A 24-year-old woman was allegedly murdered near Pakanpur on the outskirts of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur on Tuesday, barely a day after her engagement. Jagatsinghpur: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly murdered near Pakanpur on the outskirts of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur on Tuesday, barely a day after her engagement. Suspecting her boyfriend’s involvement in the murder, police have launched…
New Delhi, 22/4: In the backdrop of the ongoing West Asian conflict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not distant events, they are stark realities with direct implications for India’s security and economic stability. Addressing the German Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Security on day one…
Washington DC, 22/4: President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the indefinite extension of the ceasefire with Iran, hours before it was set to expire. In a statement of Truth Social, Trump said that he has been “asked to hold our attack” by Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, allowing Iran’s representatives to…
Washington DC, 21/4: Uncertainty clouded prospects for a new round of US-Iran peace talks Tuesday, before the scheduled end of a two-week ceasefire between the two countries, as Iran denounced US threats and the seizure of an Iranian cargo ship. Vice President JD Vance was expected to leave for Pakistan on Tuesday, two US officials…
Thiruvananthapuram, 21/4: A major mishap occurred at a firework making unit at Thrissur in Kerala on Tuesday. At least eight people were killed and many suffered serious burns in the mishap. The mishap happened at the unit engaged in making fireworks for the upcoming Thrissur pooram festival.
Chief Minister addressed the gathering during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to Rourkela, marking the inauguration of major public projects, including the Planetarium, Science Centre, Tribal Museum, and Integrated Command and Control Centre.He described the day as historic for Odisha and expressed gratitude to the President for gracing the occasion.The Chief Minister said Rourkela represents Odisha’s…
Dhenkanal: Twenty-eight couples from Dhenkanal district entered wedlock on Monday in a mass marriage ceremony organised under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana at Abhinandan Garden in Dhenkanal town.The traditional ceremony, organised by the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Odisha, was attended by Minister of Food Supply and Consumer Welfare, Science and Technology Krushna…
Patna, 21/4: Independent MP from Bihar’s Purnia, Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, has been caught up in a row after his remarks on women in politics and in general went viral. Yadav was speaking on women’s exploitation in politics and remarked that without going to a political leader’s room, 90 per cent of…
Kolkatta, 20/4: Calling the West Bengal assembly polls a chance “to make the state free of infiltrators”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday promised one lakh jobs for youths each year based on merit if the BJP won the election. He also said the BJP would restore the industrial glory of the country’s iron…
Following the expiration of the Centre’s March 31 deadline for Maoists to lay down their arms, Odisha Police started rolling out a transition plan for the 78 Maoists who laid down their arms between January 2025 and March 2026. That group includes top figures like State Committee members Niranjan Rout (Nikhil), Rashmita Lenka (Ankita) and…
