Kuanrmunda: A 40-year-old man was allegedly killed by his uncle with an axe following an argument at Hadratoli village under Jalangbira panchayat in Sundaragada district late Tuesday night. The accused, Sania Kujur, 60, was arrested by Biramitrapur police, who also seized the axe allegedly used in the crime. A case (474/26) has been registered and further investigation...

Bhabanipatana: About six months after a violent clash occurred at Kantamal in Rayagada district, the police have arrested a tribal rights activist Laxman Nayak and noted physician, Randel Sequeira, who have been associated with anti-mining movements in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts. They were arrested from a rented house in Hill Town in Bhabanipatana of Kalahandi district on...

Raurkela/Bandhamunda: A 12-year-old tusker was electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire laid around a paddy field near Tunguritoli village under Bandhamunda police limits in Sundaragada district. The elephant’s carcass was found in the paddy field Wednesday morning. Forest officials detained two people and questioned them in this connection. According to sources, a herd of...

Riots have returned to the streets in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. The world is witnessing different waves of riots across the globe. French cities are burning. From Albania, Bangladesh, Britain and Germany to Nepal, France and the USA, riots are increasingly used as a mode of expression against the shrinking political space within bourgeois...

I have never counted how many times I say “thank you” during a day, but it probably amounts to a couple of dozen. I say “thank you” to the person who holds the door open for me, “thank you” to the clerk who bags my groceries, and “thank you” to my wife when she tells me that...

During his recent visit to Washington, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would send a breeding pair of giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta. The “envoys of friendship,” Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrived just a few days later. This is hardly the first time China has used its iconic bear as an instrument of soft power....

Astrological influences today may affect everything from career plans and financial decisions to emotional well-being and family life. Read your horoscope to understand how to make the most of the energies surrounding your sign. Aries: Today you will be perplexed by some inexplicable and fantastic event. Either that, or you may experience an unforeseen but favourable incident....

Effigy of Ravana burns during Ravana Podi celebrations at Baramunda in Bhubaneswar       Married women smear each other with vermilion during Vijaya Dashami celebrations at Kalibadi in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday       Women take part in the traditional vermilion game during Vijaya Dashami celebrations at Sheikh Bazar Puja Mandap in Cuttack, Wednesday      ...

Washington: The United States plans to establish a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command by October 1, 2027, as the Pentagon moves to fundamentally change how its military develops, purchases and deploys drones, robotics and other autonomous weapons systems in response to rapidly evolving battlefield threats. The initiative, outlined in a letter from the Department of War's Project Agincourt...

New York: The horse-drawn carriages driven by coachmen in black top hats through Central Park and nearby Manhattan streets, which long seemed like 19th-century relics, may soon be phased out as New York City lawmakers prepare to vote on a Bill to ban them starting June 1, 2028. The carriages have rolled through Central Park since the...