Puri: Odisha government Monday said that the decision to keep the Shree Jagannath temple in Puri open after midnight on the occasion of the English New Year was a conscious one, taken keeping in view the huge rush of devotees. The temple authorities have resolved that the temple doors will be opened around 2 am January 1....

Chennai/Bhubaneswar: Four teenagers have been apprehended in Tiruvallur district for allegedly attacking a migrant labourer, reportedly from Odisha, with a sickle and uploading reels of the assault on social media while under the influence of alcohol, police said Monday. The incident took place on the evening of December 26 near the railway quarters close to the Tiruttani...

Balasore: Police in Odisha's Balasore district on Monday arrested two persons for the murder of a 30-year-old man at a hotel here, officials said. The arrested have been identified as Ram Chandra Singh (22) and his paramour Jemamani Singh (27), police said. "Both Ram Chandra and Jemamani strangulated Akash Mohanta to death. They fled leaving the body...

New Delhi: India Monday said Pakistan's "horrific and systemic victimisation" of minorities of various faiths is a well-established fact and no amount of "finger pointing" will "obfuscate" it. New Delhi said this while strongly trashing Pakistan's comments on the condition of minorities in India. "We reject the reported remarks from a country whose abysmal record on this...

Beijing: China Monday launched massive military drills in the middle areas of the Taiwan Strait as a “punitive and deterrent” action against Taiwan's separatist forces, days after the US announced a record USD 11.1 billion arms sales to Taipei. The two drills, in which a host of advanced fighter jets, long-range rockets and naval ships are involved,...

New Delhi: Silver prices extended the record-setting rally for the fifth straight day Monday, jumping Rs 3,650 to Rs 2,40,000 per kg in the national capital due to persistent buying by traders, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The white precious metal had closed at Rs 2,36,350 per kilogram Friday. So far this year, silver prices...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress Monday staged a protest against “illegal” collection of Additional Security Deposit (ASD) and demanded free electricity to farmers and households. Congress workers led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das, protested outside TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited’s (TPCODL) Bhubaneswar office here. The demonstrators also raised their voices against the installation of...

Kyiv: The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbour's land by force. US President...

Unnao/New Delhi: The Unnao rape case survivor Monday expressed satisfaction after the Supreme Court stayed a Delhi High Court order suspending the convict Kuldeep Sengar's life sentence and said she has full faith in the justice system. The apex court, after hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea challenging the high court's decision, issued a notice to...

Jamshedpur: President Droupadi Murmu Monday urged people to never forget their respective mother tongues, and called for collective efforts towards the betterment of society. She was addressing the 22nd Santali 'Parsi Maha' (language day) and centenary celebrations of the Ol Chiki script of the Santali language at Dishom Jaherthan courtyard in Karandih on the outskirts of Jamshedpur...