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RAIPUR: Tilak Varma scored a tenacious 57, but a splendid 4/23 from Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru restrict Mumbai Indians to a scratchy 166 for seven in their Indian Premier League match Sunday. On a pitch replete with cracks and uneven bounce for fast...

Raipur: Tilak Varma scored a tenacious 57 but a splendid 4/23 from Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru restrict Mumbai Indians to a scratchy 166 for seven in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday. On a pitch replete with cracks and uneven bounce for...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania Sunday directed police officers to expedite the execution of non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against offenders and invoke the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against habitual criminals. The directions were issued during a virtual review meeting on law and order attended by...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Sunday attacked the ruling BJP over women's reservation and empowerment, accusing the party of indulging in propaganda despite having "no contribution" towards advancing women's rights. Addressing party leaders virtually during the launch of the BJD's fortnight-long 'Women's Rights Campaign' on...

Chennai: Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings rode on Urvil Patel's explosive 23-ball 65 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a tense IPL clash and keep their playoff hopes alive Sunday. Urvil equalled Yashasvi Jaiswal's record for the fastest IPL fifty by an...

Berhampur: Odisha forest officials Sunday arrested three persons for allegedly killing a spotted deer in Ganjam district. Ghumusar North division DFO Himansu Sekhar Mohanty said the accused have been identified as Udaya Naik (51), Ramesh Swain (60) and Rajesh Nayak (26), all residents of Khapraganda....

Raipur: Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to field against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match in Raipur Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav is once again standing-in for Hardik Pandya who missed a second consecutive game due to a back...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha vigilance department Sunday arrested six treasury employees for their alleged involvement in an Rs 8 crore financial fraud, officials said. A former senior assistant of the sub-treasury office, Chandbali, along with five associates, was arrested for alleged misappropriation of government funds amounting to...

Bhubaneswar: A PhD scholar at IIT Bhubaneswar has died after allegedly falling from the sixth floor of a hostel building on the campus, police said Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Tanikonda Nishant Kumar, a research scholar in the department of electrical engineering and...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Sunday congratulated C Joseph Vijay on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Patnaik, a former five-time Chief Minister of Odisha, said he was hopeful that Tamil Nadu would reach new heights of development under Vijay's leadership....