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Chennai: A businessman Friday approached the Madras High Court to direct the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to immediately conduct a detailed, thorough and fair probe pertaining to the background and details of Yogesh Sharma alias Saurav Das, the National Co-Convenor of Cockroach Janata Party and his parents. In his petition, Ganesh Kumar said that […]
Sambalpur: The carcass of a 12 to 14-year-old elephant was recovered from an agricultural field in Chhamunda section of Padiabahal forest range in Sambalpur district Friday. Electrocution from solar fencing wire is suspected to have caused the death, forest officials said. Padiabahal forest range officer Sunil Khilari and other personnel recovered the carcass before launching […]
New Delhi: Jio Platforms Friday reported a 13.7 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,389 crore for the September 2026 quarter, driven by subscriber gains, higher realisations per user and healthy growth in digital services. The digital and telecom company’s consolidated revenue from operations rose 11.4 per cent to Rs 40,475 crore […]
New Delhi: Tata Motors has acquired an 89.42 per cent stake in Italian commercial vehicle maker Iveco Group, making it an indirect subsidiary of the Indian automaker following completion of the initial settlement of its tender offer. In a joint statement Friday, the companies said TML CV Holdings B.V., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata […]
Mumbai: Noel Tata has written to Tata Sons to take up a business reorganisation plan presented by him to avert listing of the conglomerate’s holding company, and Shapoorji Pallonji group’s part-exit to raise Rs 25,000 crore at the next board meet scheduled for November 26. Noel, who chairs Tata Trusts, has sent two separate letters […]
Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties in Odisha Friday slammed the BJP for “failing” to make adequate preparation to deal with cyclone ‘Arnab’ despite forecasts of heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of the state. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Opposition Chief Whip Pramila Mallik said that had the state government taken preventive measures in advance, damages […]
Brahmapur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas of Ganjam and Gajapati districts of the state to assess the flood situation and review rescue and relief operations. Heavy downpour caused by the cyclonic storm Arnab has left several villages waterlogged and thousands of people stranded in Ganjam […]
New Delhi: Population census will be conducted across India, except in poll-going and snow-bound regions, from January 25 to February 28, 2027, the Census Commissioner announced Friday. According to an official notification, the reference date for the census shall be 00:00 hours of March 1, 2027. In all states and Union territories, except Manipur (till […]
Baripada: A court in Odisha Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a 22-year-old disabled woman in Mayurbhanj district in 2025. Ad hoc Additional District-cum-Fast Track Special Court Judge S K Nayak also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict, and failure to pay the amount would result in his sentence […]
Washington: Elon Musk has given $446 million to influence the 2026 US midterm elections, the most by any donor in modern American history, as the 50 biggest contributors pour about $2.8 billion into the race, according to a Washington Post tracker based on Federal Election Commission (FEC) data. The Brennan Center for Justice puts Musk’s […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday expressed grief over the deaths of three members of a family, including a nine-month-old baby, in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Odisha’s Kandhamal district and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. The landslide occurred at […]
Astana: Manisha Bhanwala scripted history Friday, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Wrestling World Championships and only the second wrestler from the country to achieve the feat after Sushil Kumar, who claimed the men’s 66kg title in 2010. Manisha clinched the women’s 59kg gold with a sensational come-from behind […]
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday enquired about the flood situation in Odisha following Cyclone Arnab and expressed concern over the well-being of people affected by the calamity. In a post on X, the President’s office said, “President Droupadi Murmu spoke with Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha, telephonically and enquired about the situation […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed concern over the hardships faced by the people in Ganjam due to the unprecedented flooding caused by Cyclone Arnab. LoP Patnaik spoke to the Ganjam Collector over the telephone and enquired about the flood situation across Ganjam district, including Hinjili, his constituency, and […]
Mumbai: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh believes that not regularly picking players like Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the ODI squad does not do “justice” to their immense talent. “I would love to see him (Abhishek) in the ODIs, to be honest, and I have said this before that if we are […]
