Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress Monday asked Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to convene an all-party meeting to deliberate on the spate of crimes across the state. The Congress Khurda district unit staged a demonstration before the Commissionerate Police headquarters protesting the lynching of a man in the outskirts of the city. They demanded action against senior officers for...

Bhubaneswar: A man was stabbed to death while another was seriously injured by miscreants during an altercation following a road rage incident in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Monday, police said. The incident took place at about 2 pm near Belpahar Fatak under the Belpahar police station area of the western Odisha district. The deceased was identified as Rahul...

New Delhi: India has no plans to ration fuel supplies despite ongoing disruptions in global energy markets, a top oil ministry official said Monday, adding that the country has maintained adequate inventories of crude products and LPG while diversifying imports to manage supply risks. "There is no need to panic. There are sufficient supplies. There is no...

Dharamsala: Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and opted to field against Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League match Monday. Australian left-arm medium pacer Ben Dwarshius will make his debut for PBKS, replacing an injured Lockie Ferguson. DC, meanwhile, made five changes, bringing in Abhishek Porel, Sahil Parekh, David Miller, Madhav Tiwary and Aaquib...

Nayagarh: A man was killed by assailants who also allegedly chopped off his right hand in Odisha's Nayagarh district Monday in a dispute over illegal mining of laterite stone, police said. The deceased was identified as Ajit Kumar Sahoo (38), a resident of Odagaon police station area in Nayagarh district. So far, two accused persons have been...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the main opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday met R.S. Gopalan, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, over the alleged illegal issuance of second ballot papers to BJP legislators and submitted a memorandum demanding the cancellation of two votes cast by the said MLAs during the recently held Rajya Sabha polls. The...

Mumbai: The rupee tanked 82 paise to settle at its record low of 95.31 (provisional) against the US dollar Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to the West Asia peace proposal, following which crude oil prices surged rapidly. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging citizens to avoid buying gold and embrace austerity measures further dented...

New Delhi: The Centre Monday announced that the new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, will come into force across India from July 1, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The government presented the legislation as a "next-generation rural development framework" aligned with the...

Manila: An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives of the Philippines voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte Monday over alleged unexplained wealth and threats to have the president assassinated, as the rift between the two top officials escalated. The House, which is dominated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s allies, voted 255-26 with nine abstentions. The...

Rayagada: The alleged abduction and killing of a youth sparked tension in Odisha’s Rayagada district Monday, as angry residents torched a motorcycle during a procession carrying the victim’s body and demanded immediate arrest of the accused persons. The victim, Nikhil Hadipa, was allegedly kidnapped by miscreants at gunpoint, and later his body was found in Odisha’s Rayagada...