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Bhubaneswar: Despite encountering several challenges, the Odisha State Committee of the banned CPI-Maoist has reportedly declared that it will continue 'long-term people's war'. Countering the reported statements of Central Committee (CC) member Chandranna alias Pilluri Prasad Rao, who surrendered in Hyderabad recently, the committee in a press note said it will continue its strategic combat. It also termed claims made by Chandranna (after surrender) on Devji being appointed as general secretar ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's unusual silence and the abrupt 26-second press briefing at the launch of the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) manifesto for the upcoming state assembly polls on Thursday drew sharp reactions from the Opposition Congress, which termed it a "dangerous sign for democracy." The manifesto was unveiled in Patna in the presence of senior NDA leaders, including BJP national president J.P. Nadda, Union ministers, and top state functionaries. However, Nitish ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a relief for India, the Donald Trump administration has granted a six-month exemption from US sanctions on the Chabahar port in Iran. "For Chabahar port in Iran, we have been granted exemption for a six-month period on the US sanctions," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday. The temporary exemption to India comes a month after sanctions on the Chabahar Port project came into effect on September 29. The sanctions on Chabahar Port we ...Read More >
Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan has been hosting the reality show 'Bigg Boss' for well over a decade. He is obviously being paid a handsome amount. Recent reports suggested that Salman is getting around Rs 150 to 200 crore for hosting season 19 of the show. In an interview with India Today, producer Rishi Negi of Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India said Salman is worth every penny he is being offered for the show. "This contract is between him and JioHotstar, so I am not privy to that. But wha ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a first, college and school students will participate in the upcoming All India Tiger Estimation 2025-26 at Odisha's Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary scheduled to begin in the second week of November. A total of 46 students from Dunguri College, Kamgaon College and Lakhanpur High School are currently undergoing training for the national-level census. "The students are being trained in sampling techniques, data gathering, recognising herbivores and carnivores, and detecting indicator ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday apprehended an Assistant CT&GST officer posted at Titlagarh in Balangir district for allegedly taking Rs 12,000 bribe from a businessman. The accused, identified as Umakanta Mahakur, was nabbed while demanding and taking bribe money of Rs 12,000 from a businessman to waive off penalty imposed on him for non-payment of professional tax for three financial years. The complainant had not paid the professional tax amounting to Rs 7,500 for three f ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Severe cyclonic storm Montha on Tuesday made a landfall in Andhra Pradesh, triggering heavy to very heavy rain and disrupting normal life in several parts of Odisha. As the landfall process was nearing completion, several districts in southern and coastal Odisha were pounded by rainfall of varied intensity under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm. Normal life was severely affected in Odisha as the system dumped heavy rain in coastal and southern Odisha districts, causing l ...Read More >
Mumbai: After her eviction from 'Bigg Boss 19' last week, Nehal Chudasama revealed how influencer Tanya Mittal is manipulating her good friend Neelam Giri and other housemates on the show. A few weeks before her elimination, Nehal's game apparently revolved around Tanya, including ugly fights, misunderstandings, nasty comments. "It was not all about Tanya. I had a deep friendship with Farhana (Bhatt), deep clashes with Zeishan Quadri, I had a thing with Tanya, good friendships building with Ga ...Read More >
New Delhi: If all goes as per schedule, President Droupadi Murmu will create history on Wednesday by becoming the only woman President in the world to have flown in the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI and Rafale fighter jets. In fact, she may also clinch the title of becoming the only President in the world - either male or female - to fly in these aircraft. Indonesia is probably the only other country in the world, apart from India, to operate both Sukhois and Rafales, but there is nothing on record to show ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Tuesday that there is nothing wrong with the demand for a Dalit Chief Minister. "What's wrong with holding a Dalit convention? Earlier, the high command had asked us to postpone it for certain reasons, and we had agreed. In the interest of the party, the Dalit community has always stood with the Congress," he said. The state Home Minister pointed out that to maintain this unity, the party needs to hold such conventions fr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled 61 trains, rescheduled nine, diverted six and short-terminated nine in view of the approaching Cyclone 'Montha'. In a statement on Tuesday, ECoR said effective steps are being taken to ensure utmost safety of passengers and train operations. While four trains were cancelled on October 27, 48 trains have been cancelled on October 28, eight trains on October 29 and one train on October 30. Some of the important trains cancelled are 07166, ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm greetings to devotees across the country on the auspicious conclusion of the four-day-long Chhath Puja on Tuesday. The PM expressed his joy over the successful completion of the festival, which is dedicated to the worship of the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, in a post on X. He also prayed for the well-being and prosperity of all families and devotees who celebrated this festival. "Today, the auspicious conclusion of the great fest ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: With cyclone Montha set to unleash heavy to very heavy rain in several parts of Odisha, the district administration of Khurda on Monday declared holiday for two days for all schools and Anganwadi centres. An official order issued by the administration said that all schools and Anganwadi centres will remain closed across the district on October 28 and 29 as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of children and staff. Earlier, it was decided that all Anganwadi centres in Ganj ...Read More >
Mumbai: Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal has again taken a subtle dig at ex-wife and choreographer Dhanashree Verma over the Rs 4 crore alimony rumours. Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan took to Instagram handle recently to share warm moments from his Diwali and Bhai Dooj celebrations. He captioned the post as, "A beautiful Bhai Dooj spent with family. Love, smiles, and memories to cherish forever." However, what went viral was Chahal's sassy remark on Shikhar's post, which appeared to be an apparent dig at ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed at Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) from Monday on the theme "Vigilance: Our Shared Responsibility." Managing Director Sudhansu Mohan Samal administered the integrity pledge to employees at its head office in Bhubaneswar. The ceremony was also attended by Sabyasachi Mohanty, Director (Operations), Alok Kumar Pal, Director (HR), Bana Bihari Pani, Director (Finance) along with Chief Vigilance Officer D K Nanda, and senior officials. Employee ...Read More >
New Delhi: A major row has erupted after Muhammad Yunus presented a book to a visiting Pakistani general with a map of India that shows the northeastern states as part of Bangladesh. This took place during the visit of Pakistan's joint chiefs of staff committee chairperson, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, to Dhaka over the weekend. The meeting came amid a recent thaw in ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh. This policy shift took place after the ouster of former Bangladeshi prime minister Sk Has ...Read More >
Berhampur: A two-year-old girl, abducted by a relative for ransom from Odisha's Berhampur on Thursday, was safely rescued from West Bengal through an inter-state operation and reunited with her parents on Sunday. Baidyanathpur police also nabbed the accused, identified as Vishal Baban Mohite (28), originally from Pune in Maharashtra but residing in Bramhanigaon in Kandhamal district. He is the brother-in-law of the girl's mother, Himani Mantri. According to police sources, Himani Mantri from B ...Read More >
New Delhi: A second-year Delhi University student was the target of an acid attack near Lakshmibai College, in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar area, on Sunday. According to police, the incident took place around 10 am, not very far from the college campus. The accused, identified as her stalker Jitender, allegedly threw acid at the 20-year-old female student before fleeing the scene along with two associates. The woman took evasive action and managed to shield her face. However, she sustained b ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Preetismita Bhoi is making waves globally. The young weightlifter from Dhenkanal added another laurel to her kitty when she clinched the gold medal in 44 kg category at the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Bahrain on Sunday. She lifted a total of 158 kg, and in the process, set Asian and World records in clean & jerk with 92 kg. Preetismita, who will turn 17 in November and trains at the Weightlifting High Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium, had served notice of ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been put on high alert with the first post-monsoon cyclone brewing over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) region. According to Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre director Manorama Mohanty, the deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to turn into a cyclone soon and may intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm by October 28. It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during evening/night of October 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Direct flights between India and China have resumed after more than four years, marking a thaw in relations between the two neighbours. "Direct flights between China and India are now a reality," Yu Jing, spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India posted on X on Sunday. The first flight from Kolkata to Guangzhou took off during the day and operations in the Shanghai-New Delhi route will begin on November 9, with three flights every week. Direct flights were first suspended betwee ...Read More >
Bijapur: Maoists have hacked to death two villagers, including the brother of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, in a remote village in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. The Pamed area committee of the South Bastar division of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) is known to have claimed responsibility for the murders. In the past, the Maoists would conduct a "janata adalat" or "people's court" before punishing someone with death, but no such public meeting was conducted this t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A 24-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha was found dead in his hostel room at Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Rajasthan's Kota around noon on Saturday. Hailing from Abhayapur under Jarada police limits in Ganjam district, Roshan Kumar Patro had moved to Kota four months ago for NEET coaching, accompanied by his cousin. He lived in room 407 on the fourth floor of the hostel, while his cousin stayed on the fifth floor. According to sources, Roshan and his friends studied late into the night on ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a tragedy beyond words, 20 passengers travelling in a luxury bus from Hyderabad to Bengaluru were charred to death when the vehicle caught fire in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool on Friday morning. Among those who lost their lives was an Odisha youth. He has been identified as Kengua Deepak Kumar, a software engineer from Ambadala village, under Muniguda block in Rayagada district. According to reports, Deepak was employed as a software engineer in Bengaluru, and was returning from H ...Read More >
Mumbai: After a dramatic week on 'Bigg Boss 19', host Salman Khan returned on the 'Weekend Ka Vaar' episode to school the unruly contestants and clear misunderstandings. In the latest promo shared by the makers, Salman is seen defending Tanya Mittal and lashing out at Mridul Tiwari for misleading the housemates against her. Slamming Mridul, Salman stated that his false narrative turned the entire house against Tanya. Pointing out that Tanya was only trying to explain things to him for his goo ...Read More >
Mumbai: Veteran actor and comedian Satish Shah passed away at the age of 74 on Saturday due to kidney failure. Two years ago, in an exclusive interview with CNN-News18, the actor had spoken about growing old but said he was not in a hurry to die. Satish, who had taken a sabbatical from acting, had also said that he will soon rejuvenate himself and make a fresh start. "I've stopped performing in public now, I mean in movies and otherwise. I have taken, you could say, a sabbatical, and it has b ...Read More >
Kurnool: Fresh evidence in Friday's Andhra Pradesh bus tragedy that claimed 20 lives points to the role of two sloshed youths who left their motorcycle on the middle of the road for reasons unknown. CCTV footage from a BPCL petrol pump, about three km from the accident site shows two youths getting their Pulsar bike refuelled. The two then leave the pump and the video footage shows the bike being ridden in a reckless manner. The police now say that the two then abandoned the bike on the highwa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: With the possible cyclone Montha set to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted rainfall of varied intensity in several parts of Odisha in the next few days. As per a special bulletin issued by the IMC, the depression over the Bay of Bengal lies about 1030 km south-southeast of Gopalpur. The system is likely to move west-north-westwards and become a deep depression by Sunday, and further intensify into a cyclonic storm ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a significant forecast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday presented a clear picture about the probable place where the cyclone Montha brewing over the Bay may make landfall. In its latest update, the IMD stated that the depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards with a speed of seven kmph during past three hours and lay centred over the same region. The system was about 440 km west-southwest of Port Blair (Andaman &Nicobar Islands), 970 k ...Read More >
New Delhi: The United States intelligence community was certain that India and Pakistan would go to war after the 2001 Parliament attack, former CIA officer John Kiriakou has said, recalling tense days in Islamabad when American diplomats were told to prepare for the worst. In an interview, Kiriakou, who served as the CIA's counter-terrorism chief in Pakistan, said that after the December 2001 terror strike in New Delhi, the US "was sure" that a war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours was ...Read More >
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