New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha Thursday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of deliberately marking his voter identification record in Mohali as “permanently shifted” in the draft electoral rolls prepared under the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), alleging that the action violated guidelines meant to safeguard the names of public representatives. Chadha,...

Chapel Hill (North Carolina): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that countries helping Iran evade American sanctions could themselves face penalties, while dismissing suggestions that India and Iran were preparing a trade agreement. Rubio made the remarks when asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with the Iranian President and officials, and reports that the...

Bhubaneswar: Four-year-old Elena Mishra of Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest female player to hold an official FIDE rating. Elena, aged 4 years, 6 months and 16 days, has been awarded an official FIDE Blitz rating of 1432, according to the ratings published by the international chess governing body in September 2026. She achieved the...

New Delhi: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever arrived in New Delhi Thursday for his three-day visit to India. This will be PM De Wever's first visit to India after assuming office in February last year. Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken is also part of the visiting delegation. Later in the day, the visiting Prime Minister will...

Nandapur: A surge in violent and criminal behaviour among teenagers across the tribal-dominated Koraput district has raised serious concerns, marked by a disturbing series of incidents over the past two months. The cases in July and August include some classmates attacking hostel inmates at Padua Higher Secondary School in Nandapur block, injuring at least six students; recovery...

Chhatrapur: The crown finial of a long-submerged temple has resurfaced on the beach near Old Podampeta village in Ganjam district, drawing widespread curiosity and crowds of visitors to the coast. Local residents recall that the coastline was once two to three km away from Podampeta village. However, relentless coastal erosion—driven by sea-level rise and climate change—eventually swallowed...

Kuanrmunda: An elderly man was allegedly beaten with an iron pipe and later strangled to death by his son and daughter-in-law at Jagadishpur village under the police outpost of Biramitrapur police limits in Sundaragada district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday night but came to light Wednesday morning, when police were informed about the death....

Paradip: A retired Paradip Port employee and his wife died after their car overturned and plunged into a water-filled ditch near Gad Gate Bazaar on National Highway 53 under Paradip Lock police station in Jagatsinghpur district early Wednesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Bibhuti Das and his wife Prabhati Das. Bibhuti had worked in the...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Irrigation facilities have been extended to nearly 3.20 lakh hectares of agricultural land and water infrastructure works worth Rs 54,000 crore have been approved in the state over the past two years, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday. CM showcased Odisha’s significant achievements in water infrastructure, irrigation expansion, water conservation and groundwater management at...

Bhubaneswar: Over 170 students from different schools across Bhubaneswar and Kataka participated in XQUIZIT 2026, an inter-school quiz competition organised by the third-year Communication students of the School of Communications, XIM University (XIMU) Wednesday. The event began with an address by XIMU School of Communications Acting Dean Arpita Saha. The competition featured a preliminary round covering general...