Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings shared a point apiece after their Indian Premier League match was called off due to incessant rain and the subsequent wet outfield Monday. The home side's skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bat, but his team suffered an early setback in just the second over as Australian...

'Dikshant Samaroha' of 9th Batch Dy S.P. Probationers at Biju Patnaik State Police Academy Medical students protest outside the OPSC office on Cantonment Road, Cuttack District-level public hearing held in sub-collector’s conference hall, Ganjam

Bhubaneswar: Senior Sasmit Patra, a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and Rajya Sabha MP, Monday wrote to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, seeking his immediate intervention to ensure that the proposed Metro Rail project, initiated during the previous government, is not scrapped by the state government. ​ In his letter, Patra argued...

Berhampur: Odisha government-run Berhampur University Monday signed an MoU with National Library, Kolkata, for promotion of collaborative research in areas of mutual interest. The MoU was signed between Sachidanand Nayak, registrar of the university and Partha Sarathi Das of the National Library, officials said. The objective of the MoU includes promotion of collaborative research in areas of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday appointed vice-chancellors to 14 state-run universities. Chandi Prasad Nanda was appointed the new VC of Utkal University, Santosh Kumar Tripathy the new VC of Fakir Mohan University and Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra the VC of Ravenshaw University. Among the other varsities that got new VCs were Khallikote Unitary University in...

Mumbai: The National Commission for Women heard the suo motu case with regards to the song ‘Sarke Chunarr Teri’ featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt. The commission's chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar presided over the meeting. Rakib Alam, the lyricist, Prem, the director, and Gautam K. M. and Supreeth, the representatives of KVN Productions appeared in the hearing. During...

Moscow: Russia will start building its national orbital station ahead of the scheduled deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, a top Russian space official said Monday. The first module of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) will be deployed in 2028, CEO of Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation Dmitry Bakanov said in an interview with...

Tehran: Israel struck a key petrochemical plant at Iran's massive South Pars natural gas field and killed two paramilitary Revolutionary Guard commanders on Monday, potentially challenging a new 45-day ceasefire proposal for Tehran and the United States as President Donald Trump's ultimatum looms within hours. The gas field attack was aimed at eliminating a major source of...

Tehran: Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said Tehran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and wants a permanent end to the war. The report comes shortly before US President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or see its power plants and bridges attacked. The news agency said Iran had conveyed its response...

Bhubaneswar: Nor'westers and hailstorms wreaked havoc in parts of Odisha Monday, officials said. Strong winds, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, rocked Athagarh town in Cuttack district and Daspalla area in Nayagarh district, they said. A car was damaged after a cement structure put up by the Athagarh NAC fell on it, they added. As several trees fell...