Odisha: President Murmu inaugurates ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas’ at Raj Bhavan
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday inaugurated the ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas' on the Raj Bhavan premises in Bhubaneswar during her two-day visit to Odisha. The ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas' will provide accommodation to visiting VVIPs, and its design reflects Odisha's ancient art,...
Odisha Assembly’s winter session begins, House adjourned till 4.30 pm after obituary reference
Bhubaneswar: The winter session of the Odisha Assembly began Thursday and was adjourned till 4.30 pm after an obituary reference was made for the demise of two former legislators and one constable of the state police. As soon as the...
Koraput Collectorate gets warrant of attachment
Koraput: High drama unfolded at the Koraput District Collectorate Wednesday morning when a lawyer arrived with a warrant of attachment against the District Collector and the Rural Development executive engineer, following a two-decade-old payment dispute. The lawyer, accompanied by a...
Man kills wife in fit of rage, held
Jamankira: A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly beating his wife to death over a heated exchange at Palokhman village under Jamankira police limits in Sambalpur district. Police said they arrested Srikar Majhi, 57, husband of deceased Mamata Majhi, 50,...
Slingshot attack damages Daringbadi ANM’s left eye
Daringbadi: An auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) posted at the remote Sonapur sub-centre under Daringbadi Community Health Centre in Kandhamal district suffered severe injury to her left eye after being attacked with a slingshot Tuesday night. CCTV footage shows ANM Bulidei...
Will settle CM change issue, put end to confusion after discussing with senior leaders: Kharge
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday said he will call for a meeting of senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar in New Delhi to discuss the raging leadership issue in Karnataka. He said the leaders will discuss the way forward and settle...
Read moreDetailsSensex, Nifty scale record highs on rate cut hopes, foreign fund inflows
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty scaled fresh lifetime highs in intra-day trade Thursday before closing marginally higher amid positive global trends on growing hopes of a US Fed rate cut and foreign fund inflows. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 110.87 points or 0.13 per cent to settle at 85,720.38. During the day, it hit a record high of 86,055.86, reflecting a jump of 446.35...
Read moreDetailsHeavy rain to lash Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Ditwah moves northwest
Chennai: The weather system brewing over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lanka coast intensified into a deep depression Thursday, with meteorologists warning that it will strengthen into a cyclonic storm by Thursday evening. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), the system is expected to move northwestwards across the southwest Bay and the Sri Lankan coastline toward north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast...
Read moreDetailsSC asks Centre to mull stringent law to deal with derogatory remarks against disabled
New Delhi: Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court Thursday asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities and rare genetic disorders a penal offence on the lines of the SC-ST Act. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 criminalises casteist slur, acts of discrimination, humiliation, and violence against...
Read moreDetailsED conducts first-ever raids along India-Myanmar border in Mizoram in drug-linked money laundering case
New Delhi/Aizawl: The Enforcement Directorate Thursday conducted maiden searches along the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram, apart from some places in Assam and Gujarat, in a drugs trafficking linked money laundering case, officials said. The federal probe agency also seized Rs 35 lakh cash apart from some digital devices. Locations across Aizawl and Champhai in Mizoram, Sribhumi (Karimganj) in Assam and Ahmedabad in Gujarat are being searched under the provisions of the...
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Will settle CM change issue, put end to confusion after discussing with senior leaders: Kharge
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday said he will call for a meeting of senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar in New Delhi to discuss the raging leadership issue in Karnataka. He said the leaders will discuss the way forward and settle the issue, and thereby put an end...
Sensex, Nifty scale record highs on rate cut hopes, foreign fund inflows
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty scaled fresh lifetime highs in intra-day trade Thursday before closing marginally higher amid positive global trends on growing hopes of a US Fed rate cut and foreign fund inflows. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 110.87 points or 0.13 per cent to settle at 85,720.38. During...
Viral video: Stampede-like situation at UP’s mass marriage ceremony over potato vada
Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh): A viral video, coming straight from Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur, shows a stampede-like situation created at a refreshment serving counter during a mass marriage ceremony organised by the Chief Minister’s office. Chaos broke out at the Hamirpur mass wedding event when people rushed to grab refreshments, turning the entire counter area into a stampede-like scene....
Heavy rain to lash Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Ditwah moves northwest
Chennai: The weather system brewing over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lanka coast intensified into a deep depression Thursday, with meteorologists warning that it will strengthen into a cyclonic storm by Thursday evening. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), the system is expected to move northwestwards across the southwest Bay and the...
SC asks Centre to mull stringent law to deal with derogatory remarks against disabled
New Delhi: Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court Thursday asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities and rare genetic disorders a penal offence on the lines of the SC-ST Act. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention...
Odisha: President Murmu inaugurates ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas’ at Raj Bhavan
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday inaugurated the ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas' on the Raj Bhavan premises in Bhubaneswar during her two-day visit to Odisha. The ‘Kalinga Atithi Nivas' will provide accommodation to visiting VVIPs, and its design reflects Odisha's ancient art, culture and tradition, an official said. Murmu is set to script history by becoming the first President...
Ashes: Pat Cummins set to play Brisbane Test
New Delhi: Pat Cummins is set to be included in Australia’s squad for the second Ashes Test, providing another significant boost following their victory in Perth. Reports earlier indicated that it has not yet been confirmed if the team's captain will play in the game at the Gabba starting December 4. However, The West Australian confirmed that...
Aamir Khan to join Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026 with family
New Delhi: Aamir Khan and his family will run as part of the Home Run Squad to support the Paani Foundation and Agatsu Foundation at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026 in January. Khan, ex-wife Kiran Rao, son Azad Rao Khan, and daughter Ira Khan will join the Dream Run (5.9 K), Junaid Khan will take on the...
After 50 years with AIADMK, Sengottaiyan joins Vijay’s TVK
Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu Minister and nine-time MLA K. A. Sengottaiyan has formally joined actor-turned politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), bringing an end to his decades-long association with the AIADMK. The move comes shortly after he was expelled from the AIADMK by General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami for leading the call to reunite expelled party workers,...
ED conducts first-ever raids along India-Myanmar border in Mizoram in drug-linked money laundering case
New Delhi/Aizawl: The Enforcement Directorate Thursday conducted maiden searches along the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram, apart from some places in Assam and Gujarat, in a drugs trafficking linked money laundering case, officials said. The federal probe agency also seized Rs 35 lakh cash apart from some digital devices. Locations across Aizawl and Champhai in Mizoram, Sribhumi (Karimganj)...
