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Baliapal: A man of Taladhanda village under Baliapal police limits in Balasore district was arrested late Tuesday night and produced before a court Wednesday on charges of circulating explicit, obscene videos and photographs of his wife on social media. The accused, Biswanath Giri, allegedly used...

Bhawanipatna: Junagarh police in Kalahandi district busted a major motorcycle theft gang and recovered 44 stolen bikes and arrested six persons involved in the racket. The accused, identified as Suraj Kaibarta, 18, Pawan Kaibarta, 23, Akash Kaibarta, 19, all from Gantayatpada in Junagarh; Alok Barik,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Sasmit Patra Wednesday met Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman and urged the initiation of structured deliberations on bringing petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework. In his detailed representation to Sitharaman, Patra emphasised that the constitutional...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the beginning of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha from July 1, the opposition BJD Wednesday constituted a panel of senior leaders to monitor the appointment of Booth Level Agents (BLAs) across assembly segments. BJD president Naveen Patnaik, in...

Jharsuguda: A 42-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death late Tuesday night after two siblings suspected him of having an extra-marital affair with their mother at Rohidaspada (Nuapada) locality in Sarbahal under Sadar police limits in this district headquarters town, police said. \Police arrested three...

Kuchinda: The SDJM court in Sambalpur district Wednesday finally acquitted three persons nearly 20 years after they were booked for stealing gutkha and cigarettes worth Rs 52 from a betel shop. The theft took place at a betel shop owned by the late Prafulla Sahu...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by four wickets in a rain-interrupted IPL match to keep their playoff hopes alive Wednesday. Sent in to bat, MI, who are already eliminated from playoff race, struggled their way to a modest 147 for 8. MI slipped...

Bhubaneswar: Over 11 years after a businessman was murdered, dismembered, and his body parts dumped at different locations in Bhubaneswar, a court Wednesday sentenced three men to life imprisonment. A severed human head was recovered from the banks of the Daya River near Nathpur village...

Bhubaneswar: In a push to the state's Blue Economy initiatives, the Odisha government Wednesday approved a proposal for the enactment of a new legislation to establish a robust, modern, and inclusive legal framework for the growth of the marine fisheries sector. The approval was made...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is reeling under intense heatwave conditions, with the mercury soaring to 46 degrees Celsius in the industrial town of Jharsuguda Wednesday, weather officials said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heatwave warning for several districts for the next four days. As...