Assault video leads to arrest of Ganjam history-sheeter in ganja case
Brahmapur: A history-sheeter was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday for allegedly confining and assaulting a driver after he refused to transport ganja, police said. The incident had taken place nearly a month ago but came to light after a...
Former BJD MLA Pravat Biswal joins BJP in presence of CM after Rajya Sabha candidate row
Bhubaneswar: Former BJD MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal Sunday joined the ruling BJP along with a large number of supporters here in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and state BJP president Manmohan Samal. Biswal, who was...
110 kg of ganja seized in Kerala, four from Odisha arrested
Kochi/Bhubaneswar: In a major drug haul, the Kerala Excise Department Sunday seized 110 kg of ganja and arrested four people from Angamaly near here, officials said. The accused hail from Odisha. According to the Excise Department, the contraband was seized...
Pravat Ranjan Biswal joins BJP in presence of CM Majhi
Bhubaneswar: Senior leader Pravat Ranjan Biswal, who was expelled from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Biswal arrived at the BJP state headquarters with his...
Odisha: Congress demands SC-monitored judicial probe into Ram temple donation row
Bhubaneswar: Congress Sunday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the issue and the formation of a new temple trust after dissolving the existing...
New voters have to also submit parents’ SIR details for inclusion in electoral rolls
New Delhi: It's not only existing voters not covered in previous Special Intensive Revision (SIR) who have to submit their parents' SIR details to remain on the electoral rolls, but also the new applicants seeking inclusion in the voter list, according to EC officials. By issuing instructions, the Election Commission...
Read moreDetailsGymnastics belt matched neck injury in Twisha Sharma death; AIIMS Delhi final report to CBI
New Delhi: The final forensic report of AIIMS Delhi in the Twisha Sharma death case has concluded that a gymnastics belt could have been used in the incident, as it found the presence of the victim's skin tissue on it, sources said. The AIIMS Delhi medical board, which conducted a court-ordered second post-mortem on Twisha, submitted the report to the CBI July 10, confirming that the alleged ligature material, the gymnastics...
Read moreDetailsRSS expresses ‘grief’ over Ayodhya temple donation row at Belagavi meet
Belagavi: The RSS Sunday expressed grief over the alleged irregularities in the counting of donation box offerings at the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya and voiced confidence that the ongoing SIT probe and police action would reach a decisive turn. The issue figured during the concluding day of the RSS' annual Akhil Bharatiya Prant Pracharak Baithak held in Belagavi, where the organisation also reviewed its training activities, centenary year programmes and...
Read moreDetailsINDIA bloc to raise Ram temple, NEET paper leak issues in Monsoon session
New Delhi: INDIA bloc will seek to corner the Centre in the upcoming Parliament session over issues like the Ram temple donation case and the NEET paper leak, while also resisting the BJP's alleged attempts to secure a two-thirds majority by engineering defections in opposition parties, RJD MP Sudhakar Singh said. The Monsoon Session of Parliament is scheduled from July 20 to August 13. In an interview to PTI Sunday, the...
Read moreDetailsEU, 14 countries reaffirm South China Sea claims illegal under 2016 ruling
Manila: The US, the UK and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted Sunday that China's expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling. A joint statement issued by the 14 nations said they rejected destabilising actions in the disputed waters that threaten regional stability. The 27-nation European Union released a separate statement, reaffirming the ruling as a landmark decision in the peaceful...
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Assault video leads to arrest of Ganjam history-sheeter in ganja case
Brahmapur: A history-sheeter was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday for allegedly confining and assaulting a driver after he refused to transport ganja, police said. The incident had taken place nearly a month ago but came to light after a purported video of the assault surfaced on social media Saturday, triggering public outrage. The accused, identified as...
Chinese study flags fault risk at Brahmaputra Mega-Dam near Arunachal border
Beijing: A study by Chinese geologists has found that an active fault line beneath the world's largest hydropower project on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet could affect its structural stability, raising questions over Beijing's repeated claims that it would help prevent disasters in the region. The project is close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. The...
Former BJD MLA Pravat Biswal joins BJP in presence of CM after Rajya Sabha candidate row
Bhubaneswar: Former BJD MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal Sunday joined the ruling BJP along with a large number of supporters here in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and state BJP president Manmohan Samal. Biswal, who was expelled from the BJD for opposing the selection of a party candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections...
110 kg of ganja seized in Kerala, four from Odisha arrested
Kochi/Bhubaneswar: In a major drug haul, the Kerala Excise Department Sunday seized 110 kg of ganja and arrested four people from Angamaly near here, officials said. The accused hail from Odisha. According to the Excise Department, the contraband was seized during a targeted anti-narcotics operation carried out by the Angamaly Excise Range. Officials alleged that the accused...
Possibility of expanding men’s World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 edition: FIFA president Gianni Infantino
New York: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said the possibility of expanding the men’s World Cup to 64 teams for the 2030 edition will be formally considered after the ongoing 2026 tournament, opening the door to another major increase in the size of football’s biggest competition. The 2026 World Cup, being staged across the United States, Canada...
India tops global rankings with clean sweep of five gold medals at International Physics Olympiad 2026
New Delhi: India's five-member team delivered a flawless performance at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026 in Colombia, winning five gold medals and helping the country secure the joint World No. 1 rank alongside China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea, and Taiwan. The Indian contingent shared the top rank with China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea, and Taiwan...
Gymnastics belt matched neck injury in Twisha Sharma death; AIIMS Delhi final report to CBI
New Delhi: The final forensic report of AIIMS Delhi in the Twisha Sharma death case has concluded that a gymnastics belt could have been used in the incident, as it found the presence of the victim's skin tissue on it, sources said. The AIIMS Delhi medical board, which conducted a court-ordered second post-mortem on Twisha, submitted the...
Watch viral video: Driver tells Darjeeling train it’s on ‘wrong side’
Darjeeling has seen a lot in its over 100 years of Toy Train whistles, tea gardens, and mountain mist. But nothing quite like this. A viral video out of the Queen of Hills is breaking the internet. In the clip, a Mahindra Sumo taxi is seen parked dangerously close to the narrow-gauge track of the iconic Darjeeling...
RSS expresses ‘grief’ over Ayodhya temple donation row at Belagavi meet
Belagavi: The RSS Sunday expressed grief over the alleged irregularities in the counting of donation box offerings at the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya and voiced confidence that the ongoing SIT probe and police action would reach a decisive turn. The issue figured during the concluding day of the RSS' annual Akhil Bharatiya Prant Pracharak Baithak held...
Afghanistan’s Omari visits India; holds talks with Shivraj Chouhan, explores agri collaboration
New Delhi: Afghanistan's Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, who visited India from July 7-12, held talks with Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and explored new avenues for collaboration, the Ministry of External Affairs said. The Afghan minister was accompanied by a high-level delegation, the MEA said in a statement. This was the fourth...
