New Delhi: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta's global head of public policy after the social media company removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post addressed to the youth, sources said Tuesday. According to sources, the global head of public policy of Meta (Facebook and Instagram) has been summoned by the IT ministry...

Baripada: Heavy and continuous rainfall triggered flooding in several parts of Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, raising the water level in the Budhabalanga River and inundating homes, farmlands in Udala area, sources said Tuesday. The worst-hit areas included Udala, where incessant rain since Monday night created a flood-like situation. Rainwater entered several houses in Bausapal village along the Udala-Balasore...

New Delhi: An official record of the police action taken during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march by protesters on the NEET issue has stated that the RAF fired multiple rounds of non-lethal munitions, including two rounds of plastic pellets, while controlling the mob at one location near Jantar Mantar, officials said Monday. The incident has been...

Cairo: Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions. Saudi Arabia said it had shot down drones fired by Iran-backed militias in...

Glasgow: National record holder Sarvesh Kushare scripted history as he became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men's high jump event in the Commonwealth Games here. The 31-year-old Indian cleared 2.25m to clinch the silver with Romaine Beckford of Jamaica taking the gold late Monday night. After sailing over 2.25m, both Kushare and...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has said no protester would be left to face legal action alone, claiming that government representatives had reiterated their commitment to withdrawing cases against demonstrators, releasing those detained and issuing notifications from the Centre as well as BJP/NDA-ruled states to safeguard participants of the protests. The CJP announced this after holding...

Raurkela: Researchers at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raurkela have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled autonomous system that monitors and cleans solar panels only when required, a move expected to improve power generation while reducing maintenance costs and water consumption. The technology, developed by Assistant Professor Arun Kumar, Professor Bibhudatta Sahoo and research graduates Lopamudra Hota and...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced that the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Phulbani will be renamed after Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in recognition of the revered saint’s lifelong service and sacrifice for the welfare of Kandhamal’s tribal communities. Paying tribute to Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, the CM said the decision aims to preserve his...

Paralakhemundi: Former Paralakhemundi Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sangram Keshari Behera has surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court in Paralakhemundi in connection with the 2021 death of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumyaranjan Mohapatra. The court rejected his bail plea and remanded him to judicial custody. Sources said Behera has also moved the district court seeking...

Chandbali: Passengers had a close shave after a motor boat got stranded for more than three hours in the Mantei River near Panchutikri Ghat in Bhadrak district. According to reports, the boat was ferrying passengers Monday, including women, children and elderly people, across the river from Panchutikri Ghat when it got stuck in overgrown weeds in the...