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New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals have appointed Riyan Parag as their new captain for the IPL 2026 season, marking the beginning of a fresh chapter for one of the league’s original franchises. The announcement comes after former skipper Sanju Samson was traded to Chennai Super Kings...

Rayagada: A Maoist poster was found near the Dumaguda bus stop under Baisingi panchayat in Rayagada. The poster was allegedly issued by the CPI (Maoist), sources said Friday. According to sources, the poster stated that Sabyasachi Panda, Azad, Uday and Nikhil were never tribals and...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Odisha government undertook a visit to Chennai to study affordable housing and urban habitat initiatives supported by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), said an official statement issued here Friday. Led by Housing and Urban Development Department's...

Angul: The Odisha Vigilance has arrested a junior clerical staffer on the charge of misappropriating government funds of Rs 2.38 crore, an official statement said Friday. Subrat Kumar Behera, a junior assistant in the office of Angul chief district medical officer, was arrested and forwarded...

Colombo: Zimbabwe produced the first upset of the T20 World Cup, with a 23-run shock win over an injury-plagued Australia in their Group B clash, here Friday. Sent into bat, Zimbabwe scored a challenging 169 for two. Openers Brian Bennett (64 not out off 56...

Cuttack: Noted Odia playback singer Geeta Patnaik was admitted to a private hospital here Friday after she suffered a brain stroke, her family said. Her condition is stated to be very critical, and she is undergoing treatment at the ICU, her husband Gopal Batra told...

Bhubaneswar: Senior politician and former Union minister Kanhu Charan Lenka died Friday at a private hospital here. He was 86. Born March 2, 1939 in Cuttack district, Lenka was elected to the Odisha Assembly from Choudwar seat four times in 1971, 1974, 1980 and 1995....

Colombo: Australia stand-in captain Travis Head won the toss and elected to bowl against Zimbabwe in their T20 World Cup match here Friday. Both sides made two changes each from their previous match playing XIs. Ben Dwarshuis and Tim David replaced Cooper Connolly and Xavier...

Balasore: The driver of an Andhra Pradesh-bound bus carrying pilgrims from West Bengal died, and ten passengers suffered injuries when the vehicle rammed into the wall of an overbridge on National Highway 16 in Balasore district Friday, police said. The accident took place at Bahanaga...

Koraput: Amid Valentine’s week, a tragic incident has shocked Koraput district after a young couple allegedly died by suicide. The bodies of Ravi Sindhiri, son of Aruju Sindhiri of Matamjila Gunta village under Peturu panchayat in Pottangi block, and a minor girl, Mary Soda Peli,...