Bhubaneswar: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Odisha Police Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 1.56 crore by promising her high returns, police said. The arrested accused were identified as Kamadev Rout and Bikram Kumar Jethi. The victim, who hails from Salipur area of Cuttack district, had transferred Rs 57.39 lakh to...

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned the 4th line between Ranital Link Cabin and Bhadrak station, a stretch of 5.06 km, at an estimated cost of Rs 149.32 crore in Odisha, officials said Thursday. The Ranital Link Cabin–Bhadrak section is part of the Howrah–Chennai High-Density Network (HDN), one of the busiest railway corridors in the country,...

Tokyo: Indian shuttlers continued to falter at the Japan Open with Lakshya Sen and the star men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowing out in the second round to draw curtains on the country's campaign at the Super 750 tournament here Thursday. World No. 18 Lakshya's inconsistent run resulted in a 19-21, 11-21 loss...

New Delhi: As certain international media houses continue to plant unverified and fake news regarding the Air India Ahmedabad crash, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Thursday cautioned against “selective and unverified reporting”, calling such coverage “irresponsible and potentially damaging to the probe’s integrity”. AAIB reacted after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that a cockpit recording...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Thursday Odisha has been an active partner in India's drive on governance reforms. While inaugurating the two-day National Conference on Good Governance practices at the Convention Centre of Lok Seva Bhawan here, CM Majhi said that the state is driving governance reforms alongside the central government. In his keynote address,...

New Delhi: India Thursday reiterated its commitment to offer full assistance in the case of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national, asserting that it is also in touch with some friendly governments to render all possible support. "This is a very sensitive matter, and the Government...

New Delhi: Amid rising political heat over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, Election Commission (EC) officials have firmly clarified that the poll body has no role in determining the citizenship status of individuals. Responding to allegations from Opposition parties that the SIR could be a veiled National Register of Citizens (NRC)...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday filed a charge sheet against Robert Vadra, the businessman husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur, official sources said. This is the first time that any probe agency has filed a prosecution complaint naming...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar  Thursday met a delegation of Special Envoys of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, which was led by Kim Boo-kyum, former Prime Minister of South Korea. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the areas of economy, technology, defence, and maritime security, along with enhancing...

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray Thursday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the move coming a day after the latter's ‘come here’ offer to his former ally set off political speculation in the state. Thackeray met Fadnavis in the chamber of legislative council chairperson Ram Shinde. During the meeting, which lasted for about half an...