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Harare: Faisal Shinozada and Uzairullah Niazai led the way with magnificent hundreds as Afghanistan posted a challenging 310 for four against fancied India in the semifinal of the U-19 World Cup Wednesday. Faisal top-scored with 110 off 93 balls, while Niazai sparkled with an unbeaten...

New Delhi: Olympian Esha Singh carried her excellent form from last year into the new season, clinching the women's individual 10m air pistol gold and helping the home team to another top-podium finish, even as world champion Samrat Rana settled for bronze on the opening...

Gajapati: Eight people were arrested after a drunken brawl snowballed into a communal clash in Odisha's Gajapati district, leaving 10 injured, police said Wednesday. The incident happened in Chandipur village in the Mohana police station area Monday evening, they said. In the violence, the house...

Malkangiri: Odisha's Malkangiri, once considered a Maoist hotbed, was declared a "Naxal-free" district Wednesday after red rebel Sukhram Markam, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 21 lakh on his head, surrendered before the police, a senior officer said. The announcement comes days after Nabrangpur...

Berhampur: The population of blackbucks in Odisha's Ganjam district has risen by 498 in the last one year, officials said Wednesday. According to the census conducted by the Forest Department January 29, the total number of blackbucks in the district stood at 9,287. The population...

New Delhi: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has thrown his weight behind senior batting stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, saying nobody should tell them whether they can continue or not, while backing the "dangerous" Indian T20 team to defend its world title on...

Puri: President Droupadi Murmu performed the 'pinda daan' ritual at the revered 'Sweta Ganga' tank in Puri Wednesday morning and then visited the Jagannath temple. Murmu reached 'Sweta Ganga' at 7 am on the third day of her visit to the state after spending the...

Balasore: India has successfully demonstrated the solid fuel ducted ramjet (SFDR) technology from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast, a defence statement said. According to experts, SFDR is a missile propulsion system and is required for long-range air-to-air missiles being developed...

Sambalpur: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team from New Delhi, assisted by its Bhubaneswar unit, Tuesday conducted a raid at the Talabira coal mine office of Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Ltd (NLCIL) at Khinda panchayat in Sambalpur district, probing allegations of corruption and irregularities...

Ambadala: An 81-year-old man was brutally murdered, allegedly over suspicion of practising witchcraft, at Sundhipadar village under Saradhapur panchayat of Ambadala police limits in Rayagada district, police said Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Chichi Ram Bag (81). According to police, the assailants attacked him...