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New Delhi: his time by smashing a 90 off 51 balls to guide Delhi Capitals to a comfortable six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians and record their second straight win of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. In the chase of 163, DC were struggling at 73/3, before Rizvi turned the game in his team's favour by hitting seven fours and as many sixes at a strike-rate of 176.47. He stitched stands of 66 and 78 with Pathum Nissanka (44) and David Miller (21 not out) as DC completed the chase w ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government is working to ensure minimal disruption to supply chains amid global uncertainties, while remaining prepared for a potential dip in exports and imports, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Saturday. Addressing the press conference on the sidelines of a 'Chintan Shivir' session in Hyderabad, Agrawal told the media that the initiative aims to bring together government and industry stakeholders to identify challenges and chart a clear roadmap. The official also sta ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to closely monitor private schools to prevent arbitrary practices that burden parents financially. School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond has issued a strong warning against institutions that "pinch the pockets" of parents by compelling them to purchase costly self-published or school-specific books. Speaking on the issue, Minister Gond emphasized that such practices violate the spirit of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. He sta ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Thiruvalla Assembly constituency, Anoop Antony Joseph, his "right-hand man". The Prime Minister also mentioned that Joseph has been working with him for the last five years. Addressing an election rally ahead of the April 9 Assembly election in the state, PM Modi said, "Kerala is going to gain in this election though I am going to lose from it. You may wonder what it is whi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A young man, who had sustained severe burns due to firecracker explosion in Nuagaon area under Dasapalla police station in Nayagarh district, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. The deceased has been identified as Bapi Nahak, a resident of Meenagadia village. He was seriously injured while making firecrackers at his home for the upcoming Lankapodi festival on April 7. Six persons, including two women and a minor boy, were critical ...Read More >
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth on Saturday dropped a big update on his eagerly awaited action entertainer 'Jailer 2', which is being directed by ace director Nelson Dilipkumar. Answering questions posed by mediapersons at the airport, Rajinikanth said that 'Jailer 2' was in its finishing stage. "The film (Jailer 2) is in its finishing stage. The production house will announce its date of release," he said. However, Rajinikanth just smiled in reply when mediapersons asked him what he would like ...Read More >
Nicosia: Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus Manish on Saturday called on Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, reviewing the preparations for the President's visit to India in May, 2026, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the Indian Embassy in Cyprus, the two sides discussed the key deliverables under the India-Cyprus Joint Action Plan, with a focus on deepening cooperation across various sectors, including trade, investment, ...Read More >
Kolkata: Intelligence agencies, bot central and state, including the members of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team, probing the incident regarding the harassment of the judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in Malda district of West Bengal are trying to track the overseas links of the arrested mastermind in the case, Mofakkarul Islam, and his close aide and YouTuber Akramul Bagani, sources said on Saturday. Both Islam and Bagani were arrested at Bagdogra Airport by the Criminal ...Read More >
Kolkata: Tensions escalated in Berhampore in the poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday morning after Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury allegedly faced physical obstruction from Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during an election campaign. Chowdhury, who is contesting from the Berhampore assembly seat in Murshidabad district of the state, was campaigning with party workers and supporters in the constituency when he allegedly faced resistance upon entering Ward No. 19 of the city. According ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Saturday expressed gratitude to Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of its nationals from Iran, as efforts continue to bring back citizens amid the intensifying conflict in West Asia. The evacuation of Indian fishermen through Armenia marks another step in New Delhi's ongoing mission to ensure the safe return of its citizens from the region. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar posted on X, "Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the ...Read More >
Kochi: Film director Ranjith was on Saturday sent to police custody till Monday in connection with a sexual assault complaint filed by a young actress, with investigators set to begin detailed evidence collection in the coming days after his bail plea was rejected by a court here. The Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) court considered Ranjith's bail plea before granting police custody, accepting the prosecution's contention that the allegations point to a serious offence warranting cu ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has welcomed recent action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders accused of voter intimidation, calling it a sign that the elections will be "free and fair". BJP's Information Technology Cell Chief and the party's central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, posted on X, "Another TMC goon, Hafijul Molla Pradhan of Deuli I Gram Panchayat, who was threatening voters, has been arrested and necessary legal action is being ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has issued a public appeal for wholehearted cooperation in the first phase of the Census 2027, which includes House Listing and Housing Census 2026. In his message, the Chief Minister said, "The first phase of the census exercise has begun in Odisha through a coordinated effort between the Census Directorate under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Odisha Government's Revenue and Disaster Management Department. The door-to-door Houselistin ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday appealed to citizens to actively cooperate with the upcoming Census exercise, with house listing operations scheduled to commence from April 16 across the state. In a video message, the Chief Minister urged people to participate in the process, including the ongoing self-enumeration drive being conducted ahead of the door-to-door survey. "I have completed my self-enumeration. You too should do it. If you have not yet submitted you ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Political parties across the spectrum in Odisha on Friday voiced strong opposition to the Railway Board's decision to exclude the Palasa-Ichchapuram rail section from the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) and merge it with the proposed South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, demanding an immediate rollback. The stretch, currently administered under the Khurda Road division of ECoR, has been proposed to be brought under the Visakhapatnam division of the upcoming SCoR zone, acco ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior CPI (Maoist) politburo member Prashant Bose, widely known by as Kishan Da, passed away at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi on Friday morning following a prolonged illness. He was over 80 years old. Bose, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, had been in judicial custody at Birsa Munda Central Jail since his arrest in November 2021. His health deteriorated sharply early on Friday, with reports indicating severe breathing difficulties. He was ...Read More >
Balasore: A three-year-old girl was killed and five members of her family sustained critical injuries after a speeding SUV rammed into an auto-rickshaw from behind on National Highway-16 in Balasore district, police said on Friday. The accident occurred near Khantapada market, close to Khusi Hotel, under Khantapada police station limits. According to reports, the family, residents of Basuberhampur village under Chakajagannathpur panchayat, had travelled in an auto-rickshaw for some work when th ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A yellow warning for hot and humid conditions along with thunderstorms and gusty winds has been issued for several districts of Odisha, the India Meteorological Department said in its midday bulletin on Friday. According to the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, hot and humid weather is very likely to prevail at one or two places in coastal districts including Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur over the next 24 hours. The IMD has also warned of thunderstorms accompa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has permitted the sale of liquor in tetra packs under its new Excise Policy for 2026-29, Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said on Friday. Addressing mediapersons, Harichandan clarified that the provision for tetra pack packaging has existed in the state's excise framework since 2014, but such products have not yet entered the Odisha market. He stated that any licensed manufacturer or vendor willing to produce or sell liquor in tetra packs will be allowed ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Two employees of the Excise Department, including a retired official, have been arrested by Sambalpur police in connection with an alleged embezzlement of government funds worth over ₹3.67 crore between 2022 and 2025, officials said on Friday. Superintendent of Police, Sambalpur, Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, said the accused have been identified as Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik, a suspended junior assistant, and Sarat Chandra Behera, a retired Excise Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI). Police sources ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian rupee depreciation post February 27 is, in fact, in line with other currencies, and better than currencies which appreciated significantly in the earlier period (April 2, 2025 to February 27, 2026), indicating that in an uncertain world pushing the limits on rupee depreciation as a shock absorber does not hold beyond an inflection point, according to SBI Research. Interestingly, the Indian rupee depreciated by 6.4 per cent between April 2, 2025 to February 27, 2026. At the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a major success for law enforcement, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate apprehended notorious criminal Subham aka Raja Sahani (39) from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand after an intensive, six-month-long inter-state manhunt. According to Commissionerate Police, Raja Sahani, a resident of Lohiyanagar village under Muffasil police station in Begusarai district of Bihar, had escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail in Cuttack on the night of October 3, 2025, along with his co-accused Madh ...Read More >
New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday shared President Droupadi Murmu's views that ongoing support for tribal athletes via initiatives such as the Khelo India Tribal Games is essential to cultivate a talent pool that will position India as a "global sports superpower". Highlighting the importance of the Khelo India Tribal Games, Mandaviya echoed the President's view that nurturing tribal talent is a critical step toward India achieving international sports dominance. Taking to ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bengaluru: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi strongly criticised the Karnataka government over its recent electric vehicle (EV) policy decisions, alleging that the state is moving backwards on clean energy initiatives. In a recorded video statement, released on Friday by Joshi's office, reacting to the withdrawal of tax exemptions on EVs and the imposition of lifetime road tax, Joshi termed the move a "step backwards from reforms" and said it would place an add ...Read More >
Bhopal: The membership of Congress MLA from Datia, Rajendra Bharti, has been cancelled from the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly following his conviction in a cooperative bank fraud case by a Delhi court. "As a consequence of his (Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti) conviction -- resulting in a three-year term of imprisonment and a monetary fine of Rs 100,000 on April 2, 2026 -- and in compliance with the order of the Supreme Court dated July 10, 2013, Rajendra Bhartiya stands disqualified from th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Economists on Friday said they do not expect any change in repo rate or stance this time amid geopolitical tensions, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gears up for its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting next week. According to them, the tone will be cautious and what will be eagerly awaited is RBI's forecast of GDP and inflation under the prevailing uncertainty. "We do not expect any measures for either liquidity or currency management as RBI will do whenever required as we ha ...Read More >
Kolkata: The probe team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), entrusted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to investigate the case of harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers in minority-dominated Malda district in West Bengal, will reach Kaliachak later in the day and will first talk to the affected officers. At the time the report was filed, the NIA had yet to specify either the details of the probe team or their next course of investigation in the matter. However, sour ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha celebrated 'Ama Poshak Ama Parichaya' (Our Attire, Our Identity) Day on Thursday with great enthusiasm as part of the ongoing Odia Pakhya celebrations. Citizens proudly donned traditional handloom attire to showcase the state's rich cultural heritage and identity. The fortnight-long Odia Pakhya, organised by the Department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture, is being observed from April 1 to April 14. On the second day of the celebrations, people from al ...Read More >
New Delhi: Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the recent incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for electoral roll revision work were allegedly gheraoed and attacked. In a communication addressed to the Director General of the NIA, the poll panel referred to the apex court's order passed in a suo motu writ petition c ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday reviewed preparedness for Census 2027, with Chief Secretary Anu Garg chairing the second meeting of the State Coordination Committee at Lok Seva Bhavan. Opening the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Kumar Padhee, outlined the progress of Census 2027 and the ongoing House Listing 2026 exercise. Director of Census Operations, Nikhil Pawan Kalyan, presented a detailed status report, coverin ...Read More >
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