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Bhubaneswar: the minor girl sexual assault case in Bhubaneswar, A three-member team from the State Commission for Women (SCW) visited Laxmisagar police station on Sunday in connection with the minor girl assault case in Bhubaneswar. The SCW team -- comprising Urmila Mohapatra, Pratibha Satapathy and Sasmita Das -- also visited the 16-year-old Jharkhand girl who is under treatment at the Capital Hospital. The minor was rescued in a critical condition with multiple injuries after she was allege ...Read More >
Mumbai: Sunny Deol had a special birthday 'gift' for his fans on Sunday. The veteran actor unveiled the first look of his next film, 'Gabru', on the day he turned 68. Sunny took to social media to share news of 'Gabru', which has Simran Bagga and Prit Kamani as his co-stars. The film will hit theatres on March 13, 2026. Calling it a story of "courage, conscience, and compassion", Sunny expressed gratitude to his fans for their support. "Power isn't what you show, it's what you do! Thank you ...Read More >
New Delhi: A video from the Amrit Bharat Express (Train No. 16601) has gone viral and sparked outrage on social media. The video shows disposable food containers being washed on the train's basin and being kept aside for alleged reuse for the purpose of serving meals to passengers. As the video clip was shared and viewed by thousands of users, Railway authorities were slammed for negligence and poor hygiene standards. Some called the practice unsafe, while others highlighted separate issues, i ...Read More >
Vrindavan: A sealed room, known as the Toshkhana, of the Shri Banke Bihari Temple was opened after 54 years by a Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee on Saturday. Committee members entered the room, and carried out an inventory before locking the doors once again. A 'tijori' (safe), two boxes, a 'çhatra' (cover), wooden structures and utensils were found in the room after the four-hour search, Hindustan Times has reported. The safe or the boxes were not opened. Sandeep Singh, circle ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha was recently conferred with Best Performing State Award under the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan. Secretary, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department, B Parmeshwaran received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a national event organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. While Odisha was adjudged the Best Performing State in the Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan category, Mayurbhanj was recognised as the Best Performing Distr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Netizens have reacted positively to the move by Indian Railways to introduce printed blanket covers to go with bedrolls distributed to passengers on AC coaches. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the pilot phase of the project at Jaipur's Khatipura railway station on Thursday. He launched printed blanket covers having traditional Sanganeri designs. These covers were introduced for AC-class passengers of the Jaipur-Asarwa Express. The move is aimed at promoting the Vocal f ...Read More >
New Delhi: It was a rude start of the day for Indian cricket fans on Sunday after both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli faltered in their comeback ODI against Australia. Social media was soon flooded with memes, ridiculing both the cricketers who returned to international cricket after a gap of seven months. Selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir weren't spared either. "I didn't sleep last night just to watch this eight ball duck from King Virat Kohli," a user going by the name Indian ...Read More >
Nasik: Defence minister Rajnath Singh lauded wing commander Nikhil Kumar Rath from Odisha's Balangir, a fighter pilot with the IAF, after the first public sortie of indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A aircraft manufactured at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) Nashik facility. The inaugural Tejas Mk1A sortie of around 35 minutes was piloted by Group Captain KK Venugopal and Wing Commander Pratyush Awasthi, followed by aerial displays by Su-30MKI and HTT-40 aircraft, with the Tejas re ...Read More >
Ayodhya: Preparations have begun at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh for the ninth Deepotsav celebrations to mark the homecoming of Lord Shri Ram. The city is set to create history by lighting over 26 lakhs diyas. According to reports, the administration has planned to light 26,11,101 lamps to illuminate Ram Ki Paidi and 56 ghats to create a divine spectacle that will not only dazzle the eyes but also fill hearts with devotion to Lord Shri Ram. "The radiance of these lamps will highlight Ayodhya's spi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has declared a holiday on Monday for all schools, colleges and state public universities on October 20 on account of Diwali festival across the state, except Nuapada district. The departments of School & Mass Education and Higher Education on Saturday issued circulars to the authorities concerned in this regard. The School and Mass Education department stated that all schools functioning under its administrative jurisdiction will remain closed in lieu of a lo ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has penalised the service provider of the Nizamuddin-Gwalior Vande Bharat Express and de-rostered four of its staff after a brawl at the Nizamuddin station on Friday. A video of the incident that went viral on social media showed pantry car staff beating up each other with plastic dustbins and belts in what seems to be a free for all. Passengers are seen making their way towards the train amidst the ruckus. The shocking inc ...Read More >
New Delhi: A court in Belgium's Antwerp has ordered the extradition of diamond merchant Mehul Choksi to India to face trial in the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case. It's a big win for India which had sought the extradition of 65-year-old Choksi. Choksi, who was arrested in Belgium on April 12, can, however, appeal against the extradition order. The fugitive diamantaire was nabbed by Belgian authorities after an extradition request from Indian agencies Central Bureau of Inv ...Read More >
Mumbai: PVR Inox, the largest multiplex chain, announced a special film festival to honour the legacy of Shah Rukh Khan ahead of his 60th birthday. The superstar, who recently won the National Award for Best Actor for his film 'Jawan', called the announcement a 'beautiful reunion'. "Decades of charm. Endless emotions. One legend. Celebrate the films that defined generations -- the Shah Rukh Khan Film Festival starts Oct 31!", PVR Inox posted on its official Instagram handle. The films listed ...Read More >
Mumbai: Netizens have hailed 'Bigg Boss 19's Farrhana Bhatt as the winner for the way she keeps her calm despite singer Amaal Mallik abusing her and even calling her mother B-grade during the captaincy task in the show. In the latest episode of 'Bigg Boss 19', all housemates are seen turning against Farrhana after she dares to shred Neelam Giri's letter from her family to secure her captaincy claim. For the captaincy task, several letters were dropped on the ground by a pigeon, and the contest ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has reacted strongly to Bangladesh's allegations of human rights abuse in India after the lynching of three Bangladeshi cattle lifters in Tripura on October 15. "This incident underscores the need for Bangladesh to undertake necessary measures to uphold the sanctity of the International Boundary and support the construction of fencing where needed to prevent cross-border crimes and smuggling," Indian Minister of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday. Dha ...Read More >
Nashik: In a major relief for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the first Tejas-Mk1A fighter aircraft produced at the Nashik complex of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) completed its maiden flight on Friday. Defence minister Rajnath Singh formally inaugurated the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and HTT-40 (trainer aircraft) assembly complexes at Nashik after which the advanced jet fighter and piston-engine trainer aircraft were wheeled out. The formal induction of Tejas-Mk1A into the IAF will depend ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced a formidable 52-member campaign team, including former ministers and current and former MLAs, to lead its charge in the battle for political legacy and prestige in Nuapada bye-election. Eighteen senior leaders will spearhead the campaign for the party's candidate, Snehangini Chhuria, in each of Nuapada and Komna blocks and eight in the two NACs to optimise outreach in both rural and urban areas. Many of these leaders were part of BJD's succe ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Bengaluru has been left shaken by the chilling story of Dr Kruthika M Reddy's death -- a case that began as a suspected natural death and turned into one of the city's most shocking murders. Months after her passing, her father, Muni Reddy, has donated the Rs 3 crore house he built for her to ISKCON, a gesture meant to honour her memory even as the truth behind her death continues to haunt the family. According to reports in News18, Hindustan Times, and The Times of India, Dr Kruthik ...Read More >
Patna: Actor Manoj Bajpayee has slammed the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for using a doctored video of his for their election campaign. The now deleted video was also shared by former chief minister Tejashwi Yadav. The Padma Shri awardee, who was born in Bihar's West Champaran, without naming any party, slammed the creators over unethical conduct for misusing the video that he originally shot for a streaming platform. The doctored video, allegedly created by the IT wing of the RJD, went viral af ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move towards a sustainable and energy-efficient future, NITI Aayog, the Odisha government, and the Institute for Sustainability, Employment and Growth (ISEG) Foundation Thursday signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to collaborate on a transformative clean energy transition initiative in the state. The tripartite agreement was signed in Bhubaneswar by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja; CEO of NITI Aayog B V R Subrahmanyam, and Director & Founding Partner of ISEG Foundation ...Read More >
Mumbai: Actress-turned-politician Smriti Irani and her show 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' reboot is winning hearts, just like it did 25 years ago. Tulsi Virani (played by Smriti), the favourite bahu of television viewers, recently opened up on the comparisons between her show and Rupali Ganguly-starrer 'Anupamaa' and said she doesn't see the new show as a competition. "I don't (look at them as competition)... So when somebody gets to number 30 in terms of TRPs, then you can be our competiti ...Read More >
New Delhi: Shots were fired at popular comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant in Canada late on Wednesday night (local time), NDTV reported. This was the third such incident targeting Kap's Café since it was launched in early July in Surrey, a city in British Columbia. Gangsters Goldy Dhillon and Kuldeep Sidhu, both part of Lawrence Bishnoi's operations, claimed credit for the attack on social media. The first attack was on July 10, within a week of the café's opening, when some employees were in ...Read More >
Mumbai: Amid ongoing rumours of trouble in his married life, Govinda, has for the first time, opened up about the controversy on Twinkle Khanna and Kajol's talk show, 'Too Much with Kajol and Twinkle.' Govinda, who appeared on Twinkle and Kajol's chat show with Chunky Panday, said, "Koi hume alag nahi kar sakta (No one can separate us.)" Addressing the claims made by his wife Ssunita Ahuja about trouble in their paradise, the veteran actor explained: "Ssunita is like a kid, but the responsibil ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Four months after the horrific Air India crash in Ahmedabad killed all but one of 242 people on board flight AI-171 and 19 others on ground, the father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking a judicially-monitored inquiry into the accident. The 91-year-old Pushkaraj Sabharwal, whose son Captain Sumeet was one of the two pilots of the ill-fated Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner which crashed 30 seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad en route to London Gatwick, has ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Joining a public outreach march and spending time with children on his 79th birthday, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said he would continue to serve the state and its people till the end of his life. Naveen, who is the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly, joining the regional party's ongoing annual 'Jan Sampark Padyatra' in Bhubaneswar in the morning. This was Naveen's first public appearance after nearly six mont ...Read More >
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The West Bengal police will seek court approval to conduct a Test Identification (TI) parade to allow the second-year medical student from Odisha, who was allegedly gangraped on October 10 at Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district, to identify the arrested suspects as the perpetrators of the crime. Six individuals, including the survivors's male friend who accompanied her off-campus for dinner that night, have been arrested. The classmate, Wasif Ali, is the prime accused in ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Thursday strongly reiterated that its energy import decisions are driven by domestic consumer interests, rejecting US President Donald Trump's statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "assured" him that India would cease buying Russian oil. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, said: "I was not happy that India was buying oil. And he (Modi) assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia. That's a big stop." He further added, "Th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rohtak police in Haryana have registered an FIR against the wife of the late Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar, her brother, Punjab legislator Amit Rattan, and two others on charges of abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy in connection with the death of Assistant Sub‑Inspector (ASI) Sandeep Lathar. SI Sandeep Lathar was found dead with a gunshot wound at his village home on Tuesday evening. A note discovered at the scene purportedly leveled corruption allegations against ...Read More >
Bhawanipatna: A 24-year-old youth has been arrested in Odisha's Kalahandi district for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 35 lakh from his father by sending a threatening letter falsely attributed to Maoists. According to sources, Dinesh Agarwal, a local contractor and a resident of Rupra Road, found the extortion letter in his car on October 7, in which Maoists had threatened to eliminate his entire family if he failed to cough up Rs 35 lakh. To build up pressure and ensure that the plan worked ...Read More >
Mumbai: 'Bigg Boss 19' contestant, actor-filmmaker Zeishan Quadri, who got evicted from the Salman Khan hosted reality show last week, has opened up about his bond with Tanya Mittal. Inside the 'Bigg Boss 19' house, Zeishan was seen bonding quite well with social media influencer Tanya Mittal. When asked about his equation with Tanya post his exit from the show, Zeishan said, "Mera uske sath koi equation nahi hai, maine sirf maze liye hain baithkar uske sath. (There is no equation between me a ...Read More >
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