New Delhi, 24/4: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi wanted a Prime Minister-headed Selection Committee to choose either former IAS officer Sumita Dawra or former Odisha High Court Chief Justice S Muralidhar or academician Faizan Mustafa as the Chief Information Commissionerin December 2025 but his suggestion was rejected, official documents show….
Burglars break into the residence of a businessman in Rayagada and loot gold and Rs 3 lakh cash in the wee hours of Friday.Rayagada:Burglars break into the residence of a businessman in Rayagada and loot gold and Rs 3 lakh cash in the wee hours of Friday.The victim has been identified as Shankar Senpati, a…
A 21-year-old youth from Angul allegedly abducted a 13-year-old minor girl and later died by suicide after police questioned his parents.The incident occurred in Motanga under Dhenkanal district.The youth reportedly fell in love with the minor and fled with her to Mumbai a few days ago. After learning about the disappearance, the girl’s family alerted…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch’s Cyber Police has arrested a 56-year-old man from New Delhi in connection with a major online investment fraud that duped a complainant of over Rs 2.06 crore through a fake trading platform, officials said on Thursday.The accused has been identified as Vinay Kumar Sharma, a resident of Janak Puri in…
Bhubaneswar, Ap 24: The Odisha government has reconstituted the State Transgender Welfare Board just two days after issuing its previous notification, signaling a renewed focus on the welfare of transgender persons. The Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) announced the changes on April 23, 2026.Under the new arrangement, the SSEPD…
Chennai/Kolkata, 24/4: The Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (first phase) on Thursday witnessed a record turnout, with the Election Commission stating that the polling percentages are highest since the Independence. While Tamil Nadu recorded a massive 85.11 per cent turnout to elect the 17th Assembly, the first phase of polling in West…
Washington DC,24/4: On Thursday, United States President Donald Trump announced that an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire would be extended by three weeks, despite instances of violence on the ground. The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah. The Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by…
Washington DC, 23/4: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he has ordered the Navy “to shoot and kill any boat” which is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz He also said that US minesweepers were working ‘at a tripled up level’ to clear any mines from the waters.
New Delhi, 23/4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that May 4, when votes will be counted, would mark the “expiry” of the “TMC’s 15-year-old syndicate system and maha jungle raj” in West Bengal. Addressing a gathering at the South 24 Pargana district’s Kakdwip stadium under the Mathurapur assembly constituency, Modi claimed that the…
