New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Guyanas highest civilian honour, The Order of Excellence, by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, for his visionary statesmanship, championing the rights of developing countries on the global stage, exceptional service to the global community and for his commitment to strengthening India-Guyana relations. While accepting the award, PM []

New York: Indian businessman Gautam Adani who is one of the worlds richest people has been indicted in the US on charges he duped investors by concealing that his companys huge solar energy project on the subcontinent was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme. Adani, 62, was charged in an indictment unsealed Wednesday with []

Bolangir: Adani Group, through its subsidiary Mahanadi Mines and Minerals Pvt. Ltd., has acquired 112.86 acres of land in Bolangir district reportedly for compensatory afforestation. The land spans three locations 18.39 acres in Bharuamunda mouza under Khaprakhol tehsil, 61.2 acres in Bhalujori mouza under Patnagarh tehsil, and 33.27 acres in Dudukamal mouza under Belpada []

Bhawanipatna: A local court in Kalahandi district sentenced six persons to life imprisonment after convicting them in 2019 gangrape of a woman in Ghana jungle near Banamalipur village under Junagarh police limits. Dharamgarh Additional District and Sessions Judge Suresh Chandra Pradhan passed the verdict after examining the statements recorded by the witnesses, police chargesheet and []

Bhubaneswar: In a world racing against time to save its dwindling green cover, Jamuna Tudu has emerged as a fierce advocate for Indias forests, dedicating her life to this cause. Born in Odishas Mayurbhanj district, Tudus environmental journey began in Jharkhands Potka village, where she witnessed the destruction of forests at the hands of the []

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odishas organic date palm jaggery, known as Odisha Khajuri Guda, has emerged as a major attraction at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2024 in New Delhi. The GI-tagged natural sweetener has quickly become a best-seller at the Odisha Mandap, located in Hall Number 2 of Bharat Mandapam. The stall showcasing this []

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Barang: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by his uncle in Trisulia area Tuesday evening, police said Wednesday. Cuttack DCP Jagmohan Meena Addressing the media said the minors condition is critical. He also informed that the accused had been arrested. She is currently undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of SCB Medical College []

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Bolangir: A 20-year-old tribal woman was allegedly assaulted and human faeces were forced into her mouth in Odishas Bolangir district, police said Wednesday. The incident happened in Jurabandha village in Bangamunda police station area November 16, they said. The accused, a non-tribal man, was operating a tractor on the womans agricultural land, causing damage to []

Jajpur: Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo alleged that miscreants attacked him in Odishas Jajpur district Wednesday evening. Sahoo alleged that the attack took place near near Budha river bridge. No FIR has been filed in this regard, police said. However, the Jajpur SP Yashpratap Shrimal said appropriate action will be taken against persons indulging in []

Bhubaneswar: As the Odisha government began an inquiry into the incidents of the alleged sale of two children due to poverty in Rayagada and Bolangir districts, one of them was rescued from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, officials said Wednesday. The nine-day-old girl who was allegedly sold to a childless couple in Andhra Pradesh has been rescued []

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday started the Kharif paddy procurement process from Bargarh district. The paddy procurement process started with Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister KC Patra performing a special puja at Kalapani market yard, a government mandi in Bargarh district. The BJP has fulfilled its promise made during the Assembly election and the []

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to study the root causes for migration of labourers from the state and find solutions to address the issue. This was stated by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo after chairing a meeting of the High-Level Task Force constituted to address the migration of labourers. The government has []

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government said Wednesday that forest department officials will be held accountable for the deaths of elephants and tigers in the state. Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia announced this while addressing the Divisional Forest Officers (DFO) conference here. The death of elephants, the killing of tigers and eating their []

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Works minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday said the government will construct a six-lane grand ring road connecting all major commercial hubs of the state. This six-lane road will connect Mottu in Malkangiri district to Tiring in Mayurbhanj district. It will reduce travel time across Odisha to just 26 hours, linking all commercial hubs, Harichandan []

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday emphasised that the support and engagement of the Odia diaspora are vital for enhancing the states global outreach. Majhi was addressing an interactive session with over 400 members of the Odia diaspora in Singapore on the concluding day of his visit to the island nation. During the []

Nuapada: Two persons were arrested in Odishas Nuapada district for allegedly killing a leopard and eating its meat, officials said Wednesday. The forest officials of Komna forest range Tuesday seized the severed leopard head, skin and meat and arrested two persons from the spot. Principal Chief Conservator of Forst (PCCF) Susanta Nanda said that the []

Bhubaneswar: A seven-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) is scheduled to reach Odisha November 24 for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage caused by Cyclone Dana, informed Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Wednesday. As per official sources, this visit aims to evaluate the ground realities and provide critical insights for relief and recovery measures. []

Geneva: The World Health Organisation has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. In a statement late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it had []

New Delhi: In a bid to combat the rising air pollution woes of India, tech giant Google on Wednesday launched Air View+ an artificial intelligence-based solution that can help the government and the people with useful hyperlocal air quality information. Air View+ is powered by Google AI and works in collaboration with local climate []

Chennai: A video journalist of a private Telugu television channel here was mowed to death by a speeding luxury car on the Maduravoyal-Tambaram bypass here, police said Wednesday. The victim who was riding a motorcycle was flung about one hundred meters away from the accident spot when the BMW car on high speed knocked the []

Mumbai: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has heaped praise on the Vikrant Massey-starrer The Sabarmati Report. The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India, Hardeep Singh Puri, took to X, formerly called Twitter, to share his thoughts after attending a special screening of The Sabarmati Report. He wrote: It []

Bhubaneswar: In view of public demand, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced the extension of the historic Bali Jatra in Cuttack by one more day, while BJD demanded national festival status for the annual event. Majhi, who is on a business trip to Singapore, said in an X post that Bali Jatra will []

Baku (Azerbaijan): India Tuesday said the new climate finance goal to support climate action in the Global South must be rooted in the principle of climate justice and asked wealthy nations to take the lead in reducing emissions and ensure adequate carbon space for developing countries. Delivering Indias national statement at the UN climate conference []

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Registering a suo motu PIL over the recent death of three elephants in Sambalpur district, the Orissa High Court Tuesday issued a notice to the state government, seeking to know its measures to check such incidents. Two full-grown female elephants and a calf died after coming in contact with live wires laid by poachers []

Bhubaneswar: A high-level delegation from Odisha led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday held a roadshow in Singapore, showcasing the states investment potential. The delegation, which has been in Singapore since November 16, held an interactive session on business opportunities in Odisha, seeking to woo investors and industry leaders from across the ASEAN region. []

New Delhi/Rio de Janeiro: India and China decided to soon convene a meeting of their Special Representatives on the boundary question after a gap of nearly five years and inched closer to the resumption of direct flights as well as Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, weeks after pulling back their troops from two face-off points in eastern []

Bhubaneswar: Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash heading the commission of inquiry into the alleged torture of an Army officer and sexual assault of his fiancee Tuesday visited the Bharatpur Police Station in Bhubaneswar where the incident took place. The commission also heard the views of the five accused police officials including former Inspector in Charge of []

Moscow: Russias Defence Ministry said Tuesday that Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMs missiles at Russias Bryansk region. In a statement carried by Russian news agencies, the ministry said the military shot down five of them and damaged one more. The fragments fell on the territory of an unspecified military facility, the ministry said. The falling []

New Delhi/ Cuttack: A woman, who suffered a grievous injury after a speedboat collision in Mahanadi river near the Bali Yatra maritime trade fair ground in Odishas Cuttack, has been rescued from the waters, the Navy said Tuesday. The Yatra celebrates the rich maritime history of Odisha. While conducting reconnaissance for Bali Yatra 2024 preparations, []

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday distributed allotment letters among 116 beneficiaries of the Affordable Housing Project (AHP) for slum dwellers. State Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra distributed the allotment letters among the beneficiaries at a function in Bhubaneswar. A total of 116 beneficiaries received their allotment letters, including 47 for Chandrasekharpur AHP, 36 []

Imphal: Thousands of men and women Tuesday took part in a coffin rally in Manipurs Churachandpur in solidarity with the 10 Kuki-Zo-Hmar tribal Village Volunteers, who were killed in a reported encounter with CRPF in Jiribam district November 11. Jointly organised by Zomi Students Federation, Kuki Students Organisation and Hmar Students Association, thousands of men []

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back Tuesday after days of downtrend on value-buying at lower levels and rally in blue-chip stocks HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra and M&M. Continuous buying by domestic institutional investors also supported the indices, traders said. Snapping its four days of decline, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 239.37 points []

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Tuesday said a proper early warning system is key to successful handling of natural disasters. Speaking at a function marking a consultation with United Nations India and Reliance Foundation, Pujari said once the early warning system becomes perfect, mitigating the situation and facing natural disasters will []

Berhampur: An engineer in Odishas Ganjam district was arrested on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income, officials said Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Subash Chandra Panda, deputy general manager (civil) at the Odisha State Police Housing Welfare Corporations Berhampur division. According to the Vigilance departments statement, multi-storeyed buildings []

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit India next year as part of a laid down structure between the two countries for reciprocal annual visits by their leaders, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. The two sides are looking at the possibility of the visit but nothing has been finalised yet, they said. Prime Minister Narendra []

Virar: A major controversy erupted after BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde was gheraoed by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) activists Tuesday for allegedly distributing money in a hotel in Virar in Maharashtras Palghar district. The activists led by BVA legislator Kshitij Thakur got aggressive demanding Tawdes arrest. They threatened that they would not allow []

Mumbai: Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh, who recently performed in Ahmedabad, paused his performance after he spotted the fans watching the show from the balcony of the hotel. A video which is going viral on the Internet shows Diljit questioning those fans watching his show from a hotel balcony without tickets. He then asked his team []

New Delhi: After being released by the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) would target wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul in the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction. LSG snubbed their captain Rahul and retained Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and []

Bengaluru: Vikram Gowda, one of the most wanted Maoists killed in an encounter with the police, had more than 50 cases against him in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He had always opposed the state governments efforts to reform Maoists and bring them to the mainstream, said officials here Tuesday. According to police, Vikram Gowda []

Mumbai: Actor Dilip Joshi has finally addressed the rumours surrounding his alleged altercation with Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah producer Asit Modi. In a statement, Dilip dismissed the reports as completely false and questioned whether certain individuals might be envious of the shows ongoing success. He expressed his surprise over such unfounded claims, emphasizing that []

Mumbai: Bharat Dev Varma, the husband of actress Moon Moon Sen and the father of actresses Raima and Riya Sen passed away at his home in Kolkata Tuesday.per media reports, Bharats physical condition deteriorated after which an ambulance was called to his home from a hospital in the Dhakuria area of Kolkata. However, before the []

Mumbai: Gadar fame Utkarsh Sharma recently visited the Jagannath Temple to seek blessings for his upcoming project, Vanvaas. Sharma, who is best known for his role as Jeete in Sunny Deols blockbuster Gadar and its sequel Gadar 2, has kicked off the promotional journey for his upcoming film with a visit to the Lord Jagannath []

Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone recently gave her husband, actor Ranveer Singh, a sweet shout-out. Reacting to Singhs recent post, she mentioned she is incredibly proud of him. On Monday, the Simmbaactor shared a video of him revealing the secret behind his boundless energy, a protein bar from a brand he co-founded. In the video, members []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma said the veteran actor will have to deposit his passport and cooperate with the investigating officer in the probe. The top court also took note of the []

New Delhi: India pacer Harleen Deol returned from injury as India revealed their squad for next months womens ODI series in Australia, commences in Brisbane December 5. Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the squad while Smriti Mandhana will be her deputy in the three-match series. Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh are the two wicket-keeping options []

In an age where humanity faces existential threats from environmental crises, the fight against climate change has become more than a causeits a necessity. Amid rising temperatures and vanishing biodiversity, Heeta Lakhani has dedicated herself to combating these issues not just through action, but through education. Born in 1991 and raised in Mumbai, Heetas path []

Dhenkanal: A sub-collector in Odishas Dhenkanal district was arrested Tuesday after being found in possession of disproportionate assets, officials said. The accused has been identified as Narayan Chandra Nayak, sub-collector, Kamakhyanagar in Dhenkanal district. Among the assets found were three multi-storeyed buildings and 14 plots in Bhubaneswar, deposits over Rs 34.57 lakh, Rs 1.48 lakh []

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh fast bowler Yash Dayal has been included in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy squad as a backup player, pacers father Chanderpal Dayal told IANS Tuesday. Chanderpal, while revealing that Yash got a call to join the squad when he was in South Africa for the T20I series last week and joined the team []