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IPL betting rackets busted in Odisha; 18 nabbed

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested 18 persons and seized Rs 36.85 lakh in cash while freezing Rs 39.42 lakh in bank accounts allegedly linked to IPL betting activities. Authorities also confiscated two cars and 13 mobile phones used in the illegal operation. According to a press...

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Three bank officials held for Rs 6.88 crore loan fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested three bank officials in connection with an alleged loan fraud involving outstanding dues of Rs 6.88 crore, linked to the fraudulent sanctioning of personal loans at multiple branches of the State Bank of India...

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Protest erupts over alleged custodial torture; probe underway

Bhubaneswar: Villagers staged a protest before Baranga police station in Odisha's Cuttack, alleging custodial torture of a man, officials said Tuesday. The villagers alleged that Rakesh Behera, a native of Chandi Prasad village under the Baranga police station, was subjected to custodial torture after he...

IPL 2026 toss: GT opt to field against RCB in Qualifier 1

Dharamsala: Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League Tuesday. Left-arm pacer Kulwant Khejroliya came in place of Arshad Khan in the Titans' XI, while RCB replaced the West...

ABVP general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki

ABVP calls Cockroach Janata Party a bid for online fame

Bhubaneswar: ABVP general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki Tuesday dismissed the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) as a social media stunt aimed at gaining followers and said it had no connection with the country's youth. Addressing reporters here ahead of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP's) national...

Odisha Court acquits Abdur Rehman in AQIS-linked case

Cuttack: A court in Odisha’s Cuttack Tuesday acquitted Abdur Rehman, who was arrested over alleged links with terrorist outfit Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), citing lack of sufficient evidence. The District and Sessions Judge Court pronounced verdict after the final hearing in the sedition...

 

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