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By Reshmi Yadav, OP Cuttack: Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, in collaboration with leading Odia daily Dharitri, organised a smart investing workshop titled ‘Shikshit Niveshak for Viksit Bharat’ at Marwari Club, Cuttack Saturday. The initiative aims to promote financial literacy and encourage informed investment...

Bhadrak: In a major jolt for the Opposition BJD, two sons and the sister of six-time MLA Prafulla Samal joined the BJP Saturday. Samal's sons Prayaskanti and Pranitkanti, along with his sister Urmila Nayak, joined Odisha's ruling party at its state headquarters here in the...

Visakhapatnam: Yashasvi Jaiswal reeled off an unbeaten maiden ODI hundred, carrying India to a nine-wicket victory in the third and final one-dayer and a 2-1 series win against South Africa in Visakhapatnam Saturday. It was always a case of the margin of victory once Jaiswal...

Sundargarh: An undergraduate female student suffered about 90 per cent burn injuries after allegedly attempting self-immolation in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said Saturday. This is the fifth such incident reported in the state in the past six months. One person, who was allegedly harassing the...

Doha: Talented shooter Suruchi Singh came up with yet another commanding performance to clinch the women's 10m air pistol gold, while compatriot Sainyam took the silver as India made a big splash on the opening day of the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final, in Doha...

Bhubaneswar: Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri owns over 60,426 acres of land in Odisha, and nearly 400 acres in six other states, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said in the Assembly Saturday. Harichandan said this while replying to a written question of BJD MLA Sudarshan Haripal...

Rourkela: Two persons died Saturday, after their motorcycle collided with a car transporter in Odisha's Rourkela, police said. The accident took place at Gamlei under the Lahunipara block. The duo died on the spot, and the driver of the car transporter has been detained, a...

Berhampur: A 36-year-old man from Chhattisgarh was arrested for allegedly operating at least five 'mule' accounts in private banks in the name of five persons from Berhampur city in Odisha, police said. 'Mule' accounts are bank accounts that facilitate illegal transactions by receiving and transferring...

Puri: Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi Saturday said India has recorded the highest-ever addition of green energy capacity in the current financial year at 31.25 GW (Gigawatt), including 24.28 GW of solar power. Addressing the inaugural session of the Global Energy Leaders'...

Visakhapatnam: India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton De Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI Saturday. India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin...