Heatstroke claims 3 lives in Ganjam

Belguntha: Three persons allegedly died of heatstroke in separate incidents in Buguda and Belguntha blocks of Ganjam district Thursday. The deceased were identified as Daktar Swain, a Class-IV employee of People’s College in Buguda, Sudhir Chandra Swain, a farmer and...

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India-US trade deal likely in coming months: Sergio Gor

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New Delhi: US Ambassador Sergio Gor Thursday expressed immense confidence regarding the finalisation of a landmark bilateral trade deal between Washington and New Delhi in the "coming weeks and months".Speaking at the Annual Leadership Summit of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) here, Ambassador Gor said, "President Trump's goal is to facilitate bilateral trade in a way that creates lucrative opportunities for American businesses and workers." He said the current interim...

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Parliamentary panel members grill top NTA officials over NEET paper ‘leak’

NEET-UG 2026 paper leak probe to be reviewed by Parliamentary panel May 21

New Delhi: Several members of Parliament grilled top NTA officials Thursday, with the agency's director general telling them that the NEET-UG paper was not leaked through their system and the CBI is probing the matter, sources said. During a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, several MPs questioned the National Testing Agency (NTA) officials on the steps taken by them to strengthen the exam...

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Calcutta HC directs fresh probe into RG Kar rape-murder case by 3-member CBI SIT

Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court Thursday directed a fresh probe into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case by a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to be headed by an officer in the rank of Joint Director of the central probe agency. The division bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Tirthankar Ghosh passed the order Thursday afternoon after considering...

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Falta repoll sees over 74% voting till 3 pm in peaceful polling

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Kolkata: The repolling in West Bengal's Falta Assembly constituency Thursday saw more than 74 per cent of the 2.36 lakh electors exercising their franchise till 3 pm, with no untoward incident reported from anywhere, a poll panel official said. The total electorate in the constituency comprises 1,21,300 men, 1,15,135 women and nine third-gender individuals. Voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. The Election Commission doubled the security...

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Heatstroke claims 3 lives in Ganjam

Belguntha: Three persons allegedly died of heatstroke in separate incidents in Buguda and Belguntha blocks of Ganjam district Thursday. The deceased were identified as Daktar Swain, a Class-IV employee of People’s College in Buguda, Sudhir Chandra Swain, a farmer and LIC agent of Chilikhama village under Buguda police limits and a share-cropper identified as Jagannath Swain of...

Santali delegation seeks NCERT textbooks in ‘Ol Chiki’ script

New Delhi: A delegation from the Santali monthly news magazine ‘Fagun’, representing Odisha, Jharkhand, and New Delhi, met President Droupadi Murmu Thursday, urging the implementation of the ‘Ol Chiki’ script in Santali textbooks published by NCERT and other educational institutions. During the meeting, the delegates expressed concern over the continued use of Devana gari script in Santali...

Series of blazes raises safety concerns in City

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: A worrying rise in fire incidents across the Capital city in past months has triggered fresh concerns over urban fire safety, emergency preparedness, and enforcement of safety norms. Devastating market blazes, industrial fires, and vehicle accidents in several parts of the City have been repeatedly witnessed. In February, a massive fire broke out...

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Sex racket busted in Jatni; seven held

Bhubaneswar: Police have busted a sex racket operating from a house under Jatni police station limits in Khurda district and arrested seven persons, including two alleged kingpins, officials said Thursday. Acting on inputs, personnel of Jatni police station conducted a raid at around 10.30 pm Tuesday at a house near Sai Temple in Behera Sahi on the...

DGP holds review meet ahead of Rath Yatra

Cuttack: Odisha Police has begun extensive preparations for the Rath Yatra 2026, with Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania chairing a high-level review meeting at State Police Headquarters in Cuttack, Thursday. The annual chariot festival of Lord Jagannath is scheduled to be held July 16 and is expected to draw lakhs of devotees from across...

IPL 2026: GT crush CSK as Siraj, Rabada, Rashid seal top-two finish

Ahmedabad: Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, and Rashid Khan picked three wickets each as Gujarat Titans (GT) thrashed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 89 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad Thursday, and sealed a top-two finish in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points table. The result also meant five-time champions CSK have been eliminated from...

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Thoughts for a grueling summer

By Nikunja Bihari Sahu The hot summer days are back with vengeance! With daytime temperatures soaring over 400 °C in many parts of Odisha, the current season promises to be painfully hot. Interior districts are boiling with sweltering heat driven by hot and dry westerly winds and towns like Jharsuguda, Titlagarh, and Sambalpur are recording temperatures close...

DANGEROUS NORMALISATION

By Rajdeep Sardesai The most revealing political statement post-elections this month has not come from a television studio talking head or a noisy social media troll. It has come from a newly elected BJP MLA in West Bengal, Ritesh Tiwari, who told an audience: “They didn’t vote for me, I won’t work for them,” referring to Muslim...

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Strategic Advantage

By Carla Norrlöf The United States has unprecedented power to conduct military strikes anywhere around the world, to impose damaging tariffs and sanctions, and to mete out punishment far beyond its borders in coordination with allies. Few states have possessed so many instruments of coercion, and fewer still have been able to achieve so much leverage through...

 

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