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Mumbai: Indian bowlers produced a disciplined effort after a middling batting display to subdue the United States of America by 29 runs, starting their ICC T20 World Cup campaign on a winning note in Mumbai Saturday. Pacers Mohammad Siraj (2/29) Arshdeep Singh (2/18) and left-arm...

Bhubaneswar: A day after surrendering before Odisha Police along with his wife and 13 others, Maoist leader Niranjan Rout alias Nikhil Saturday appealed to the underground ultras to shun violence and return to the mainstream. Nikhil (45) and his 42-year-old wife, Rashmira Lenka, also known...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday raised questions over Odisha government's "sincerity" in resolving the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh and accused the ruling BJP of shedding crocodile tears over the matter. The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT), examining the river water row between Odisha...

New Delhi: Reigning Women's Premier League and Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have reportedly received bids from nine parties, including a USD 1.8 billion offer from the Glazer family, which owns top England Premier League club Manchester United. Lalit Modi, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday unveiled an economic plan for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER) and said this initiative would be the state's laboratory for development and prosperity. Launching BCPPER, the Chief Minister said that this region will be developed as a centre...

Cuttack: Police arrested a 75-year-old man Friday for the alleged attempted molestation of a fourth-grade student in Radhadamodarpur village of Cuttack district, sources said Saturday. The suspect, identified as Gagan Bihari Das, was taken into custody following a complaint filed by the minor's mother. He...

Bengaluru/Bhubaneswar: A court in Karnataka's Koppal district has convicted all three accused in the gang rape of two women, including a foreign national, and the killing of a male tourist from Odisha near Hampi. The court is scheduled to pronounce the sentence February 16, after...

Sambalpur: A PhD scholar of the MBA department at Sambalpur University has alleged misconduct by her research guide, prompting the university to suspend the accused faculty member following an internal inquiry, a source said Saturday. Based on the complaint, the university’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)...

Colombo: Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by three wickets in the T20 World Cup opener here Saturday. Sent in to bat, Netherlands lost the way in the later part of their innings after a strong start as Pakistan bowled them out for 147 in 19.5 overs....

New Delhi: The stand-off over the February 15 T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India is close to getting resolved, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) likely to demand an increase in the annual funding from the International Cricket Council (ICC), as per reports....