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Cuttack: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Odisha to address a public rally in Cuttack on occasion of completion of four years of his government, slammed the Opposition leaders saying the corrupt leaders were coming together “not to save the country but to save themselves”, making an apparent attack on Congress President Rahul Gandhi […]

Cuttack: It seems that the awareness campaigns on the rising sexual assaults against minor girls have fallen on deaf years as police today arrested a person on charges of attempting to rape a 12-year-old girl in Banki of Cuttack district. What was more shocking is that the accused happens to be the uncle of the […]

Kendrapara/Keonjhar: In yet another incident of sexual assault against minor girls, a seven-year-old girl of Derabish area in Kendrapara district was allegedly raped by a person of nearby Haladia village on May 23. The incident came to the fore after a complaint was lodged against accused Mihir Kumar Singh at the Derabish police station last […]

Bengaluru: HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka today administered by Governor Vajubhai Vala. #FLASH: JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy takes oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka, administered by Governor Vajubhai Vala. pic.twitter.com/8mdkcbX7dR — ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018   Congress member G Parameshwara took oath as deputy chief […]

New Delhi: Rail services on passenger reservation system (PRS), including enquiry on 139 and ticket bookings, will remain unavailable for a period of two and a half hours on Friday and Saturday, the Northern Railway said. The services will remain shut from 11.45 pm on May 18 to 2.15 am on May 19 due to […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could be a major boost for lakhs of railway commuters, the East Coast Railway today announced new provisions wherein passengers can use smart phones to buy unreserved train tickets. Key Features: ■  PASSENGERS NOW AVAIL UTS TICKETS THROUGH MOBILE FOR TRAIN JOURNEY ■  RAIL COMMUTERS CAN NOW USE A MOBILE APP TO […]

Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy today accused the BJP(Bharatiya Janata Party) of offering Rs 100 crore each to his party MLAs to join them. Speaking to reporters here after his election as leader of the JD(S) Legislature Party, he alleged that BJP was making attempts to lure his party MLAs with monetary offers. Addressing […]

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor, who is currently busy shooting for ‘Saaho’ along with Baahubali star Prabhas, has someone as a father that every daughter would want to have. Shraddha’s father and actor Shakti Kapoor recently praised her for her dedication towards work and said Shraddha will marry a man of her own choice…Nice to […]

By Kasturi Ray If Lord Jagannath and his ardent devotee Salabega are the reasons why singer Sona Mohapatra is being tagged as ‘a blot on Odias’; ‘a spoilt self proclaimed ambassador of Odias’ ; ‘a witch’; ‘a vamp’ ; ‘a half clad high heeled woman and what not’ – it’s a pity. Irrespective of whether […]

By Kasturi Ray Time and tide wait for none. So do people who shuffle off the mortal coil. Late Bansidhar Panda was even more of an exception. On the final day of his life, he waited for none before visiting the village deity to offer obeisance. For someone who, when alive, did not wait for […]

Barabanki: Twelve persons have died after consuming spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district. Four of the victims belong to one family. Official sources, however, put the death toll at six. The incident took place in Raniganj of Ramnagar area. Nearly two dozen persons have been admitted to the district hospital in a serious condition. All […]

New Delhi: The joint statement issued during the visit of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was a very clear recognition of India’s position on Jammu and Kashmir and shows a great deal of sensitivity to India’s concerns on terrorism, sources said here on Thursday. They said the two-day visit of the Crown Prince […]

Jaipur: The Congress on Thursday won the Ramgarh Assembly seat in Rajasthan, taking its tally in the 200-member house to 100. Congress candidate Shafia Khan won by a margin of 12,228 votes after polling 83,311 votes. Her nearest rival, BJP’s Sukhwant Singh, got 71,083 votes. Jagat Singh of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) finished third […]

Amaravati:Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he addressed him as ‘sir’ to satisfy his ego for the sake of the state. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief told an all-party meeting on the demand for special category status that he did everything possible in […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid their tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. “On Martyrs’ Day, we gratefully remember Mahatma Gandhi and the countless freedom fighters who sacrificed their all for our Independence,” the President tweeted. Modi said: “We reiterate our […]