Bhubaneswar: Long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Ancy Sojan, sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh will be among some of the Indian stars who will vie for top honours in the World Athletics Continental Tour silver-level meet Saturday. The Indian athletes can use the one-day meet as a tune-up for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan as they...

Anugola: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday launched a scathing attack on the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led state government over its alleged failure, negligence and appeasement politics in connection with the brutal killing of Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in 2008, which had shocked the entire state. The Chief Minister made the remarks...

Jajpur: The body of an elderly man in Odisha's Jajpur district remained on the rooftop of his house for nearly 18 hours as rising floodwaters prevented his family from bringing it down for last rites, relatives claimed Friday. The incident was reported from Chintasahi under Bari panchayat, where several families remained surrounded by floodwaters for the past...

Bhubaneswar: In a reshuffle of senior police officers, the Odisha government Friday appointed Himansu Kumar Lal as IG of Economic Offences Wing and Special Task Force. Lal was posted as the DIG of Northern Range, Sambalpur. IPS officer Charan Singh Meena replaced Lal as DIG of Northern Range, according to a notification issued by the state Home...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Friday registered an FIR in connection with pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar, police said. The move comes after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a dharna at the Parliament Street police station, demanding registration of the FIR in connection with pellet injuries suffered by...

Mumbai: Actors Jr NTR, Vishnu Manchu and director and choreographer Prabhu Deva have offered their condolences to the late actress Sowcar Janaki, who passed away on Friday at the age of 94. https://www.orissapost.com/legendary-actress-sowcar-janaki-no-more/ Jr NTR took to his X, formerly Twitter, and penned a long note for the actress. He wrote in Telugu, “The news of the...

New Delhi: A new mechanism designed to make stock closing price mechanism more transparent has itself become the centre of a market-manipulation case, with SEBI alleging that aggressive orders in Sensex constituents were used to influence the index's closing level and generate gains in expiry-day options. The capital markets regulator SEBI has passed an ex-parte interim order...

Chennai: Legendary actress Sowcar Janaki, one of the most respected senior artistes of Indian cinema, died on Friday due to age-related ailments, a hospital source said She was 94. She breathed her last at 1.59 pm. Her trailblazing career spans seven decades of legacy defined by immense versatility, shifting seamlessly from a golden-age leading lady to a...

New Delhi: A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique Friday announcing the cancellation of Saturday's Change of Guard ceremony to accommodate the full rehearsal of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's ceremonial welcome was withdrawn, adding a fresh layer of confusion to the status of the high-profile visit. The withdrawal highlighted the ongoing diplomatic friction between New Delhi and Dhaka ahead...

New Delhi: The BJP Friday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of indulging in "cheap and anarchic" politics by staging a dharna outside the Parliament Street police station, alleging that it was an attempt to divert attention from his party's stand on the Vande Mataram issue. The ruling party's remarks came after Gandhi sat on a dharna at...