Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday generated investment intent worth around Rs 38,700 crore on the first day of its two-day investors' meet in Hyderabad, an official statement said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the opening day of the meet, as well as a roadshow organised by the state government to strengthen industry partnerships, and showcase Odisha's industrial potential...

Baliguda: A tragic incident occurred Thursday in Gochhapada village under Baliguda police station in Kandhamal district, where a woman died after being struck by a falling papaya. The deceased was identified as Chandrakala Digal, a resident of the village. According to reports, Chandrakala was plucking papayas in her backyard when a fruit suddenly fell, hitting her on...

Guwahati: The Nagaon district administration of Assam has asked 15 people declared as foreigners by a tribunal to leave the state and India by Friday, according to an official order. The 15, including six women, came from Bangladesh and have been living in India illegally, a Foreigner's Tribunal has ruled. In a directive issued December 17, Nagaon...

Bhubaneswar: Tata Power Thursday reaffirmed their decision to levy additional security deposit (ASD) on electricity bills, despite widespread protests by consumers across Odisha, officials said. During the day, youth and student wings of the opposition BJD staged demonstrations outside the Tata Power offices here, demanding immediate withdrawal of ASD and the installation of smart meters. At various...

 New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches against an Uttar Pradesh-based YouTuber and 'online influencer' in a money laundering investigation linked to 'illegal' online betting, officials said Thursday. The federal probe agency raided nine premises, including that of Anurag Dwivedi, also an "online influencer", in Unnao and Lucknow and seized four luxury cars and recovered documents...

Los Angeles: Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron has shared that Arnold Schwarzenegger won’t be making an appearance in the next Terminator movie. The 78-year-old actor has starred as T-800 in Cameron’s sci-fi saga since the original 1984 film, but the director has now confirmed the actor will not feature in the next instalment as “it’s time for a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved the construction of 235 new hostels for tribal and other backward class students, SC and ST Development Minister Nityanand Gond said Thursday. Gond made the announcement while addressing the inaugural session of the three-day state-level ‘Sargiful' festival, organised under the Academy of Tribal Language and Culture, part of the Scheduled Tribe...

New Delhi: Twenty-six Indians working in the Russian armed forces have reportedly died, while seven have been marked as missing by the Russian side, the government told Parliament Thursday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh also said efforts are on for an early...

Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Thursday lodged a police complaint against the head of Kolkata-based ‘Argentina football fan club', alleging that the individual made objectionable remarks against him, a senior officer said. Ganguly, in his complaint emailed to the Cyber Cell of the Kolkata Police, said the person's statements have adversely affected his reputation and...

New Delhi: The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 -- which was passed by the Lok Sabha Thursday -- repeals the MGNREGA and paves the way for a structural transformation of the government's role in the rural employment landscape. Passed in 2005 as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), and renamed...