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Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police in Odisha nabbed a foreign national from New Delhi on charges of extorting money from a Cuttack woman by using her obscene images and videos, police said Sunday. Cuttack DCP Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo said that Cuttack Police February 26 received a report that...

Hyderabad: Ishan Kishan's blitzkrieg trumped the heroic efforts from Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel as Sunrisers Hyderabad buried Rajasthan Royals under a deluge of runs to start its IPL 2025 campaign in style with a 44-run win in Hyderabad Sunday. After Travis Head teed off...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Sunday registered a case of animal cruelty against unidentified persons for allegedly assaulting a stray dog with sharp weapons in Berhampur city in the early hours of Saturday, an official said. The case was registered against unknown persons under different sections of...

Bhubaneswar: A war of words Sunday ensued between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the Mahanadi water-sharing dispute following the meeting of Chief Ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh in Bhubaneswar Saturday. The principal Opposition party Sunday took a...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal held a detailed review meeting in Bhubaneswar Sunday with senior Odisha government officials on the development of the state’s power sector. The discussions covered key issues including fly ash utilisation, capacity addition, transmission infrastructure, and power allocation. Manohar...

Hyderabad: Ishan Kishan slayed a hapless Rajasthan Royals attack to conjure up a magnificent 45-ball century, powering Sunrisers Hyderabad to an imposing 286 for six in their home IPL game in Hyderabad Sunday. In sultry Hyderabad heat, Royals' inexperienced skipper Riyan Parag committed a blunder...

Bangiriposi: A visit by two Odisha ministers to assess hailstorm damage in Bangiriposi turned chaotic Sunday as angry locals staged protests and pelted stones at their convoy, injuring a police constable, a source said. The source added that Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were injured in a fire incident in a book depot in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said. The fire at the book depot in Balikuda police station area was suspected to have been triggered by an explosion Saturday night, a police officer said....

New Delhi: After going unsold in the auction, seam bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to return to the IPL with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) roping him in as a replacement for Mohsin Khan, who was ruled out owing to an injury. Under new captain...

Bhawanipatna: A tragic incident was reported from Junagarh town in Kalahandi district, where a pregnant woman lost her life after a tree fell on her house Saturday afternoon. The deceased, identified as 26-year-old Kaushalya Behera from Lakshmisagar locality, was inside her house when a massive...