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New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Wednesday that Bangladesh’s matches in the upcoming 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup will be played in India, as per the original schedule. The decision comes after an ICC Board meeting, featuring all members, which took place via...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Wednesday arrested a man on the charge of sexually assaulting his live-in partner in the state capital Bhubaneswar, police said. The incident took place at a rented house in Buddhanagar area under the jurisdiction of Laxmisagar police station. "We have arrested...

Nagpur: New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the first T20I Wednesday. New Zealand handed Kristian Clarke a debut. He will part of the pace battery, also including Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy. For India, Shreyas Iyer,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) has started preparations to hold elections in the 24 newly formed urban local bodies (ULBs) in June, a senior official said. State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi Wednesday said in accordance with legal provisions, the ULBs should have elected councils...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Wednesday directed officers to expedite works for early implementation of the Mahanadi riverfront development project in Cuttack. The project, with an estimated cost of Rs 150 crore, will be developed over an area of 426 acres along the Mahanadi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on the occasion of their 54th statehood day. Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura became individual states following the enactment of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act,...

Bhubaneswar: One person was killed, and three others were injured in separate accidents in Bhubaneswar and its outskirts, police said Wednesday. In the first incident, a speeding SUV hit a motorcycle at Capital Hospital Square here Tuesday night, Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police Jagmohan Meena...

Puri: Security has been tightened in and around the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri, after a social media post threatened a bomb attack on the 12th-century shrine, officials said on Wednesday. One person has been detained over the online post, they said. The Facebook message,...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Maize farmers in Koraput district are facing severe hardship due to the continued absence of a dedicated maize mandi, forcing them to sell their produce at prices far lower than the currently prevailing market rate. Farmers from seven panchayats under the...

Chhatrapur: In a shocking turn of events, a class 9 student of the Government SC & ST Development High School in Humma under Ganjam block has accused the headmaster Ashok Kumar Padhi and other teachers of physical assault in the school premises. The incident was...