Bhubaneswar: The 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by three unidentified miscreants in Puri district a fortnight ago succumbed to her burn injury while undergoing treatment in AIIMS Delhi, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday. The girl was allegedly kidnapped and set on fire by three unknown people on the morning of July...

Male: Maldives is set to mobilise the $6.48 million grant aid provided by India to expand the public ferry network, state-run media said Saturday. Maldives and India had May 18 signed 13 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for enhancing ferry services in the archipelagic nation with the grant of MVR 100 million to be used for enhancing ferry...

Sukma: Six Naxalites have been arrested from Sukma and Bijapur districts of Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. Podiyam Nanda (40) who carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head, Hemla Joga (28), and Hemla Ganga (45) were arrested and explosives were seized from them in Sukma district Friday, a senior police official said. They were apprehended...

New Delhi: Actors Abhishek Banerjee, Aparshakti Khurana and Varun Sharma are set to feature in the upcoming film, titled "Side Heroes", from Imtiaz Ali. Written by Siddarth Sen and Pankaj Matta, the film is directed by Ssanjay Tripaathy. Slated to release in 2026, the film "tells the poignant yet comical story of three childhood buddies who reconnect...

Berhampur: A 25-year-old man, wanted in at least 20 criminal cases, was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Saturday after a gunfight with the police, officials said. Sunil Nahal alias Mala, a resident of Kabisurya Nagar, received a gunshot wound on his left knee in the exchange of fire, they said. He was wanted in at least 20...

Baripada: A 26-year-old woman died and her male companion sustained burn injuries after they self-immolated themselves at an agricultural field in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Saturday, police said. The deceased woman was identified as Bharati Patra of Khiching village, while the critically injured man is Harishankar Acharya (38) of Rairangpur. According to police, the incident took place around...

In a bizarre midnight theft straight out of a slapstick script, two thieves in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad were caught on CCTV as they stole a heavy iron drain cover and made a comically uncoordinated getaway. The viral video, which has now taken social media by storm, captures the two culprits lurking around a quiet street under the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday expressed ‘shock’ over the death of the Balanga burn victim. The 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by three unidentified miscreants on the morning of July 19 on the banks of river Bhargavi in Puri district succumbed to her burn injury while undergoing treatment in AIIMS Delhi,...

Bhubaneswar: The burn victim from Balanga passed away in AIIMS Delhi while under medical care, a source said Saturday. The victim had suffered over 70 per cent burn injuries and was on a ventilator for several days, the source added. Though the case was initially probed by the local police, later the Crime Branch was involved. The...

New Delhi: Kajol, Allu Arjun, Anil Kapoor, Mohanlal and other celebrities have extended their heartfelt wishes to the Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan for winning his first National Award. Shah Rukh was named best actor at the 71st National Film Awards Friday. The actor was rewarded for his performance in filmmaker Atlee's action drama Jawan, which...