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Guwahati: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second Test here Saturday. South Africa lead the two-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Kolkata by 30 runs. Rishabh Pant replaced Shubman Gill as India's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress MLA Sagar Charan Das Friday claimed that some unknown persons assaulted his aide, seeking to know about the legislator's whereabouts, and threatened to kill the lawmaker. The Bhawanipatna MLA, who is the son of Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das, lodged a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha vigilance department Friday arrested the secretary of a primary agricultural cooperative society (PACS) for alleged embezzlement of public funds amounting to Rs 40.71 lakh. The arrested official has been identified as Suresh Chandra Sahu, secretary of Kadopada PACS in Deogarh district. During investigation,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday announced it would establish a dedicated recruiting agency, Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC), to streamline appointments in police and other uniformed services. The decision comes in the backdrop of large-scale irregularities in the recruitment of sub-inspectors, leading to a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday signed a pact with the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) for independent research on the conservation, protection and increased production of the state fish 'Mahanadi Mahaseer.' The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Bhubaneswar in presence of Minister of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday approved a policy aimed to position the state as a hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) by offering a comprehensive set of incentives, an official said. A GCC is an entity established by a multinational company to centralise and perform key...

New Delhi: The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that it will intervene to ensure that the country's top-tier football competition -- the Indian Super League (ISL) -- is held and players are not put to any disadvantage. The All India Football Federation (AIFF), November...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday said the Bihar Assembly election results were an endorsement of the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and rejection of the “negative” politics of the Congress. Pradhan, who hails from the state, made the comments after arriving at the...

Bhubaneswar: The IMD Friday forecast the likely formation of a low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea, which could intensify into a depression over southeast Bay of Bengal around November 24. “A low-pressure area is likely to form over South Andaman Sea November 22 and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and several other leaders Friday paid rich tributes to freedom fighter Harekrishna Mahatab on his 126th birth anniversary. Majhi, Speaker Surama Padhy and Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida paid floral tributes at the statue...