Christians attend Christmas prayers at a church in Bhubaneswar’s Satya Nagar area, decorated with lights, as the festival is celebrated with devotion, festive spirit across country   Children perform during the annual function of Saraswati Shisu Vidya Mandir, Harachandi Sahi, Puri     Christians celebrate Christmas at a church near Cuttack's Cantonment Road   Artistes perform during...

Dhaka: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and President of the Bangladesh Awami League, Sheikh Hasina Thursday slammed the "illegal" interim government in the country headed by Muhammad Yunus for perpetrating unspeakable atrocities against non-Muslims. In a message to the Awami League supporters on the occasion of Christmas, Hasina stated that the Yunus government has set "horrific precedents" such...

New Delhi: Christmas was celebrated with devotion and festive gaiety across the country Thursday as churches were decked in lights and cribs, midnight masses drew large congregations and community events spread cheer amid prayers for peace and harmony. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president J P Nadda, Congress chief...

Bhubaneswar: Ganesh Uike, 69, a battle-hardened Maoist leader, finally fell to the bullets of security personnel in Kandhamal district Thursday, less than a year after taking charge of Odisha operations, officials said. Uike, a central committee member of the outfit carrying a bounty of Rs 1.1 crore, was shot dead in a dense forest within Chakapad police...

Beijing: China Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives. "The Pentagon's report distorts China's defence policy, sows discord between China and other countries, and aims at finding a pretext for...

Sambalpur: Odisha vigilance department Thursday arrested a revenue official after detecting multiple assets, including 16 plots and two buildings, allegedly beyond his known sources of income, officials said. Raids were conducted Wednesday at the property of Basudev Bhoi, senior revenue assistant in the office of the settlement officer, Sambalpur. Officials said the raids uncovered two buildings and...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi:  Maoist Central Committee member Ganesh Uike and five other Naxalites have been neutralised so far in a major operation in the forests of Kandhmal, Odisha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Thursday. In a message posted on 'X', Shah termed it a significant milestone towards Naxal-free Bharat. In a major operation in Kandhmal, Odisha, 6...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman Thursday called on countrymen to join hands to maintain law and order, in his first address to party supporters hours after his arrival in Dhaka after a gap of 17 years. “Whatever political party we belong to, whatever religion we believe in, whether we are non-partisan individuals --...

New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order suspending the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The petition filed by advocates Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpkar has sought a stay on the high court order. They contended that the...

Bhubaneswar: Odia Comedian Ashis Kumar Das, popularly known as Mr Gulua, Thursday brought forward a serious allegation of Rs 50 lakh extortion demand. He further alleged threats of assault and fake case against him unless the demand was met. However, it is still unclear who issued the threat to him. In a video, Gulua said he was...