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Coimbatore (TN): An Indian Navy sailor accused of transmitting classified maritime intelligence to a Pakistani operative was arrested, officials said Sunday. According to official sources, the espionage operation involved a social media honey-trap. The Andhra Pradesh Police Counter Intelligence (CI) cell arrested 31-year-old Pradeep Mukherjee October 3 at INS Agrani, a naval leadership training facility []

Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Rural Development Department allegedly made irregular payments to contractors without verifying mandatory bitumen purchase receipts, causing a loss of Rs 84.42 crore to the state exchequer, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed. Government guidelines require contractors to submit receipts proving the purchase of bitumen and emulsion from authorised []

Brahmapur: A 28-year-old man was allegedly killed by a fast-food shop owner at Nimakhandi village in Ganjam district late Saturday night, police said. The deceased, Tuna Nayak, was allegedly attacked by Raghav Sahu, 32, also from Nimakhandi. Police arrested Sahu Sunday and seized two knives and his scooter. Police said Tuna allegedly intimidated Raghav, who []

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a cash reward of Rs11 lakh for each player of Indias 2026 Asian Games gold-winning mens hockey team and Rs5.5 lakh for every support staff member. India beat Malaysia 5-1 in the final to win the mens hockey gold for the second time and secure a 2028 Olympics []

Delang: A Class IX student died of snakebite, and another was critical after the two were bitten while staying overnight at their school following a block-level sports competition in Puri district, according to reports. The deceased was identified as 14-year-old Sai Swayam Jena, while PK Gyanaranjan Parida is undergoing treatment at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. []

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Deputy Director Sushil Kumar Garg, posted in Chennai, for allegedly taking Rs 2.5 lakh bribe for issuing an airworthiness certificate to aircraft operated by a private company, officials said Sunday. The agency also arrested the Director of Ekvi Air Training Organisation Pvt Ltd, []

Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday said it expected India to expedite the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, saying that besides the legal process, political intent was also necessary for her return. The remarks came a day after Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said India could not give a timeframe for Hasinas return as Dhakas extradition []

Nantucket: A search continued Sunday off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six people that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston as authorities planned to comb the seabed floor, the US Coast Guard said. The Federal Aviation Administration contacted the Coast Guard at 2 am Saturday that it had lost contact []

Nabarangpur: A one-year-old boy was seriously injured after a stray dog attacked him while he was sleeping at his home in Sadar village under Kodiga on police limits in Nabarangpur district, officials said. The dog entered the house and attacked the child, biting him on the face and causing serious injuries. The childs parents, Raju []

Jajpur: A 24-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after her 27-year-old lover and his family members beat her up for pressing for marriage in Odishas Jajpur district, police said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Samir Sahu, has been arrested over the incident that took place in Mirzapur village in Dharmasala police station area on Saturday []

Jeddah: Indias Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Vipul, met Saudi Arabias Vice Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Abdulfattah bin Suleiman Al-Mashat, and reviewed preparations for Haj 2027, besides inspecting the Haj Terminal at Jeddah Airport and the Haramain High Speed Railway Station, the Consulate General of India in Jeddah said Sunday. Ambassador of India to Saudi []

Washington: US President Donald Trump has warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centres could move to China if the United States turns them away, defending their rapid expansion while backing measures intended to prevent the massive facilities from driving up household electricity costs. Trump made the remarks at a campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday []

Brahmapur: A 28-year-old noted criminal was killed after his friend allegedly slashed his throat during a drunken brawl in Odishas Brahmapur, police said Sunday. The incident took place at Nimakhandi when the two, along with two others, were consuming liquor Saturday night. An argument ensued between Tuna Nayak, who was wanted in at least eight []

Jajpur: Stones were allegedly pelted at the convoy of former BJD MLA Pranab Balabantaray Sunday while he was returning after attending a meeting in Panturi village under Gadamadhupur panchayat in Jajpur districts Dharmashala area. Balabantaray alleged that the attack took place in the presence of police personnel and claimed that the assailants were armed with []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Monday a batch of pleas seeking suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and challenging the manner in which the poll panel led by him took decisions, allegedly without the approval of two election commissioners. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Monday a batch of pleas seeking suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and challenging the manner in which the poll panel led by him took decisions, allegedly without the approval of two election commissioners. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi []

New Delhi: GST Council is likely to consider this week a sweeping rewrite of GST enforcement that would take arrest powers away from tax officials and require a court order for any arrest, people familiar with the proposal said, in what could become the next major pillar of the governments Next-Generation GST reforms. The GST []

New Delhi: Amid widespread controversy over the discrepancies in the Election Commissions flawed and partisan Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and Oppositions clamour for action, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday issued a detailed rebuttal of charges while accusing Congress, the principal opposition party, of resorting to fearmongering. BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde shared an explainer []