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Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: A woman from Odisha working as a domestic help in Gurugram has accused a senior journalist of sexually harassing her. The journalist reportedly working for a national daily has been booked by police based on the complaint filed by the 25-year-old woman. As per reports in national media, the woman was working as […]

Bhubaneswar:  In a bid to further boost the air connectivity, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has urged the Centre for introduction of direct flights between Bhubaneswar and Dubai. In a letter to Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (I/C), Civil Aviation, Housing and Urban Affairs, Patnaik stated that there has been a significant rise in traffic […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Government has decided to provide houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana –Gramin (PMAY-G) to the people of Odisha affected by the severe cyclonic storm Fani which caused large scale damage in the State. Responding to an unstarred question by BJD Rajya Sabha members Prashanta Nanda and Narendra Swain, Union Minister of Rural […]

New Delhi: Three persons, including a woman, were killed after a major fire engulfed a rubber factory in Delhi on Saturday, an official said. The incident took place in Jhilmil Industrial Area near Dilshad Garden. “Twenty six fire tenders have been sent to the spot and a rescue operation is underway,” said Atul Garg, Delhi […]

Kalahandi: ‘We have orders from the top. Please remove your jewellery.’ This was enough for a three-member criminal gang to trick an elderly woman and loot gold ornaments from her in broad daylight in the busy streets of Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district. Reportedly, the miscreants intercepted one Ramkali Agarwal and asked her to remove her […]

New Delhi: “There was never a chance for South Africa to win this World Cup without you,” said former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to former Proteas captain AB de Villiers after he cleared the controversy regarding his selection in the showpiece event being held in England and Wales. During the ongoing World Cup, there were […]

North Berwick: Ace Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma shrugged off an average first round score to make a dramatic comeback in the second round of the Aberdeen Investments Scottish Open. Sharma made the cut with a score of 66 (5-under par) in the second round after a par score i.e. 71 on Day 1. On the […]

London: Black Caps all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has appealed to the Indian fans to resell their tickets via the official platform if they don’t want to come and watch the World Cup finals to be played between New Zealand and England at Lord’s on Sunday. “Dear Indian cricket fans. If you don’t want to come to […]

Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar today issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for nine Odisha districts. As per the latest weather bulletin, thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Cuttack, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Khurda including Bhubaneswar between 1 […]

Bengaluru: The beleaguered ruling Congress in Karnataka is wooing some of its rebel MLAs to withdraw their resignations and help its tottering coalition government with the JD-S survive the political crisis gripping the state, a party official said on Saturday. “Our senior leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, D.K. Shivakumar and Krishna Byre Gowda […]

Jagatsinghpur: The ongoing dispute over property of Nrusinghanath Mutt at Balikuda Khambakula in Jagatsinghpur district turned violent during pulling of chariot of the sibling deities during Bahuda Yatra on Friday. Tension erupted after the ‘Mahanta’ of the mutt, Biswajit Das was opposed by some local villagers during conduct of the rituals yesterday. Protesting the entry […]

New Delhi: The Press Club of India on Saturday said it supports the decision of the Entertainment Journalists Guild to boycott actor Kangana Ranaut for refusing to apologise for lashing out at a PTI reporter during a press conference. Members of the Press Club of India said in a statement that they are anguished and […]

Shahjahanpur (UP): Three persons were killed and eight others suffered serious injuries when the private bus they were travelling in collided with a dumper here on Saturday, police said. The private double-decker bus, travelling from Dehradun to Nighasan in Lakhimpur Kehri district of Uttar Pradesh, met with an accident near Laugapar jungle in the morning, […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP National Vice-president Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda has refuted allegations of over-staying in the government bungalow allotted to him in New Delhi. Recently, BJD’s Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty took to Twitter to level the aforementioned allegations against the former Parliamentarian stating that he has not vacated the government bungalow at 02, Mahadev Road in New […]

Kathmandu: At least 21 people were killed while 10 others were reported missing due to floods and landslides caused by incessant rain in Nepal, police said on Saturday. According to the police, at least 10 people have sustained injuries, while a total of 50 others were rescued, The Himalayan Times reported. Over 200 places across […]