident of Samakoi village...
Trump unharmed as gunfire reported outside ballroom hosting correspondents’ dinner
Washington: President Donald Trump was uninjured, and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter had opened fire. Authorities said the incident occurred outside the ballroom...
Iran conflict signals regional transformation
Krzysztof Płomiski An update on the American-Israeli attack on Iran, launched on 28 February and carried out outside the framework of regional law, marks a new phase in the broader Middle East, with implications for global events. For the affected region, the war signals the beginning of the formation of a vaguely defined order, aligned with the...
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Avilash Roul In the absence of an official explanation on India’s quiet withdrawal from hosting the earlier wished UN climate summit in 2028, it’s anybody’s guess now. Not the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MOEFCC) of India, the focal point for the UN Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC), but the spokesperson of the Ministry...
Exclusion Doctrine
Aakar Patel A story under this headline was reported this month: ‘No Muslim name finds place in BJP’s Bengal list’. The story went on to provide readers with the numbers—that is to say, how many tickets were distributed and so on—but beyond that headline, there is not much to add. This does not surprise most of us,...
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Discover your horoscope today with the help of the astrology predictions for all zodiac signs. Get daily horoscope updates and accurate astrology readings for your star sign, daily updates on love, career, and life. Find out what the stars have in store for you. Aries: If you have children, you'll likely spoil them today. After all, it's...
Sanjay Singh alleges BJP behind suspension of AAP’s social media accounts in Gujarat
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh Saturday accused the BJP of getting the party's Facebook and Instagram pages suspended in Gujarat. Singh said AAP's posts were viewed by 8 crore people in just 28 days, which, has "unnerved" the BJP. "The Aam Aadmi Party is steadily expanding in Gujarat and is fighting on the...
Odisha women’s bill session a ‘drama’, say BJD, Congress
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD and Congress Saturday described the scheduled special session of the assembly April 30 to discuss 'Participation of women in Indian Democracy' as a "drama" and politically motivated. The state's ruling BJP, on the other hand, claimed that the opposition parties are blocking the means to implement the women's quota in the legislature. The...
Trump says Witkoff, Kushner no longer travelling to Pakistan for talks with Iran
Washington: President Donald Trump said Saturday that US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will no longer be going to Pakistan for talks with Iran, contending that Washington held all the cards on the matter. Trump told Fox News that it's not worth the US delegation making the 18-hour flight to Pakistan when the US holds all...
World Veterinary Day: 219 new veterinary hospitals to come up in state soon
Bhubaneswar: If things go well, Odisha will soon get 219 new veterinary hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, as pacts were inked with six public sector undertakings (PSUs) in this regard, on the occasion of World Veterinary Day, Saturday. Attending the state-level programme for World Veterinary Day organised here, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated new buildings of 76...























































































