Brahmapur: A special court in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl. The 30-year-old man lured away the class 10 student from her house October 7, 2020, on the pretext of marriage while her parents were away at work, according to the prosecution. After...

Glasgow: India's Harsh Singh clinched a historic gold at the Commonwealth Games as he became the first male judoka from the country to win the title, pulling off an upsets win over Australia's vastly experienced Joshua Katz in the men's -60kg final in Glasgow Friday. The 23-year-old, competing in his maiden Commonwealth Games, claimed the biggest title...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to host the BRICS India Chairship Education Track Meetings in Bhubaneswar from August 5 to 7, with more than 200 delegates, including Education Ministers and senior officials from BRICS member countries, scheduled to participate. Ahead of the event, Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired a high‑level preparatory meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan Friday to...

New Delhi: India Friday strongly urged Iran to avoid attacks on commercial shipping and seafarers under any circumstances with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveying to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that New Delhi condemns any such strike by any party. Jaishankar said this during a phone conversation with Araghchi. "Conveyed our deep concerns at the ongoing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to undertake an aerial survey of several flood-hit northern districts Saturday, amid allegations by Opposition parties that he had been "feasting in Delhi" when the state people are reeling under the deluge. The recent flood has impacted over 7 lakh people spread across 20 of the state's 30...

Srinagar: Suspected terrorists opened fire on non-local labourers at a brick kiln in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, resulting in the death of one individual and injuries to another, officials said. The assailants targeted the labourers at the brick kiln in Kelam late in the evening. Officials said that two labourers were injured in...

New Delhi: A total of 4,840 Indian nationals have been deported by the US since 2025, including 1,273 between January and July this year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. "The total number of Indians deported from the US to India in 2026, from January 1 till date, is 1,273. In 2025, a total of...

Jayapur: A Class-X student died after he was allegedly stabbed by two non-students near his school in Koraput district Friday, prompting his family to block a national highway and demand the immediate arrest of the accused. The victim, Mahesh Bagh of Bariniput village, was attacked near Yojana High School in Bariniput under Jayapur Sadar police station limits....

Glasgow: India's Asmita Dey produced a spirited comeback to clinch the women's 48kg judo gold medal, defeating Canada's Heidi Quach in a dramatic golden score contest at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. The 23-year-old from Tripura found herself on the back foot early in the final after conceding a yuko and then receiving a penalty, allowing Quach...

New Delhi: Days after the US Senate cleared a new Bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on India, China and other major buyers of Russian oil and gas, New Delhi Friday said it was closely monitoring the situation. The Bill will now be taken up by the...