Charlotte: FBI said Friday it had disrupted a plot to attack a North Carolina grocery store on New Year's Eve, arresting a man who officials said was inspired by the Islamic State group and had pledged loyalty to the extremist militants. Christian Sturdivant, 18, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terror organisation....

Jajpur artists perform a scene from drama 'Binasaya Duskrutang' at Bhubaneswar's Bhanja Kala Mandap   Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida, Speaker Surama Padhy, other dignitaries offer floral tributes at statue of former CM Harekrushna Mahatab on his death anniversary at Assembly premises Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with other dignitaries, attended...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has directed the vigilance department to investigate 125 corruption cases reported between April and December 2025, officials said Friday. The decision was taken during a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to review the performance of the vigilance department, the CMO said in a statement. "The state government has never assigned...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said people should come together to make India self-reliant. He was addressing the '39th Freedom Fighters Mahotsav', organised to commemorate the death anniversary of former CM Harekrushna Mahtab. "Today, there is no need for the freedom movement. But, there is a need for another movement to make India self-reliant,"...

Berhampur: Odisha forest department officers Friday arrested a man for allegedly hunting a blackbuck in Ganjam district. The accused has been identified as Rabindra Kumar Parida. Four other persons allegedly involved in the poaching of the Schedule-I animal at Kebripalli village under Jagannath Prasad forest range fled the spot when forest staff raided the area, Himasu Sekhar...

Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: A Forest Department official was arrested in Odisha Friday for allegedly misappropriating government funds, an officer said. The arrested official allegedly misappropriated over Rs 55 lakh by preparing false muster rolls and vouchers for soil and moisture conservation works at plantation sites in Thuamul Rampur in Kalahandi district during 2024-25, he said. The official was arrested...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. At least seven people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, which were sparked in part by...

New Delhi: The government Friday issued a stern notice to Elon Musk-led social media platform X to immediately remove all vulgar and unlawful content, especially generated by its AI app Grok or face action under the law. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has issued a notice to the Chief Compliance Officer for India operations of X...

New Delhi: Social media firms should take responsibility for content they publish and a standing committee has already recommended a tough law to fix accountability of platforms, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Friday. The Centre has earlier this week warned online platforms -- mainly social media firms -- of legal consequences if they fail to act on...

Shimla/Dharamshala (HP): Three students of a government college in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala have been booked for ragging and voluntarily causing hurt while a professor has been booked for sexual harassment of a 19-year-old woman who died December 26, police said Friday. The woman student died during treatment at a Ludhiana hospital December 26 and the case was...