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Kendujhar: A 15-year-old boy was killed by an elephant in Silipunji forest under Champua forest range in Kendujhar forest division Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Akash Mohanta, a Class X student from Manima village under Champua block in the district. He had gone to...

Hyderabad: Keemo Paul's 5 for 41 followed Shai Hope's first-innings 102 not out as a clinical West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I to level the five-match series 2-2 Wednesday. The fifth and final T20I will be played Saturday at Bengaluru's...

Brahmapur: A woman was killed, and 10 others were injured when a truck ran over them at a busy square in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday evening, police said. The accident took place at Chamakhandi Chhaka on National Highway-16 on the outskirts of Brahmapur city. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission has asked all candidates of the Combined Police Service Examination-2024 at the sub-inspector level to update and validate their credentials and application data online between October 15 and October 29. Online updation and validation will be allowed...

Hyderabad: Shai Hope produced a stunning unbeaten century, completing the landmark with a six off the final ball, as West Indies piled up 247 for three against India in the fourth T20 International Wednesday, exposing the hosts' bowling frailties. Hope smashed 102 off just 50...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday likened critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "cockroaches", accusing them of attempting to create anarchy and disrupt the country's development. Addressing a gathering at Kalinanagar in Jajpur district, Majhi said while India was progressing under Modi's...

Rourkela/Bhubaneswar: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have developed a material from discarded jackfruit peels that can remove more than 90 per cent of fluoride from contaminated water in about 10 minutes under laboratory conditions, officials said Wednesday. The research was conducted...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday accused the BJP government in Odisha of "incompetence", alleging that people across sections were suffering and the future of Gen Z was bleak. Addressing a gathering during the BJD's Jan Sampark Padayatra here, the Leader of Opposition in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Wednesday expressed dismay over newly appointed Governor Braj Mohan Ram's reported remarks that he would "work to strengthen the BJP" after assuming charge. The BJD also released a PTI video in which Ram was heard speaking about his future course of...

Bhubaneswar: Tension continues to grip the Utkal University’s Vani Vihar campus over the entry of non-students, preventing the scheduled ‘Why I Stand For’ event from beginning. The situation escalated after chairs were thrown inside the campus auditorium, triggering heated exchanges and slogan-shouting by various student...