Bhubaneswar: Nor’wester storms lashed Odisha Thursday, bringing temperatures down by more than 2 degrees Celsius in several districts of the state. Only seven cities recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, with Bolangir posting the highest at 42.2 degrees, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre. The department issued an orange alert for the Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts, warning...

Prayagaraj/New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court Friday dismissed a petition challenging a Sambhal court order that had refused to direct registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his controversial “fighting the Indian state” remarks. A single-judge bench of Justice Vikram D. Chauhan rejected the plea filed by Simran Gupta...

Bhubaneswar: The +2 results will be published in the third week of May, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said Friday. The minister shared the information while addressing the media. He said matriculation certificates will be issued in both English and Odia. The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha will announce the results of the Annual...

Bhubaneswar: Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-IV in Odisha's Rayagada district in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Chouhan handed over the PMGSY-IV approval letter to Majhi, in the presence of state Rural Development Minister Rabi Narayan Naik. Under the initiative, 827 road projects covering...

Koraput: Three police personnel were suspended over the custodial death of a 23-year-old man in Odisha's Koraput district, officials said Friday. Sub-Inspector Bikram Sahu and OAPF personnel Karn Pujari and Budhiram Majhi were suspended, they said. SP Sandeep Sampad Madkar said prima facie evidence established that Purna Kalar died by suicide in custody due to the dereliction...

Mumbai: Star actor Robert Downey Jr. once spoke about losing the Oscar for Best Actor to Al Pacino. An old video of the actor from ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ has resurfaced on the Internet, and it shows the actor recollecting his defeat against the acting legend. In the video, Jimmy Kimmel said, “Your first Oscar nomination was in...

New Delhi/Jabalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expressed grief over the tragic cruise boat accident at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, where the death toll has reached nine and at least four passengers remain missing. In a post by PMO India on X, PM Modi described the loss of lives as “extremely painful” and extended...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday paid tribute to writer Raghunath Murmu on his birth anniversary, stating that through his farsightedness, he gave an identity to the Santali language. Raghunath Murmu, who developed the Ol Chiki script for the Santali language, was born in 1905 at Dandbose village near Rairangpur in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. "On the birth anniversary...

Lucknow: Severe weather conditions, including heavy rain, strong storms, and lightning, have caused widespread damage across Uttar Pradesh over the past two days, claiming at least 24 lives. According to official reports, 15 people have been injured, while 16 animals have also died in the extreme weather events. Several districts in the state have been affected by...

Bhubaneswar: A Nor'wester storm battered the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Thursday, toppling iron hoardings at multiple locations and leaving three family members critically injured after a lightning strike. Three people from the same family were struck by lightning in Niladri Vihar slum area of Bhubaneswar and were shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital. Strong...