Jajpur: A total of 58 people, including 27 children, were admitted to hospital Saturday, as they fell ill allegedly after consuming ‘dahibara’ at a village in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said. The incident occurred in Patapur village under Dasarathapur block Friday when they consumed ‘dahibara', a local delicacy, from a local vendor. Soon after consuming it, they...

New Delhi: In a rare move, the Election Commission (EC) Saturday ordered a "fresh" election in all the 285 polling stations of the Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal May 21 due to "subversion of democratic process". A spokesperson for the poll panel said the counting of votes for the constituency will take place May 24. It...

Jajpur: Family members of a newborn protested at the Jajpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) Saturday, alleging medical negligence was responsible for the death of the baby, police said. According to reports, a woman from Kumbharia village from neighbouring Bhadrak district was admitted to the Jajpur DHH after experiencing labour pain on Friday. She delivered a baby boy...

Bhubaneswar: Beneficiaries left out of the fourth instalment of the Subhadra Yojana will receive financial assistance May 4, 2026, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Saturday. In a post on X, Parida said the funds will be credited directly to the bank accounts of 1,23,849 beneficiaries who were previously excluded. ଆସନ୍ତା ୪ ତାରିଖରେ ସୁଭଦ୍ରା ଯୋଜନାର ୧୨୩୮୪୯...

Berlin: Germany's defence minister Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, saying a drawdown was expected and emphasising the mutual benefit of the longstanding US deployment in Europe. Boris Pistorius said Europe recognised and was acting on the necessity of doing more...

New Delhi: CBI has arrested Kamlesh Parekh, a fugitive wanted in a 10-year-old Rs 2,672 crore bank fraud case, after his extradition from the UAE, officials said Saturday. Parekh, wanted in the bank fraud case filed against Shree Ganesh Jewellery House (I) Ltd, Kolkata, was extradited from the UAE Friday, they said. The CBI had registered the...

Vadodara: A university in Gujarat's Vadodara has introduced "Modi Tattva", a module on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "charismatic leadership" and the history of the RSS into its Sociology syllabus to study their impact on society, an official said Saturday. The Maharaja Sayajirao University's new course titled "Sociology of Patriotism" in its two-year Master's in Sociology programme aims...

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has notified a decision to allow overseas companies with Chinese shareholding of up to 10 per cent to invest in India under the automatic route under FEMA, according to a notification. In March, the Union Cabinet approved amendments in the press note (PN) 3 of 2020 of the DPIIT. As per the...

Kolkata: Repolling in 15 booths of two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district concluded at 6 pm Saturday, with around 87 per cent turnout recorded an hour before the close of voting, an official said. A voter turnout of 86.90 per cent was recorded till 5 pm, with the figure from one booth still...

Gurugram: A young man sustained a gunshot wound to the chest after a firearm allegedly went off accidently while he was celebrating his birthday at a farmhouse in Gurugram's Bhondsi, police said Saturday. The injured is currently out of danger and being treated at a private hospital, they said, adding that an FIR has been registered in...