Odisha student outfit seeks ouster, calls September 30 bandh
Bhubaneswar: The Naba Nirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan, a student outfit, has demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over glaring factual errors in school textbooks and called a 12-hour Odisha bandh September 30. The organisation claimed...
Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli: Can numbers settle ODI GOAT debate?
New Delhi: Virat Kohli reached the 15,000-run mark in ODIs 74 innings faster than Sachin Tendulkar, but the milestone alone does not settle the debate over who has been the greater batter in the format. The comparison needs context, as...
71,769 cases of crimes against women reported in Odisha since June 2024: CM Majhi
Bhubaneswar: As many as 71,769 cases of crimes against women were registered at different police stations across Odisha between June 2024 and July 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question...
36 IAS posts lying vacant in Odisha, 25 officers on central deputation: CM Majhi
Bhubaneswar: About 15 percent of Odisha's sanctioned IAS posts are vacant, with 36 of the 248 sanctioned posts remaining unfilled, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said in a written reply in the Assembly Monday. The state currently has 212 IAS...
Indian Coast Guard averts capsize of foreign chemical tanker off Paradip coast
Paradip: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Monday rescued a distressed foreign chemical tanker after it developed an engine failure and rapid ballast tank flooding about 37 nautical miles east-southeast of Paradip in Odisha, an official said. The Belize-flagged MT Seagull...
SC refuses to stay fee on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000; issues notice to Centre, others
New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to grant an interim stay on the imposition of merchant discount rate (MDR) on specified UPI person-to-merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 coming into effect from October 15. The top court agreed to examine the challenge to the imposition of MDR and asked the Centre,...
Read moreDetailsSC asks Centre to consider exempting Class-VI students from CBSE three-language policy this year
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider extending to the current Class-VI students the exemption from the three-language framework that has been granted to students of Class-VII. On September 17, the top court had asked the CBSE to consider implementing its policy mandating the study of three languages, including two native Indian languages, for Class-VI students from the next academic...
Read moreDetailsSensex tanks 1,124 pts to six-month low amid surging crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainties
Mumbai: Stock markets tumbled Monday, with the benchmark Sensex plunging 1,124 points to a six-month low and the Nifty closing below 22,800 as surging crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainties, and weak global trends hit investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,124.02 points, or 1.52 per cent, to settle at 72,771.72, the lowest closing level since March 30, 2026. During the day, it lost 1,179.51 points, or 1.59 per cent, to...
Read moreDetailsSC fixes time frame for EC to decide dispute over TMC’s name, election symbol
New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday directed the Election Commission to decide the dispute between the two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress over the party name and "flowers and grass" election symbol. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana asked the rival factions to complete their pleadings in the proceedings before the poll panel within four weeks. The bench directed the Election...
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Washington: President Donald Trump has justified the pending US arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping by downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world -- even asking Xi if he'd be in the market for US arms, Trump's ambassador to China said Sunday. David Perdue said Trump raised the prospect of the arms sales from the US to its ascendant geopolitical rival, an...
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Odisha student outfit seeks ouster, calls September 30 bandh
Bhubaneswar: The Naba Nirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan, a student outfit, has demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over glaring factual errors in school textbooks and called a 12-hour Odisha bandh September 30. The organisation claimed that textbooks for Classes I to XIII published by the State School and Mass Education Department contain...
SC asks Centre to consider exempting Class-VI students from CBSE three-language policy this year
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider extending to the current Class-VI students the exemption from the three-language framework that has been granted to students of Class-VII. On September 17, the top court had asked the CBSE to consider implementing its policy mandating the study of...
Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli: Can numbers settle ODI GOAT debate?
New Delhi: Virat Kohli reached the 15,000-run mark in ODIs 74 innings faster than Sachin Tendulkar, but the milestone alone does not settle the debate over who has been the greater batter in the format. The comparison needs context, as the ODI landscape changed significantly during Tendulkar’s more than two-decade career. Rules, playing conditions and the overall...
71,769 cases of crimes against women reported in Odisha since June 2024: CM Majhi
Bhubaneswar: As many as 71,769 cases of crimes against women were registered at different police stations across Odisha between June 2024 and July 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous, Majhi said 18,013 cases of crimes against women were reported in the...
Industrial production rises 8% in August: Govt data
New Delhi: India's industrial output increased by 8 per cent in August from 7.4 per cent in the preceding month, mainly due to a good show by the manufacturing sector, according to the latest government data released Monday. This is the fifth monthly Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data under the new series. "In August 2026, Index...
Asian Games: Vithya Ramraj wins 400m hurdles bronze, breaks Usha’s record
Nagoya: Vithya Ramraj produced a landmark performance at the Asian Games 2026 Monday, breaking the 42-year-old national record held by legendary Indian athlete PT Usha to win bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles. Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to finish third in a thrilling final, improving the previous national benchmark of 55.42s by 0.67...
36 IAS posts lying vacant in Odisha, 25 officers on central deputation: CM Majhi
Bhubaneswar: About 15 percent of Odisha's sanctioned IAS posts are vacant, with 36 of the 248 sanctioned posts remaining unfilled, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said in a written reply in the Assembly Monday. The state currently has 212 IAS officers in service, of whom 25 are on central deputation. This leaves 187 IAS officers currently serving...
Sensex tanks 1,124 pts to six-month low amid surging crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainties
Mumbai: Stock markets tumbled Monday, with the benchmark Sensex plunging 1,124 points to a six-month low and the Nifty closing below 22,800 as surging crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainties, and weak global trends hit investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,124.02 points, or 1.52 per cent, to settle at 72,771.72, the lowest closing level since March...
Indian Coast Guard averts capsize of foreign chemical tanker off Paradip coast
Paradip: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Monday rescued a distressed foreign chemical tanker after it developed an engine failure and rapid ballast tank flooding about 37 nautical miles east-southeast of Paradip in Odisha, an official said. The Belize-flagged MT Seagull 9, carrying 9,000 metric tonnes of palm oil with 23 crew members on board, issued an urgent...
Rupee falls 28 paise to close at 96.03 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 28 paise to close at 96.03 (provisional) against the US dollar Monday, on risk-off sentiments in global markets after the US rejected a deal proposal by Iran, diminishing hopes of reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Forex traders said global risk sentiments deteriorated as the stalemate between the US and Iran continued; falling...
