Naveen Patnaik flags Keonjhar case during debate on women’s role in democracy
Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Naveen Patnaik, Thursday raised the Keonjhar incident in the Odisha Assembly, stating that it has severely tarnished the state’s image at the national and international level. Speaking during the Special Session on women’s participation...
Odisha probe blames bank in Keonjhar skeleton case: Official
Keonjhar: Preliminary findings of a probe into the episode of a tribal man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar district as proof of death to withdraw her money indicate that the staff "did not cooperate with him",...
Skeleton row rocks Odisha Assembly special session
Bhubaneswar: A man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar caused an uproar during the special session of the Odisha Assembly convened Thursday to discuss "Participation of Women in Indian Democracy", with Congress MLAs walking out of the...
Parag vaping row: ‘Mothers Against Vaping’ demands probe
New Delhi: A women's group Thursday demanded an inquiry into visuals purportedly showing cricketer Riyan Parag using a vape-like device during an IPL match, and questioned whether the incident was part of an attempt to normalise banned products. Mothers Against...
HC orders review in paddy token dispute
Bargarh: The Orissa High Court has issued a significant directive aimed at resolving long-standing grievances in the state’s paddy procurement system. In a ruling on writ petition No. 9562/2026, filed by 14 farmers from Bargarh district, the court ordered the...
ICSE, ISC results 2026 declared, pass rate above 99%
New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations Thursday declared the Class X and Class XII results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively. A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class...
Read moreDetailsIndian-origin woman among thee fined over pro-Palestine protest in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin woman was among three Singaporean activists, fined USD 2,341 each Thursday for organising a procession outside the Presidential Palace to show solidarity with Palestine, local media reported. The High Court overturned the acquittal of the three women, Malay-origin Mossammad Sobikun Nahar, 26, Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, 30, and Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, accused of organising the procession February 2, 2024, The Straits Times reported. Justice See Kee...
Read moreDetailsAt least 10 killed as rains wreak havoc in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The rains in Bengaluru Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said. Heavy rains coupled with a hailstorm and gusty winds uprooted trees, flooded many key stretches and threw traffic out of gear, they said Thursday. Large parts of the city witnessed sudden, intense rainfall for nearly an hour, bringing down trees and electric poles, crushing parked vehicles and inundating low-lying areas, while several roads were rendered impassable, severely...
Read moreDetailsGas leak in Pune’s Kondhwa sends 17 to hospital
Pune: Panic spread across the Kondhwa area of Maharashtra’s Pune on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday after a hazardous gas leak was reported from a storage tank at a chemical facility near Gangadham Chowk. According to officials, at least 17 people initially complained of breathing difficulties and were subsequently hospitalised, but the number can increase. Preliminary findings indicate that the leak originated from a cylinder containing chlorine gas that...
Read moreDetailsPutin raises Iran issue in call, urges caution on conflict: Donald Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a phone call Wednesday, renewed his offer for Russia to serve as a third country that could deal with Iran's 970 pounds of enriched uranium that the US leader is demanding Tehran must surrender. "He told me he'd like to be involved with the enrichment - if he can help us get it," Trump said Putin told him. "I said, I'd...
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Naveen Patnaik flags Keonjhar case during debate on women’s role in democracy
Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Naveen Patnaik, Thursday raised the Keonjhar incident in the Odisha Assembly, stating that it has severely tarnished the state’s image at the national and international level. Speaking during the Special Session on women’s participation in Indian democracy in Odisha Assembly, Patnaik said the incident occurred in the Chief Minister’s home district,...
Indian-origin woman among thee fined over pro-Palestine protest in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin woman was among three Singaporean activists, fined USD 2,341 each Thursday for organising a procession outside the Presidential Palace to show solidarity with Palestine, local media reported. The High Court overturned the acquittal of the three women, Malay-origin Mossammad Sobikun Nahar, 26, Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, 30, and Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, accused...
Odisha probe blames bank in Keonjhar skeleton case: Official
Keonjhar: Preliminary findings of a probe into the episode of a tribal man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar district as proof of death to withdraw her money indicate that the staff "did not cooperate with him", a senior official said Thursday. The Odisha government Thursday started the probe into the incident, after a...
Skeleton row rocks Odisha Assembly special session
Bhubaneswar: A man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar caused an uproar during the special session of the Odisha Assembly convened Thursday to discuss "Participation of Women in Indian Democracy", with Congress MLAs walking out of the chamber briefly in protest. As soon as the day-long session began, Congress members rushed to the well...
Riyan Parag likely to be fined 25% of match fee for dressing-room vaping
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag is set to be fined 25 per cent of his match fee for bringing the game into "disrepute" after being caught vaping on camera during the IPL game against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur. Parag's actions during the Royals' chase Tuesday night drew condemnation on social media. PTI has learned that...
ICSE, ISC results 2026 declared, pass rate above 99%
New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations Thursday declared the Class X and Class XII results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively. A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class X, examination. About 1,03,316 students took the...
Parag vaping row: ‘Mothers Against Vaping’ demands probe
New Delhi: A women's group Thursday demanded an inquiry into visuals purportedly showing cricketer Riyan Parag using a vape-like device during an IPL match, and questioned whether the incident was part of an attempt to normalise banned products. Mothers Against Vaping, a collective of mothers advocating against the promotion of new-age nicotine devices such as vapes and...
At least 10 killed as rains wreak havoc in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The rains in Bengaluru Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said. Heavy rains coupled with a hailstorm and gusty winds uprooted trees, flooded many key stretches and threw traffic out of gear, they said Thursday. Large parts of the city witnessed sudden, intense rainfall for nearly an hour, bringing down trees and electric poles,...
Pakistan court to hear Imran Khan’s plea in Al-Qadir Trust case
Islamabad: A Pakistani high court is scheduled to hear a plea filed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, Thursday, challenging their convictions in the Al Qadir Trust case. An Islamabad accountability court in January last year sentenced 73-year-old Khan to 14 years and Bibi to seven years in prison in the...
Gas leak in Pune’s Kondhwa sends 17 to hospital
Pune: Panic spread across the Kondhwa area of Maharashtra’s Pune on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday after a hazardous gas leak was reported from a storage tank at a chemical facility near Gangadham Chowk. According to officials, at least 17 people initially complained of breathing difficulties and were subsequently hospitalised, but the number can increase....
























































































