Man injured in crocodile attack in Odisha’s Kendrapara

Kendrapara, 17/9: A 45-year-old man was critically injured as an estuarine crocodile pounced upon him in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Saturday, the third such incident over the past month, an official said.   Babrubagan Swain was taking a bath in the Brahmani river at Nimapur village in Pattamundai block when the incident occurred. The reptile…

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Rajnath singh’s statement on China disengagemen agreement on north and south banks of Pangong lake

New Delhi, 11/2 (AO Bureau): Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday gave a statement on the impasse issued by China in the Rajya Sabha during the budget session of Parliament. The defense minister’s statement came at a time when China claimed that disengagement has started from parts of the Line of Actual Control. In the…

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Jagannath Dham Title Belongs Only To Puri, Claims Senior Sevayat Amid Controversy

Bhubaneswar: Senior Daitapati servitor (sevayat) of the Puri Jagannath Temple, Ramakrishna Das Mahapatra, issued a clarification regarding the controversy surrounding the naming of the Jagannath temple at Digha in West Bengal as Digha Jagannath Dham. Talking to the mediapersons, he stated that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is his disciple and she had invited…

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Jharkhand Ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren sent to judicial custody for one day

Ranchi, 1/2: The special PMLA court here sent former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), to judicial custody for a day, lawyers said. The JMM executive president has been sent to judicial custody for a day, lawyers said. Soren was arrested after a seven-hour grilling by the ED in a…

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ICC T20 World Cup 2026: ICC takes PCB to task, warns about repercussions of boycotting marquee India match

New Delhi, 2/2:With the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) adamant on forfeiting their ICC T20 World Cup fixture against India, the game’s global governing body has literally urged them to consider the long-term repercussions of its decision and “explore a mutually acceptable resolution. It is worth mentioning that while the Pakistan government granted permission for its…

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