49th Baishakhi Mahotsav at Rabindra Mandap by 'Chinta O Chetana'

Cairo: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting later Thursday, President Donald Trump said. The truce is scheduled to begin at 5 pm Eastern, Trump said. The president announced the pause in fighting on social media, saying it followed "excellent" conversations with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lebanon and...

Bhubaneswar: Severe heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Thursday, with the mercury crossing 40 degrees Celsius at 12 places, according to the IMD. Titlagarh town in Bolangir district recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest place in the state for the day. It was followed by the industrial town of Jharsuguda, which recorded a...

Mumbai: Quinton de Kock blasted a scintillating unbeaten 60-ball 112 to power Mumbai Indians to 195 for six against Punjab Kings in their IPL match Thursday. De Kock forged a 122-run alliance off 68 balls with Naman Dhir (50) and then added another 41 off 23 with skipper Hardik Pandya (14). Arshdeep Singh (3/22) claimed three wickets,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed the situation in West Asia, with both leaders emphasising the need to urgently restore safety and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X about his telephonic conversation with Macron, Prime Minister Modi said Thursday, "We will continue...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 10 non-BJP parties, including Congress and BJD, Thursday staged a protest accusing the Centre of weakening the Odisha-based East Coast Railway Zone. Under the banner of United Opposition Parties, Odisha, senior leaders of the BJD, Congress, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML), Forward Bloc, NCP, RJD, Samanta Kranti and JMM participated in a dharna held in...

Baripada: Forest department officers arrested a poacher along with a country-made gun inside the Similipal tiger reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an official said Thursday. The arrested accused is a resident of Kulian area in the district. During a routine patrol inside the Balidiha Beat Tuesday evening, the staff of the Pithabata North Wildlife Range heard...

Beirut: Lebanon's Health Ministry Thursday said death toll of Lebanese killed in Israeli strikes has increased to 2,196. The Health Ministry said that among the killed are 260 women and 172 children since the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah began March 2. Another 7,185 have been wounded. Israel's latest military escalation started after Hezbollah fired rockets...

New Delhi: Amid the political storm over allegations of forced religious conversion and sexual exploitation at the Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) Nashik branch, a fresh application was moved before the Supreme Court Thursday in the pending religious conversion case, citing the incident as evidence of "organised religious conversion" and seeking stronger judicial intervention against unlawful conversions across...

Bhadrak: Police busted a major sex racket in Bhadrak town Thursday, arresting four persons and rescuing two young women. According to reports, police received a tip-off about illegal activities being carried out in the Rajghat Bridge and Dhamra Bridge areas of the town. Acting on the information, a special police team conducted raids at hotels in the...