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Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are likely at isolated places in several districts of Odisha October 26 and 27, while light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected in parts of the state, according to the weather forecast. The...

Nagoya/Bhubaneswar: Odisha archer Payal Nag and her partner Sheetal Devi won the silver medal in the women’s compound doubles event at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya Wednesday after losing the final. Sheetal, who was born without arms, and Payal, a quadruple amputee, went down...

Christchurch: India's T20 captain Shreyas Iyer said teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his opportunities in the T20I side, saying he cannot walk into the playing XI just yet, as  Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson are scoring consistently at the top...

Kataka: The responsibilities of the police are no longer limited to crime control but encompass a wide range of challenges, including terrorism, Maoism, organised crime, cybercrime and drug trafficking, Odisha DGP (in-charge) Vinaytosh Mishra said Wednesday. Addressing the 67th Police Commemoration Day at the state...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling BJP has accused BJD chief Naveen Patnaik of seeking to create a "Bangladesh-like situation" in the country for political gains after he demanded the immediate release of two CJP leaders in Delhi. In a post on its official X handle Tuesday, the...

Nagoya: India's Praveen Kumar won gold in the men's high jump T44/64 with a Games record, while Banti clinched silver in the same event at the Asian Para Games, Wednesday. Praveen sailed over 2.05m to win the gold while Banti produced a personal best of...

Raipur: India crushed Zimbabwe by 92 runs in the third and final match here Tuesday to sweep the T20 series 3-0. After posting massive 216 for seven, India restricted Zimbabwe to 124/7. Sharne Mayers top-scored for the visitors with 60 off 49 balls with four...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday demanded immediate release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, and said their judicial custody must be urgently reviewed. Das and Ranka were taken into custody October 13 after they allegedly climbed over a locked...

Puri: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested a 40-year-old man from Jharkhand's Jamshedpur almost two months after he allegedly killed his mother and buried the body in the kitchen floor of their rented house here, an official said. Searching for the accused, police combed Odisha and also...

Raipur: Shafali Verma (69) and Harmanpreet Kaur (91 not out) blazed their way to rapid half-centuries as India posted a massive 216/7 against Zimbabwe in their third and final T20 here Tuesday. Shafali set the tone with a 37-ball 69 at the top of the...