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New Delhi/Puri: Fresh off scripting history as the first Indian shuttler to conquer the prestigious Japan Open, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu expressed deep gratitude and spiritual joy, dedicating her monumental victory to Lord Jagannath. Sindhu defeated home favourite Akane Yamaguchi to win the Japan...

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: The death of an elderly widow in Odisha's Ganjam district after an alleged three-month delay in receiving her social security pension was not an isolated incident but the “outcome of a wider collapse in the state's pension delivery system that left nearly 18 lakh...

London: England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat against India in the series-deciding third ODI Sunday. The series scoreline is currently tied at 1-1. However, India will miss ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah with a knee injury. "Jasprit Bumrah had an impact...

Sambalpur: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and strangled by her boyfriend in Odisha's Sambalpur district, police said Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Sarita Sa, a resident of Kusumi Mahulaguda village in Mahulapali police station area. She worked at a beauty parlour in...

Sambalpur: Hirakud Dam authorities Sunday opened four sluice gates to release floodwater after the reservoir level rose due to heavy inflows from the upper catchment following continuous rainfall. According to sources, three gates on the left spillway and one on the right spillway have been...

Puri: Pilgrims in this seaside temple town made a beeline for a darshan of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities at the Gundicha Temple Sunday, a day after they were brought to the shrine in a culmination of the first phase of Rath Yatra. The...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Sunday urged the Centre to initiate talks with students protesting alleged irregularities in the conduct of examinations and called for a thorough debate in Parliament over the matter. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been staging a protest in Delhi's...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the death of two persons and many others falling ill during Rath Yatra in Puri July 16, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has asked the state government to ensure that such incidents are not repeated during the 'Bahuda Yatra' July...

Miami: France's Kylian Mbappe broke Lionel Messi's all-time World Cup scoring record of 21 in the third-place play-off, though Les Bleus lost 6-4 to England. Both Mbappe and Messi began World Cup 2026 adrift of former leader Miroslav Klose. Mbappe now has 22 World Cup...

Sambalpur/Kuchinda: In a shocking incident, a 24-year-old beautician was abducted and killed in the Kuchinda area of Sambalpur district, police said Saturday. The victim was identified as Sarita Sa, a resident of Kusumi Mahulaguda village under Mahulpali police limits. She worked at a beauty parlour...