Glasgow, 26/7: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu clinched India’s first gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2026 at Glasgow on Sunday.With the win in the Women’s 48 kg category, Chanu completed a hat-trick of gold medals at the Commonwealth Games.
New Delhi, 26/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that the government has set up a high-powered task force on examination reforms under the leadership of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani. A day after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation amid students’ protest over the alleged examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak, Modi said that…
Glasgow, 26/7: Indian weightlifter Rishikanta Singh claimed India’s second medal and the nation’s first Silver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday. In the process, Singh broke the Commonwealth Games Snatch record in the 60 kg category with a lift of 121 kg in the third attempt. However, the record was matched by Malaysia’s…
Bangalore, 26/7: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced retirement from electoral politics, saying he will not contest the 2028 Assembly elections as the political field has become “corrupted”. However, the Varuna constituency MLA said he would continue to remain active in politics and stand as a voice for people’s hardships and joys.
SUBARNAPUR —The accident occurred while returning to Balangir after visiting car festival ( Suna Besha )from Puri. It is suspected that the accident occurred due to rain. A car (white car number OD -03T 5035) and a tanker collided head-on near Adenigarh Out Post -Badla on Khordha-Balangir National Highway No. 57. In this, 2 people…
A tragic accident occurred on NH‑57 near Adenigada, Boudhagada district, when a car returning from Jagannath Temple in Puri collided head‑on with an oil tanker on Saturday night.According to local sources, five passengers travelling in the car were injured, with two reported to be in critical condition. The impact of the collision left the vehicle…
Jagatsinghpur: In view of the heavy to very heavy rainfall warning issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Jagatsinghpur district administration has ordered the closure of all schools across the district on Monday (July 27, 2026).The decision was announced on Sunday as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students amid the possibility…
New Delhi, 26/7: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that Operation Sindoor demonstrated what will be the fate of those who attempt to threaten India with terrorism. He asserted that the country can respond to any misadventure by Pakistan in a manner “beyond their imagination”. While speaking at the Kargil War Memorial, he also…
Bhubaneswar: A social media post of Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi’s daughter Archita Sachin Rahar allegedly celebrating the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union education minister has sparked resentment in the party rank and file in Odisha.Rahar, in an Instagram post, which had a photograph of Pradhan in the backdrop of the national flag, wrote,…
Dhenkanal: One person was killed and around 10 persons were injured after they were attacked by a wild boar while they had gone to a nearby pond in Indipur village of Dhenkanal district.The deceased has been identified as Bachan Nayak (55) of Indipur village.As per reports the wild boar attacked while Bachan and other villagers…
