Washington: Elon Musk has given $446 million to influence the 2026 US midterm elections, the most by any donor in modern American history, as the 50 biggest contributors pour about $2.8 billion into the race, according to a Washington Post tracker based on Federal Election Commission (FEC) data. The Brennan Center for Justice puts Musk’s giving at...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday expressed grief over the deaths of three members of a family, including a nine-month-old baby, in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Odisha’s Kandhamal district and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. The landslide occurred at Dangesi village...

Astana: Manisha Bhanwala scripted history Friday, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Wrestling World Championships and only the second wrestler from the country to achieve the feat after Sushil Kumar, who claimed the men's 66kg title in 2010. Manisha clinched the women's 59kg gold with a sensational come-from behind 8-6 victory...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday enquired about the flood situation in Odisha following Cyclone Arnab and expressed concern over the well-being of people affected by the calamity. In a post on X, the President's office said, "President Droupadi Murmu spoke with Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha, telephonically and enquired about the situation in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed concern over the hardships faced by the people in Ganjam due to the unprecedented flooding caused by Cyclone Arnab. LoP Patnaik spoke to the Ganjam Collector over the telephone and enquired about the flood situation across Ganjam district, including Hinjili, his constituency, and Sheragada. The...

Mumbai: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh believes that not regularly picking players like Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the ODI squad does not do "justice" to their immense talent. "I would love to see him (Abhishek) in the ODIs, to be honest, and I have said this before that if we are not picking...

Islamabad/Taipei: Pakistan's U-turn on imposing restrictions on Taiwanese flights, followed by the restoration of overflight permissions, has once again drawn attention to the intersection of diplomatic policy, regional relations and international aviation, a report has detailed. Earlier this week, Pakistan prevented two Taiwanese airlines from accessing its airspace, reportedly in line with Beijing's 'One China' policy. However,...

New Delhi: A day after the Election Commission extended the deadlines for the SIR exercise in Delhi, poll officials Friday said they were planning to step up door-to-door re-verification of 47.56 lakh voters excluded from the draft electoral rolls published on August 31. Senior officials said special camps for voter enrolment, including students, homeless, transgender persons and...

Bhubaneswar: Three members of a family, including a nine-month-old baby, died in a landslide in Odisha's Kandhamala district Friday, a state minister said. The landslide at Dangesi village under Raikia block was triggered by heavy rain under the influence of cyclone 'Arnab', he said. Two others have been rescued by a fire services team, Odisha's Panchayati Raj...

New Delhi: Concerned over the rising trend of filing criminal cases after failure of relationships, the Supreme Court Friday said physical intimacy during good times cannot be branded as rape later just because that association turned sour or broke. In a significant judgement, a bench of justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan discharged a Keralam-based man...