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Jaipur: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered his second hundred in the IPL - a 37-ball 103 - as Rajasthan Royals put on board a strong 228 for six against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here Saturday. Sooryavanshi got plenty of support from Dhruv Jurel, who made...

Nabarangpur: The headmaster of a state-run residential school in Odisha's Nabarangpur district was suspended Saturday after a 14-year-old tribal girl lodged a police complaint, alleging sexual harassment, officials said. The class 7 student filed the complaint at the Patraput police outpost, alleging that the headmaster...

New Delhi: Punjab Kings continued their red-hot form this IPL season and bettered their record of the highest ever run chase, defeating Delhi Capitals by six wickets, here Saturday. Chasing 265, PBKS openers Prabhsimran Singh (76 off 26b; 9x4, 5x6) and Priyansh Arya (43 off...

Jaipur: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match Saturday. Cummins is playing his first match of the IPL and his first competitive game since December last year when he played in...

Kendrapara: Nature lovers and wildlife experts in Odisha are worried that the endangered Olive Ridley turtles skipped their annual visit for mass nesting to the Gahirmatha coast in Kendrapara district this year. The Gahirmatha beach, close to Bhitarkania National Park in Kendrapara district, has the...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Odisha Chief Secretary and the SP of Mayurbhanj district, seeking a detailed report within two weeks over the death of a girl student and 100 other pupils falling ill after eating stale food at...

Cuttack: Cuttack Police sealed an illegal gas storage unit at Brahmanjharilo under Barang block Saturday and detained two persons in connection with the case. More than 100 LPG cylinders, three four-wheelers and equipment used for gas refilling were seized, officials said. The unit was operating...

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bat against table toppers Punjab Kings in their IPL game Saturday. The hosts, who are at number six in the table, are unchanged from their previous outing and so are Punjab Kings,...

Bhubaneswar: A severe heatwave continued to grip Odisha, with residents reeling under oppressive heat and humidity as temperatures hovered near 45 degrees Celsius. Jharsuguda remained hottest place in the state for the third consecutive day, recording a high of 44.8 degrees Celsius Friday, according to...

Kesinga: A father-in-law and his son-in-law were found dead under suspicious circumstances near railway tracks in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, triggering shock and raising suspicion of a possible murder linked to a land dispute, police said. The deceased have been identified as Sudam Naik (65), a...