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Chengdu/Bhubaneswar: Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri Sunday secured the girls' singles U17 title at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships after rallying to see off fellow Indian Shaina Manimuthu in the final. The Odisha youngster notched up a 11-15, 15-10, 15-12 win over Manimuthu. Patri,...

Moqi (China): India defended their men's Junior Asia Cup title with remarkable ease, winning the final against Korea 4-1 in China’s Moqi Sunday to secure a place in the World Cup. India lifted the continental crown for a record sixth time. India's previous titles came...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for five northern and southern districts of Odisha on Ganesh Puja, Monday. In its evening bulletin, the IMD's Bhubaneswar centre on Sunday issued a "yellow warning" (be aware) for Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput and...

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Varun Chakaravarthy have made a return to India’s playing eleven as captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in the first of three T20Is here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium Sunday....

Pattangi: India may have celebrated 79 years of freedom, but for residents of many remote Odisha villages, even basic access to healthcare remains a distant reality. With roads still failing to reach their homes, a sick woman had to be carried on a makeshift stretcher...

Kataka: Defending champions Kataka Panthers are fully geared up to conquer the upcoming Odisha T20 League 2026 once again as they unveiled their squad and official team song here at their Ramdaspur facility in Barang. The Panthers begin their title defence in the tournament opener...

Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): Rising Indian shuttler Isharani Baruah finished runner-up at the Vietnam Open Super 100 tournament after losing to Thailand's Sarunrak Vitidsarn in straight games in the final Sunday. The world No. 39 Indian, seeded third, went down 8-21, 15-21 to her...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said his business trip to the UAE has opened avenues for huge FDI for the state, as he termed the state government's investor outreach programme there a "huge success". According to the Odisha government, it has secured...

Malkangiri: Six people were arrested with 352 pangolin scales in Odisha's Malkangiri district, an official said Sunday. The operation was conducted on the Padmarigi-Pandripani Road Saturday, Malkangiri DFO Sai Kiran DN said. The seized scales weighed around 2 kg, he said, adding that three vehicles...

Sambalpur: The Hirakud reservoir administration reopened four sluice gates Sunday as rising rainfall in the upper catchment increased the inflow of floodwater into the reservoir, which is nearing its maximum storage level. With the latest opening, a total of five sluice gates are now releasing...