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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday appointed retired district judge Laxmidhar Biswal to lead the judicial inquiry into the devastating fire at SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, in which at least 10 people died and 11 others suffered burn injuries. The panel is required to...

Kolkata: Five more persons have been arrested in connection with the clash between the supporters of the BJP and Trinamool Congress in Kolkata's Girish Park, said the police Sunday. According to a senior officer of the Kolkata Police, the arrests were made after complaints filed...

Bhubaneswar: Two more Odia workers, stranded in Thailand, returned to Odisha Saturday after the state government took steps to rescue them from the Southeast Asian country, an official said. Four others had come back to the state February 21, he said. The youths, who safely...

Bhubaneswar: Demonstrations by Opposition BJD and Congress MLAs, alleging mismanagement in the paddy procurement process, disrupted the proceedings of the Odisha Assembly for the second consecutive day Thursday. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour at 10.30 am, BJD and Congress members...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday announced an extension of basic customs duty exemption on capital goods used for manufacturing lithium-ion cells for battery storage in the annual budget for the next financial year. In her budget speech, she also proposed to exclude the...

Kollam(Kerala):  A Kerala court Wednesday granted bail to Bengaluru-based businessman Unnikrishnan Potty, the prime accused in the case related to the loss of gold from the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) door frames of the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala. Potty, however, will continue to be in...

Patnagarh: Police Sunday recovered a severed leg from Hirli village under Loisingha police station in Bolangir district and seized a human skull and skeletal remains from under the nearby Suktel river bridge, intensifying suspicion in an unresolved minor abduction case. A pair of blue trousers...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's two-day visit to India marked a significant milestone in the bilateral relations. Accompanied by 23 CEOs of German companies from various sectors, Merz landed in Ahmedabad 12 January. Having spent a full day in multiple events, in the company of Indian...

Chennai: The makers of director Arun Varma's eagerly awaited thriller 'Baby Girl', featuring actor Nivin Pauly in the lead, Wednesday announced that the film would hit screens worldwide January 23 this year. Taking to his Instagram page, actor Nivin Pauly wrote, "Baby Girl Hits Cinemas...

Digapahandi: The annual crocodile census has concluded at Ghodahada dam in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, with forest officials recording a total of 95 mugger crocodiles this year, officials said. The census was conducted under the supervision of Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sunny Khokhar...