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Bhubaneswar: Amid a political war of words over women's reservation in legislatures, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday welcomed the state government's decision to convene a one-day special session of the Assembly April 30. The special session has been convened to discuss women's participation in Indian democratic processes, with the objective of strengthening their role in governance...

Mumbai: Ryan Rickelton struck the fastest ever century by a Mumbai Indians batter to propel his team to a massive 243 for five in their must-win IPL clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Wednesday. Rickelton batted through the innings for an unbeaten 123 off a mere 55 balls with 10 fours and eight sixes, anchoring MI's charge to an...

Bhawanipatna: A mild earthquake measuring 4.1 was felt in several places of Odisha's Kalahandi district Wednesday evening, officials said. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremor was recorded at 7.42 pm. Its epicentre was located at a latitude of 19.729 degrees North and a longitude of 82.599 degrees East, at a depth of 24 kilometres...

Angul: A female havildar, who had filed a harassment complaint against two police officers, staged a hunger strike before the office of the superintendent of police (SP), Angul, Wednesday. After filing the complaint against the two officers earlier this month, the havildar had also sent her resignation letter, but it has not been accepted yet, officials said....

Berhampur: The Odisha Police arrested a CRPF constable Wednesday for allegedly raping a 45-year-old woman over several years on the pretext of marrying her, officials said. The accused, a resident of Dakhinapur village in Ganjam district, is engaged with the CRPF battalion in Nabarangpur, they said. He allegedly raped the woman several times in Berhampur and Gopalpur,...

Bengaluru: At least seven people were killed after a compound wall of the government-run Bowring Hospital collapsed during heavy rain, hail, and a thunderstorm that lashed several parts of Bengaluru Wednesday evening. The death toll is likely to rise. Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad, representing Shivajinagar Constituency, where the tragedy occurred, confirmed Wednesday night that seven persons have...

Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday alleged that an elderly voter died after being assaulted by central forces in Howrah district during polling for the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections. In a strongly-worded post on X, Banerjee accused the central forces deployed in the state of acting as the BJP's private army and terrorising...

London: The UK Wednesday expelled a Russian diplomat in retaliation for Moscow's recent expulsion of a British official and the smear campaign that followed. Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it summoned the Russian ambassador to its offices in London to inform him of the reciprocal action. The tit-for-tat moves reflect spiralling tensions between Moscow and...

Koraput: The death of a man in police custody in Odisha's Nabarangpur district Wednesday triggered protests by villagers who threw stones at the police station. The deceased was identified as Purna Kalar, a resident of Anchala village under the Dabugaon police station limits. He was arrested in connection with the alleged abduction of a minor girl. He...