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Bhubaneswar: Sainik School Bhubaneswar is set to host the prestigious "All India Sainik Schools Inter Group (National Level) Football Tournament-2025" from June 7 to June 15, 2025, at its school campus in the State Capital. The tournament, organized under the aegis of Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence, and Government of Odisha, will feature teams that have emerged victorious in the eight Intra Group competitions. The tournament will be conducted in three categories: Sub Junior Boys ( ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has ordered the attachment of absconding businessman Mehul Choksi's bank accounts, mutual funds, and shares in an effort to recover Rs 2.1 crore. The amount is related to a penalty imposed on him for violating insider trading rules in the shares of Gitanjali Gems. Choksi, who was the Chairman and Managing Director of Gitanjali Gems, is accused of sharing unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI) with an associate, Rakesh Girdharlal ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) on Friday launched the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) portal to digitise and streamline Waqf property registration in line with the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Ministry plans to coordinate with State Waqf Boards and judicial authorities to popularise the portal that promises transparent and time-bound registration of Waqf properties. The Central portal is a transformative digital platform to ...Read More >
BHAWANIPATNA: Kalahandi police seized 6,500 kg of explosives and arrested four persons in connection with illegal transportation of mining explosives on Wednesday. The operation was conducted following an FIR filed by a junior mining officer during a raid near a stone query and crusher at Lakhbahali under Jaipatna police limits. During inspection, two explosive-laden vehicles were found stationed near the site. SP Kalahandi Nagraj Debarkonda informed that the seized materials included 100 IDEA ...Read More >
New Delhi: The iconic rivalry between India and England will now be played for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, named in honour of two of the game's greatest legends -- James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar. This new identity has been decided by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ahead of the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final. According to ESPNCricinfo, the trophy will be officially unveiled by Tendulkar and Anderson themselves ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rajat Patidar, who propelled Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the IPL finale on his very first rodeo as skipper, has said that the team is focusing more on process rather than results for the summit clash against Punjab Kings on Tuesday evening. RCB have stormed into the IPL final after nine long years and are eyeing their maiden trophy that has eluded them for 17 years. They will be playing an IPL final for the fourth time, having finished runners-up in 2009, 2011 and 2016 to Deccan C ...Read More >
Chennai: A day after it became clear that the Punjab Kings led by young captain Shreyas Iyer would be taking on the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final of the Indian Premier League's current season, ace film director S S Rajamouli on Monday said that irrespective of the result in the final, it was going to be a heartbreak for him. Pointing out that Shreyas Iyer, who, despite repeatedly leading his teams to glory, had got dropped, Rajamouli said that he deserved this year's trophy. The dir ...Read More >
New Delhi: The 2025 Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup, originally set to begin from June 6 in Sri Lanka, has been postponed due to adverse weather and health concerns in the country, said the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Monday. In its statement, ACC said the decision to postpone the tournament, which was to be held in 20-over format, comes after consultations were held in the organisation after a letter was received from Shammi Silva, the current President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Silva, w ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Indian Football Team on winning SAFF U19 Championship 2025 after defeating Bangladesh 4-3 in penalty shootout. "Congratulate Indian Football Team on winning SAFF U19 Championship 2025 after defeating Bangladesh 4-3 in penalty shootout. May the team continue its winning momentum and bring glory for the country. Best wishes", Naveen wrote on his 'X' handle. The Indian men's football team won t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level meeting on May 28 with the Chief Ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh to address concerns surrounding the Polavaram project, according to national media reports. It would be PM Modi's first dedicated discussion on the contentious multi-purpose irrigation project. However, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed that he has no information about a meeting involving the Chief Ministers. He said th ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday made a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government for neglecting Odisha in the Railway Budget. Senior BJD leader and former MP Amar Patnaik said that the people of Odisha have been betrayed by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The Union Minister said that Odisha has been allocated Rs 10,599 crore in the Railway Budget this year. The Minister claims that the state receives Rs 10,000 more every year. But how much revenues the ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's coal sector has registered a 5.88 per cent increase in production to 830.66 million tonnes (MT) during April 2024 to January 2025 of the current financial year, from 784.51 MT recorded during the same period of 2023-24, according to a Coal Ministry statement issued on Monday. The total coal production during January 2025 has reached 104.43 MT, reflecting a 4.38 per cent increase over 100.05 MT recorded during the corresponding period of the previous year. The contribution fr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday chaired the BJD Parliamentary Party meeting and urged the MPs of the party to fight for the rights and dignity of the 4.5 crore people of Odisha in the forthcoming Budget session of the Parliament. Naveen also asked the party MPs to strongly raise the demand for Special Category Status for Odisha in the session. He said that Odisha has been repeatedly affected by natural disasters and must be accorded Special Category State statu ...Read More >
Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted simultaneous raids in Muzaffarpur and Vaishali on Wednesday morning in connection with an investigation involving two AK 47 assault rifles. One of the targeted locations was the residence of Bhola Rai, the village head of Mankauli Panchayat in Muzaffarpur. The raid at Bhola Rai's house began at approximately 3 A.M. and was carried out with the assistance of the local police. The NIA team conducted a thorough search of the premises, seiz ...Read More >
Patna: The Jan Suraaj Party, led by Prashant Kishor, appears to be facing significant internal challenges as prominent leaders resigned from its core committee on Tuesday. This development comes even before the announcement of the Bihar Assembly elections, raising concerns about the party's stability. Former Union Minister Devendra Prasad Yadav and former MP, M Hasan have stepped down from the party's 125-member state core committee. Both leaders cited "unavoidable reasons" for their resignat ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bollywood star Varun Dhawan, who is currently promoting his upcoming film "Baby John", got a chance to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit in the National Capital and said it was an "absolute pleasure." Varun took to Instagram, where he shared a picture with the renowned leader. In the photograph, the two are seen looking at the camera smiling. "Inke Saamne Toh Hum Sab 'Baby' Hai'," Varun wrote for Amit Shah, who is tagged as the Chanakya of Indian politics. Varun expr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest on Wednesday, demanding immediate action from the Union government to address the worsening law and order situation in the national Capital. The protest, led by Delhi Minister Gopal Rai and other AAP MLAs, highlighted the surge in crimes under the jurisdiction of the Union Home Ministry, which oversees Delhi's law enforcement through the Lieutenant Governor (LG) and Delhi Police. Speaking at the protest, Gopal Rai expressed grave ...Read More >
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