Odisha: Woman, son die as iron bar falls on them while travelling on truck
Balasore: A woman and her six-year-old son died when a heavy iron bar fell on them while travelling on the rear-end of a truck from Chandikhole to Balasore in Odisha, police said Friday. A police official said the truck was...
Odisha Cabinet clears 11 proposals; nod for Rs 3,400 crore bus stand plan
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday announced the Atal Bus Stand scheme to establish bus stands across the state with a budgetary provision of Rs 3,400 crore for a period of six years. The proposed modern bust stands will feature facilities...
Big relief for aspirants: OTET 2026 deadline pushed to May 9
Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education Odisha has extended the online application deadline for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET-2026) to May 9 from the earlier deadline of April 9. More than 70,000 candidates have already applied, and officials expect...
MP Aparajita Sarangi urges Odisha govt to reconsider halting metro rail project
Bhubaneswar: Member of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi Friday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, strongly urging the Odisha government to revisit its recent decision to halt the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project. In her letter, Sarangi emphasised that Bhubaneswar is at...
Lead with heart, build future generations: Suman Dalmia
Suman Dalmia is the visionary Chairperson of Indian Public School (IPS) in Sambalpur, Odisha. Under her leadership, the institution has grown into a premier CBSE-affiliated day-cum-residential school known for its holistic approach to education. Dedicated to student-centric learning, she has...
Mathura: Six dead, several missing after tourist boat capsizes in Yamuna
Mathura (UP): A boat carrying tourists capsized in Yamuna in Vrindavan Friday afternoon, leaving at least six people dead and several others missing, officials said. District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh confirmed the fatalities, stating that all the tourists onboard were from Punjab. "Six bodies have been recovered. Sixteen to 17...
Read moreDetailsRussia, Ukraine agree on Easter ceasefire
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressing Kyiv's willingness to abide it. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will remain in effect from 4 pm (Moscow time) April 11 and until the end of April 12, leading Russian news agency Tass reported. The statement reads, "By decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir...
Read moreDetailsNitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
Patna: Nitish Kumar Friday took the oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, marking a significant shift in his long political career. He had arrived in New Delhi Thursday, accompanied by Sanjay Jha and Vijay Kumar Choudhary, to complete the necessary formalities related to his induction into the Upper House of Parliament. With this development, Nitish Kumar has joined a select group of leaders in the country who have served...
Read moreDetailsAllahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma resigns amid impeachment proceedings
New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, facing impeachment proceedings after wads of burnt currency notes were found at his residence here, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, sources said Friday. "Your Excellency, While I do not propose to burden your august office with the reasons which have constrained me to submit this missive, it is with deep anguish that I hereby tender my resignation from the...
Read moreDetailsSC rejects plea to stop caste Census, slams petitioner for language used in PIL
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to stop the caste Census, and slammed the petitioner for the language used in the PIL. "'Aapne apne petition me badtameezi ki bhasa likhi hai. Aapne kisse apna petition likhwaya hai' (You have written indecent language in your petition. Who has written your petition?)," a visibly angry Chief Justice Surya Kant told the petitioner, who was...
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Mathura: Six dead, several missing after tourist boat capsizes in Yamuna
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Qatar assures steady energy supply to India amid West Asia tensions.
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ADB ups India’s FY27 GDP projections to 6.9%; flags prolonged Middle East conflict risk for Asia
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Markets rebound 1% on buying in financial counters, rally in global peers; Sensex jumps 900 pts
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged over 1 per cent Friday, propelled by buying in banking counters and a positive trend in global equities. Investor sentiment improved amid hopes of further easing in the West Asia crisis ahead of US-Iran negotiations and lower crude prices, analysts said. After staying in the positive territory throughout...
Odisha: Woman, son die as iron bar falls on them while travelling on truck
Balasore: A woman and her six-year-old son died when a heavy iron bar fell on them while travelling on the rear-end of a truck from Chandikhole to Balasore in Odisha, police said Friday. A police official said the truck was carrying bundles of heavy iron bars, and seven members of a family were travelling in the vehicle,...
Jharkhand Headmaster arrested for alleged rape of class III student, probe ordered
Chatra: A gruesome incident has come to light from the Scheduled Caste Residential Girls’ School located at the Hunterganj block headquarters in Jharkhand’s Chatra district. A 14-year-old minor student, who was residing in the school hostel and studying in Class III, was found to be pregnant during a medical examination. It is alleged that the school’s headmaster...
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Mumbai: Hindi film industry couple Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram Friday announced that they have named their newborn baby girl Nyomica Hooda, as their first bundle of joy turned one month old Friday. Sharing their joy, Randeep and Lin expressed in a joint statement: “Naming our daughter has been an incredibly special and emotional moment for us.”...
At least 148 dead, 216 injured as storms, floods lash Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 148 people have been killed and 216 others injured in Afghanistan in the past two weeks following heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes and lightning that have struck several parts of the country, local media reported Friday, citing updates released by the Afghan disaster authorities. Nangarhar province in Eastern Afghanistan was among the worst-hit...
Russia, Ukraine agree on Easter ceasefire
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressing Kyiv's willingness to abide it. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will remain in effect from 4 pm (Moscow time) April 11 and until the end of April 12, leading Russian news agency Tass reported. The statement reads, "By...
























































































