Asian Games: Birthday girl Lovlina clinches historic gold in women’s 75kg boxing
Nishio: India ace Lovlina Borgohain added an illustrious feather to her growing boxing medal cabinet as she celebrated her 29th birthday Friday with a historic gold medal in the women's 75kg at the Asian Games 2026. The Tokyo Olympic bronze...
Deprived Schools: No enrolment as lone teacher struggles to keep school afloat
By BIRENDRA KUMAR JHANKAR, OP Balangir: Bidya Bhushan Sanskrit Prathama-Madhyama School in Balangir town has classes from VI to X. The school once had more than 100 students, but the number gradually declined to 12 four years ago. However, not...
4-yr-old girl falls into boiling water at school kitchen, suffers burns
Kendrapada: A four-year-old girl suffered severe burn injuries after accidentally falling into a utensil containing boiling water at Jagannath Upper Primary School in Charigaon village under Nikirai police limits in Kendrapada district, police said Thursday. The victim, Debanshi Das of...
Odisha man sets Guinness World Record with 183 punch strikes
By ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Satyapira Padhan, a physiotherapist and martial artist from Deypur village in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, has earned a Guinness World Records title by performing 183 full-extension, one-hand punch strikes while holding a 1-kg weight in one...
SAMS portal receives SKOCH Platinum Award
Bhubaneswar: The Student Academic Management System (SAMS) Portal of the Higher Education (HE) Department has received the prestigious SKOCH Platinum Award 2026 for its contribution to technology-enabled delivery of higher education services in the state. SAMS is a unified digital...
Jantar Mantar protest: Delhi Police detain Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP workers
New Delhi: AAP leader and Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj, along with several party workers, was detained Friday while protesting against the Election Commission at Jantar Mantar. Speaking to reporters, Bharadwaj criticised the security arrangements in the city and urged party workers and supporters to reach Jantar Mantar. “The whole...
Read moreDetailsECI directs states, UTs to launch special drive to enrol voters left out of electoral rolls
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed states and union territories where the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been completed to conduct a special drive to identify and enrol voters who may have been left out. In a communication to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states and UTs, the Commission said the special drive would focus on left-out electors as well as...
Read moreDetailsBimal Patel sworn in as judge of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
United Nations: India's Bimal Patel has been sworn in as judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). He took the oath of office Thursday at the tribunal in Hamburg, starting a nine-year term on the highest judicial body for the law of the sea and continuing India's presence there. cwho was a vice president of the tribunal, completed her term Wednesday. Patel, an international jurist, was...
Read moreDetails‘May Bapu’s timeless message keep guiding us towards a better society’: PM Modi on Gandhi Jayanti
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, recalling his ideals of truth, non-violence, simplicity and Swadeshi, saying Bapu’s timeless message would continue to guide the country towards a better society and a Viksit Bharat. In a post on X, PM Modi said: “May Bapu’s timeless message keep guiding us towards a better society and a Viksit Bharat.” In a video message, the...
Read moreDetailsAsian Games: India stun 10-time champions Korea to win first-ever women’s recurve archery team gold
New Delhi: The Indian women’s recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod and Kirti stunned 10-time champions South Korea to clinch its first-ever gold at the Asian Games. Marking India’s first-ever appearance in the Asian Games women’s recurve team final, India registered 5-3 win over mighty Koreans in the challenging conditions to clinch the historic gold medal here at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square. In 2010 and 2022, India had...
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Lovlina Borgohain wins 75kg gold at Asian Games on her 29th birthday
Nishio: India ace Lovlina Borgohain added an illustrious feather to her growing boxing medal cabinet as she celebrated her 29th birthday Friday with a historic gold medal in the women's 75kg at the Asian Games 2026. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist defeated China's Bao Ziyi by a unanimous decision of 5-0 at the Nishio Gymnasium here to...
PM Modi speaks to Capt Smit Machchhar, applauds his bravery
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday spoke to brave Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who saved 170 lives on the flydubai flight despite facing a life-threatening attack in the cockpit and wished him a quick recovery. PM Modi applauded the courage and resourcefulness of Captain Smit, whose act of bravery has become a global talking point....
ECI directs states, UTs to launch special drive to enrol voters left out of electoral rolls
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed states and union territories where the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been completed to conduct a special drive to identify and enrol voters who may have been left out. In a communication to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states and UTs,...
Jantar Mantar protest: Delhi Police detain Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP workers
New Delhi: AAP leader and Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj, along with several party workers, was detained Friday while protesting against the Election Commission at Jantar Mantar. Speaking to reporters, Bharadwaj criticised the security arrangements in the city and urged party workers and supporters to reach Jantar Mantar. “The whole of Delhi has been turned into a...
Asian Games: Birthday girl Lovlina clinches historic gold in women’s 75kg boxing
Nishio: India ace Lovlina Borgohain added an illustrious feather to her growing boxing medal cabinet as she celebrated her 29th birthday Friday with a historic gold medal in the women's 75kg at the Asian Games 2026. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist defeated China's Bao Ziyi by a unanimous decision of 5-0 at the Nishio Gymnasium to become...
Bimal Patel sworn in as judge of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
United Nations: India's Bimal Patel has been sworn in as judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). He took the oath of office Thursday at the tribunal in Hamburg, starting a nine-year term on the highest judicial body for the law of the sea and continuing India's presence there. cwho was a...
President Murmu pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 157th birth anniversary at Raj Ghat in Delhi, marking Gandhi Jayanti. President Murmu visited Raj Ghat and paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. She also remembered the Father of the Nation and highlighted the continuing...
‘May Bapu’s timeless message keep guiding us towards a better society’: PM Modi on Gandhi Jayanti
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, recalling his ideals of truth, non-violence, simplicity and Swadeshi, saying Bapu’s timeless message would continue to guide the country towards a better society and a Viksit Bharat. In a post on X, PM Modi said: “May Bapu’s timeless message keep guiding...
Section 163 imposed across New Delhi; several metro station gates closed ahead of Jantar Mantar protest
New Delhi: Delhi Police Friday imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) across the New Delhi district ahead of a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, officials said. Security heightened at Jantar Mantar, with police personnel and water cannons deployed at the site. The order restricts...
Deprived Schools: No enrolment as lone teacher struggles to keep school afloat
By BIRENDRA KUMAR JHANKAR, OP Balangir: Bidya Bhushan Sanskrit Prathama-Madhyama School in Balangir town has classes from VI to X. The school once had more than 100 students, but the number gradually declined to 12 four years ago. However, not a single student has enrolled in the current academic year, 2026 27, reportedly because of the shortage...
