Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy rainfall alerts as the depression over south coastal Odisha weakens and moves west-northwestwards. The system was centered on Tuesday near latitude 19.8°N and longitude 84.0°E, about 50 km north-northwest of Daringbadi and 90 km east of Bhawanipatna.The IMD said the depression is likely to continue moving west-northwest…
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings IPL match is all set to be played in Wankhede Stadium of Mumbai today from 7.30 PM onwards. Concern over Rohit Sharma’s fitness has been raised by the team as he had suffered a hamstring injury while playing against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Mumbai Indians started their IPL campaign with…
Ahmedabad, 28/4: The BJP on Tuesday emerged victorious in all 15 municipal corporations where elections were held on April 26, officials said. The party made a clean sweep in Morbi and Porbandar Municipal Corporations, bagging all 52 seats in both the local bodies. Of the 17 municipal corporations in the state, elections were held in…
New Delhi, 12/12: A Delhi court on Monday granted one-week interim bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots, for his sister’s wedding. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted relief to Khalid from December 23 to 30. Khalid, a former student leader of…
Ahmedabad, 9/11: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and ex-deputy chief minister part of his government, Nitin Patel, on Wednesday announced that they won’t be contesting upcoming Assembly elections. The BJP leadership had removed the two senior BJP leaders from their posts along with entire cabinet last year in an unprecedented move and current chief…
New Delhi, 23/12: One of the most prominent names among India’s chess stars, Delhi-based Tania Sachdev has lashed out at the state government for not recognising her achievements in any manner whatsoever. In an X post on Monday, the 38-year-old said that she is saddened by Delhi government’s lack of acknowledgement of players from its…
UP, 26/10: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given a big statement regarding the National President of Samajwadi Party and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav. Taking a jibe at the poster of Akhilesh Yadav, he said that I am coming, it means ‘abduction, anarchy, looting’. We will not let this go on. Speaking…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday virtually laid the foundation stones for two fishery projects worth around Rs 160 crore in Odisha. He laid the foundation stones for the fishery projects while launching the Rs 24,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) and a Rs 11,440-crore Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses in Delhi. The fishery…
Cuttack: Justice Harish Tandon has been appointed as the new Orissa High Court Chief Justice, said reports on Friday. The President has appointed him on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the Central Government to appoint Justice Tandon as the Chief Justice. Justice Tandon is currently the senior-most judge…
Malkangiri: Maoists have killed a villager suspecting him to be a Police informer in Odisha-Chhattisgarh border area in the Bijapur district of Chhattishgarh. The incident took place in the Kesamundi village of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, bordering Odisha’s Malkangiri district. The deceased has been identified as Hidma Sodhi. As per reports, the Maoists brutally murdered…
