New Delhi, 31/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a phone call with United Kingdom counterpart Andy Burnham and promised to take the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to new heights. Taking to social media, Modi wrote, “We agreed to work together across sectors such as technology, innovation, defence, security, clean energy, education and people-to-people…
Mumbai, July 31: Bollywood star Kiara Advani turns a year older today. On her special day, Kareena Kapoor Khan wished the ‘Shershaah’ actor with a hearfelt birthday message.”Happy birthday dearest Kiara..Sending you lots of love and the biggest hug…, ” Kareena wrote on her Instagram stories along with a picture of the stunning actor.Born on…
New Delhi, 31/7: The CBI has arrested two key suspects in the alleged conspiracy to assassinate Chandranath Rath, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide, with investigators probing potential links to the functionary of a rival political party in the the state, officials said on Friday.The accused – two brothers identified as Sagar Sonkar…
The Twin City Bhubaneswar-Kataka Commissionerate Police has issued traffic advisory for three days in view of the visit of President Droupadi Murmu to Odisha.Notably, the President of India will be visiting Odisha from August 3, 2026 to August 5, 2026, to attend various programmes at Bhubaneswar and Kataka.Keeping in view of the safety of the…
In a major blow to interstate narcotics trafficking, the Special Task Force (STF), CID-CB, Odisha, has busted a sophisticated cannabis smuggling racket, seizing a staggering 497 kilograms of ganja valued at approximately ₹2.5 crore.Acting on precise intelligence, an STF team intercepted a TATA Motors goods carrier truck (Registration No. UP81ET0981) near Pitapalli under the Infovalley…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance today arrested a Revenue Inspector (RI) and his aide on charges of taking Rs 30,000 as bribe from a person in Kataka district.Kishor Kumar Swain, the RI of Madhaba circle under Niali Tahasil in Kataka district, had allegedly sought Rs 30,000 as bribe from the person for submitting favourable report in…
New Delhi, 31/7: A Delhi court on Friday sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh pronounced the sentence to all five accused after hearing arguments on the quantum and said that the…
Bhubaneswar: A local trader was brutally murdered late Thursday night at Gayatri Basti under Lingaraj Police Station limits in the state capital.The deceased has been identified as Jitu Kandi, who ran a paan shop in the area. His blood-stained body was found near his shop on Friday morning.According to preliminary investigations, he succumbed to severe…
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday intensified its attack on the Odisha government over the alleged postgraduate (PG) medical examination paper leak at MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, demanding the immediate resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling and a thorough investigation into the incident.Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday intensified its…
The flood situation in Assam worsened on Friday with two more deaths in Sivasagar, pushing the state’s toll this year to 80.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 2.12 lakh people are affected across 437 villages in 21 revenue circles spanning eight districts.The districts under flood impact include Golaghat, Sivasagar, Biswanath, Charaideo,…
