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Dubai: India batter Shafali Verma has received an official reprimand from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching its Code of Conduct during the second Women’s T20I against Zimbabwe in Raipur Sunday. The incident took place in the 12th over of Zimbabwe's innings when Shafali...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Tuesday extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra. "Heartfelt greetings to the people of the state on the auspicious...

Bhubaneswar: At least nine people were injured after a car reportedly rammed into four motorcycles and two cars near Bhubaneswar’s Rasulgarh Durga Puja Mandap, sources said Tuesday. The driver was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the incident, though police are yet to confirm the...

Digapahandi: A 32-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death following a dispute between two neighbouring families in Podamari village of Ganjam district Tuesday. According to sources, the incident took place at around 11 pm Monday in Dhimira Sahi under Sanakhemundi block. The victim, identified as...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Two tribal rights activists, Randall Sequeira and Laxman Naik, were arrested in connection with a clash in Odisha's Rayagada district six months ago during an anti-mining protest, prompting a civil society organisation to condemn the police action and allege that it was aimed at...

Nagoya: Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey scripted history by becoming India's first para table tennis players to make the podium in the standing category at the Asian Para Games, as the country secured four bronze medals in Nagoya Tuesday. Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel, Sonalben...

Nagoya: India's Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in the Asian Para Games' women's 400m T20 event after clocking a Games record time of 56.36 sec in Nagoya Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Telangana is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in...

Bhubaneswar: Puri district police in Odisha arrested a cyber fraudster for allegedly cheating a woman of a total of Rs 15 lakh by posing as an Additional Secretary-rank officer in the Chhattisgarh Government on a matrimonial app, Puri SP Prateek Singh said. The accused, identified...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said he was observing a subdued Durga Puja to express his solidarity with farmers who faced crop loss due to heavy rain this year. "Expressing solidarity with the rain-affected situation in various regions of the state and...

Bhadrak: Two persons, including a patient, were killed when an ambulance carrying them collided with an SUV and then crashed into a divider on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Bhadrak district Monday, police said. The deceased were identified as Malati Dandapath (65) and her granddaughter,...