Moscow: Moscow agrees with US President Donald Trump's view that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal to end the almost four years of fighting since Russia invaded its neighbour, a Kremlin official said Thursday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, "Yes, we can agree with it, it's indeed so." His comments came after Trump said in published...

Navi Mumbai: Harleen Deol struck an unbeaten 39-ball 64 as UP Warriorz beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets to register their first win in the Women's Premier League here Thursday. Batting first, Nat Sciver-Brunt lifted Mumbai Indians to 161 for five after a poor start with a brutal 43-ball 65, while Nicola Carey blazed away to an...

Exhibition ground road decked up for the Sisir Saras 2026 rural fair An open drain in Salia Sahi, Bhubaneswar, where a man died after  accidentally falling into it   Hindi film actor Shilpa Shetty returns after offering prayers at the Jagannath Temple, Puri

Mumbai: Pilots' body FIP has served a legal notice to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) regarding the summoning of a nephew of Sumeet Sabharwal, one of the pilots who died in an Air India plane crash at Ahmedabad in June last year. In connection with its probe into the crash, AAIB has summoned Captain Varun Anand,...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Thursday questioned the Odisha BJP government's decision to construct new buildings for Lok Seva Bhawan and the legislative assembly for Rs 3,623 crore, alleging that farmers are being denied a Rs 800 per quintal paddy assistance. The party raised the issue two days after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi laid the foundation stone for...

Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, a 45-year-old man died after accidentally falling into an open drain at Salia Sahi under Maitree Vihar police limits Wednesday night, police said Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sinu Gagarai, a resident of the slum, they said. Sinu, a daily-wage labourer, is survived by three children, two sons and a daughter....

Navi Mumbai: Nat-Sciver Brunt batted with the brute force she is known for to lift Mumbai Indians to 161 for five after a rather ordinary first half of the innings against UP Warriorz in the WPL here Thursday. The opening pairing of Amanjot Kaur (38 off 33) and G Kamalimi (5 off 12) could never really get...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar handled a record 51.5 lakh passengers in 2025, ranking 13th among the country's airports in passenger traffic, officials said Thursday. In a post on X, the CMO said, "Bhubaneswar Airport has set a new all time record, with 5.15 million (51.5 lakh) passengers traveling in 2025 and now...

Washington: The US is imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against Iran's theocratic government. The Treasury Department Thursday targeted the secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security for allegedly calling for violence against protesters. The sanctions also affect 18 people and companies involved in a shadow banking network linked to Iranian financial...

Rourkela: The body of a 50-year-old woman was found in a field in Odisha's Sundargarh district Thursday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as Gurubari Majhi, a resident of Amlipali. A middle-aged man, Gopal Lakra, who was staying with her, has been taken into custody for questioning, they said. The body was found lying near...