Odisha man gets life term for raping four-year-old daughter
Kendujhar: A court in Odisha's Kendujhar district Tuesday sent a man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old daughter last year. Police said the 29-year-old man raped his daughter in February 2025 when nobody else was at home. The girl's...
Odisha clears Rs 450-crore Dakshyata Vikas Yojana
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet Tuesday approved 16 major proposals concerning 11 departments, including Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM), Industries, Finance, Skill Development and Technical Education (SD&TE), and Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, etc. The proposals were approved at the 48th state...
Odisha Cabinet passes resolution praising Modi’s public service
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Tuesday passed a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years as head of government and thanking him for his contribution to the state's growth and progress, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. Addressing a...
Odisha hold slender 4-run lead vs Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Odisha held a slender four-run lead over Gujarat with six wickets in hand at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match here Tuesday, after the hosts took a 115-run first-innings lead. Resuming at...
A new dawn for OFC against Punjab
RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC head coach TG Purushothaman and captain Lalthathanga Khawlhring, popularly known as Puitea, addressed media professionals ahead of their campaign opener of the MG Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 season against Punjab FC, stressing teamwork,...
‘Crushing defeat’ awaits Rahul in 2029, says Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the opposition protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and said they should be prepared once again for a "crushing defeat" in 2029 as people of the country are with the BJP, NDA and Prime Minister...
Read moreDetailsTrump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia makes brief media appearance
Washington: Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, faced reporters for the first time Tuesday for a very brief turn at the lectern, taking a handful of questions before abruptly wrapping it up. Zacharia, a conservative commentator who most recently worked for President Donald Trump's social media company, was named to the job Friday, succeeding Karoline Leavitt, who left in August and is taking a job with Fox News Channel....
Read moreDetailsGreta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
Saint-Denis: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined protesters outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris Tuesday as French pupils took to the streets for another day of demonstrations over poor learning conditions. Now in its fourth week, the nationwide protest movement over teacher shortages, classroom overcrowding and crumbling school buildings has involved marches, blockades of hundreds of schools and, in some cases, clashes with police. Pupils clustered outside several...
Read moreDetailsElection Commission gears up for polls in 5 states
New Delhi: As the Election Commission (EC) readies to hold high-stakes Assembly polls in five states, its senior officers, led by deputy election commissioners, have started taking stock of preparations there, with a poll authority team currently on a visit to Uttarakhand. Commission officers will visit Manipur and Punjab in the coming days, senior functionaries said. While a field visit to Goa was also on the agenda, the tour dates are...
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Washington: The Trump administration has moved to scrap a rule that lets H-1B and other skilled foreign workers routinely win extensions when their facts have not changed, and has made permanent a separate rule ending automatic renewals of work permits for spouses of H-1B workers and others. Both measures, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), were posted for public inspection at the...
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Odisha man gets life term for raping four-year-old daughter
Kendujhar: A court in Odisha's Kendujhar district Tuesday sent a man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old daughter last year. Police said the 29-year-old man raped his daughter in February 2025 when nobody else was at home. The girl's mother lodged a police complaint upon seeing her daughter in a critical state after returning home, they...
Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia makes brief media appearance
Washington: Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, faced reporters for the first time Tuesday for a very brief turn at the lectern, taking a handful of questions before abruptly wrapping it up. Zacharia, a conservative commentator who most recently worked for President Donald Trump's social media company, was named to the job Friday, succeeding Karoline...
Odisha clears Rs 450-crore Dakshyata Vikas Yojana
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet Tuesday approved 16 major proposals concerning 11 departments, including Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM), Industries, Finance, Skill Development and Technical Education (SD&TE), and Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, etc. The proposals were approved at the 48th state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in Bhubaneswar. Among the major proposals approved by...
Odisha Cabinet passes resolution praising Modi’s public service
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Tuesday passed a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years as head of government and thanking him for his contribution to the state's growth and progress, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. Addressing a press conference after chairing the Cabinet meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan here, Majhi said the Cabinet...
Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
Saint-Denis: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined protesters outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris Tuesday as French pupils took to the streets for another day of demonstrations over poor learning conditions. Now in its fourth week, the nationwide protest movement over teacher shortages, classroom overcrowding and crumbling school buildings has involved marches, blockades of...
Odisha hold slender 4-run lead vs Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Odisha held a slender four-run lead over Gujarat with six wickets in hand at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match here Tuesday, after the hosts took a 115-run first-innings lead. Resuming at 205 for two, Gujarat were bowled out for 439 in reply to Odisha’s 324. Vedant Trivedi struck...
A new dawn for OFC against Punjab
RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC head coach TG Purushothaman and captain Lalthathanga Khawlhring, popularly known as Puitea, addressed media professionals ahead of their campaign opener of the MG Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 season against Punjab FC, stressing teamwork, adaptability and the need to improve on last season’s performance. With first-choice captains Carlos Delgado and Amrinder...
Election Commission gears up for polls in 5 states
New Delhi: As the Election Commission (EC) readies to hold high-stakes Assembly polls in five states, its senior officers, led by deputy election commissioners, have started taking stock of preparations there, with a poll authority team currently on a visit to Uttarakhand. Commission officers will visit Manipur and Punjab in the coming days, senior functionaries said. While...
CM inaugurates 1,608 housing units in City
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday inaugurated two affordable housing projects at Ghatikia and Gadakana here, providing 1,608 housing units for eligible beneficiaries. He also laid the foundation stone for an affordable rental housing project at Gadakana under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban BANDHU scheme and dedicated 12 modern playgrounds in the Capital city and its...
Conjoined baby boy born at MKCG
Brahmapur: A baby boy with two heads was born at MKCG Medical College and Hospital Sunday to a woman from Kandhamal district, evoking the memories of conjoined twins Jaga and Balia, born there in 2015. The newborn has two heads and spinal columns, but a single heart and liver, alongside an absent anal opening. Admitted to the...
