The Pahili Bhoga ritual begins at Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri and continues for nearly a month. As part of the Pahili Niti, Lord Jagannath is offered variety of traditional delicacies, including pitha made from lentils and wheat flour, sweetened with ghee and jaggery, along with Dhanu Muan and several other offerings Authorities demolish house of drug...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday termed the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old college student at Dhauli in Odisha as 'distressing', while the BJP accused the regional party of indulging in politics with the tragic incident. Patnaik also expressed concerns over the alleged sexual assault of a student in Bhubaneswar. Noting that such incidents indicate a...

Washington: Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's understated but influential chief of staff, criticised Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defended the president's aggressive second administration in a series of interviews published Tuesday in Vanity Fair. Wiles told the magazine in a wide-ranging, revealing series of conversations that she underestimated the scandal...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, with a view to providing insurance to all by 2047. Replying to a debate on the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, in the Lower House, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said higher FDI...

Berhampur: A 27-year-old man was arrested from Chennai by the Odisha Police for allegedly raping a woman in Berhampur town around two years back, police said Monday. The 45-year-old woman met the accused at a mobile repair shop and then frequently visited her residence, making promises of getting her a small-time job, they said. He forcibly established...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to emerge as a major pharma hub in eastern India by manufacturing quality medicines and developing advanced devices for treatment, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here Tuesday. Addressing the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, Majhi said that the government is fulfilling all the requirements to make Odisha the first choice state for investors....

The crushing defeat of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala’s local body elections took a personal turn for one party worker in Pathanamthitta district. Babu Varghese, an LDF worker, shaved off his trademark moustache after the party failed to retain power in the district. During the election campaign, Varghese had publicly vowed that he would shave...

New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has invested the maximum amount of Rs 88,404 crore in the Tata Group, followed by an infusion of Rs 80,843 crore in HDFC Bank and Rs 60,065.56 crore in Reliance Group, Parliament was informed Tuesday. Adani Group attracted an investment of Rs 47,633.78 crore, while SBI attracted Rs 46,621.76...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Tuesday passed a Bill for repealing or amending 71 obsolete and outdated laws, with Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal asserting that the progressive legislation would contribute to ease of living for citizens. Replying to a brief discussion on the Repealing and Amending Bill-2025, Meghwal said the proposed legislation was aimed at removing outdated...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will file a fresh charge sheet against Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi apart from others as it has taken cognisance of the latest Delhi Police FIR filed in the National Herald money laundering case, officials said Tuesday. Earlier in the day, a trial court here refused to take cognisance of...