Bhubaneswar: Odisha will observe the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign from August 9 to 17 as part of the Independence Day celebrations, with a series of rallies, cultural programmes and public participation events planned across the state.The campaign will be organised from the state capital to the block and panchayat levels under the leadership of Prime…
Bhubaneswar: In a saddening incident, a youth drowned while bathing in Swetaganga tank in Odisha’s Puri city on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Sambit Pradhan of Satyabhamapur in Bhubaneswar.As per reports, Sambit and five others reached the Holy City on a fun trip today morning.After visiting the Jagannath temple, the six youths went to…
Bangalore, 8/8: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said that the government is studying RSS history before deciding next course of action.Kharge asserted that he would bring the RSS within the “legal framework”. While speaking to reporters, Kharge was asked whether he had received a reply to his letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat…
Baripada: A rare melanistic tigress was found dead in Similipal National Park in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, an official said Saturday.The carcass of the five-year-old tigress was found near Deo River in Upper Barhakamuda, a core area at a high-altitude valley in the Similipal hills. There was no external injury mark on the carcass, STR field…
Bengaluru: Skeletal remains of a 52-year-old woman were reportedly found inside her duplex home in Bengaluru’s Bagalagunte area, suspecting that the deceased could have passed away around a year ago, police said.The deceased has been identified as Dakshayini, who had been living alone at the residence in Havanur Layout in the Bagalagunte area.According to preliminary…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a yellow nowcast warning for Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, forecasting light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at a few places over the two cities during the next three hours.The warning was issued by the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, at 4 pm on August 8, 2026.According…
Bengaluru, 8/8: Hotel and restaurant associations have deferred their proposed boycott of food delivery platform Swiggy from August 15 to August 31 after a four-hour meeting with the company’s top management on Friday yielded positive assurances on several long pending issues. The meeting, led by Swiggy Chief Executive Officer Rohit Kapoor, was attended by representatives…
New Delhi, 8/8: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke confronted a police sub-inspector (PSI) deployed as part of his security detail at his residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, accusing the officer of preventing visitors from meeting him and demanding his removal. Dipke alleged the PSI behaved “rudely” with people visiting his home in the Waluj MIDC area and…
Washington, 8/8: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to punish Russia and key buyers of its petroleum products, such as China and India, claiming that such trade helps fuel the Ukraine war. The bill, renamed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was approved by the Senate by…
New Delhi, 7/8: Government’s talks with entered technical rounds on day 3, while co-outlining measures to tackle deepfakes, CSAM, and unlabelled synthetic content. On Thursday, Meta executives had faced a second consecutive day of questioning by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology officials over Instagram’s content recommendation algorithms and the company’s compliance with Indian laws.
