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Baripada: In a rare display of courage, a 41-year-old tribal woman saved her husband from the jaws of death by fighting a wild bear in a dense forest in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday at Hatisalabeda forest near Milu...

Berhampur: A POCSO court in Odisha's Berhampur Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl four years ago, a government counsel said. Additional district judge cum POCSO special court judge Pranati Pattnaik also imposed a Rs 10,000...

Bhubaneswar: The superintendent of a prison in Odisha's Cuttack district paid Rs 1.9 lakh to a woman inmate after gold jewellery, deposited during the admission, was found missing, an official said Wednesday. The woman from the Mahanga area in Cuttack district had deposited the ornaments...

Rourkela:  The officials of Odisha's Rourkela Forest Division Wednesday rescued an elephant which fell into a deep well dug in the middle of the field in Sundergarh district, police said. The rescue operation was carried out by the forest officials under Hatibari Range, said DFO...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha is set to win two seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, and the opposition BJD is certain to bag one, while political manoeuvring will begin for the fourth seat, where no single party has the numbers to secure...

Ahmedabad:  Shivam Dube (66) struck a vital half-century to lift India to a daunting 1936 against the Netherlands in their T20 World Cup Group A match, Wednesday. Abhishek Sharma fell for a third consecutive duck while other batters, including Ishan Kishan (18), Tilak Varma (31)...

Cuttack: With jaundice cases reported from several localities in the city, Barabati MLA Sofia Firdous Tuesday visited the affected areas along with officials from the Health Department and the Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) to review the situation and assess remedial measures. The outbreak has...

Cuttack: A youth was shot dead during a feast with friends in broad daylight Wednesday at Nuapada Press Colony under Madhupatna police limits in Cuttack. According to reports, the incident occurred while a group of friends had gathered for a feast. During the gathering, an...

Ahmedabad: India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat against the Netherlands in their T20 World Cup Group A clash, here Wednesday. India is coming off a massive 61-run win over Pakistan, which also cemented their place in the Super Eights. The...

Colombo: Opener Sahibzada Farhan smashed an unbeaten hundred before Usman Tariq snared four wickets as Pakistan defeated Namibia by 102 runs in their must-win Group A match to book their place in the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup here Wednesday. Farhan blasted 11...