New Delhi: Missing actor Gurucharan Singh, who played Roshan Singh Sodhis character in TV serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, returned home Friday after 24 days, officials said. According to a police officer, Singh had gone for a spiritual journey during which he visited several Gurudwaras and religious places in Punjab. He returned home Friday []

Rayagada: Residents in this district stare at a major water crisis shortly with the sharp decline in groundwater level, sources said Friday. The establishment of many industries and a rise in population are two of the main reasons for the alarming decrease in groundwater level, they pointed out. Rampant digging up of bore wells is []

Koraput: Koraput coffee which has carved a niche for itself on the world map has been hit hard by climate change, a report said. It seems that global warming has affected the coffee plants badly as the output has decreased considerably. This has prompted the officials of the Koraput Coffee Board to replace plants that []

Rourkela: Four people were killed and seven others suffered serious injuries Friday when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned near Bonai. All the passengers of the car were coming here to attend the last rites of Swapan Kumar Mohanty, an RSP employee who breathed his last Thursday after a prolonged battle with cancer. The []

Baripada: A leopard created a stir as it strayed into this town Friday morning. The animal was spotted in Bhanjpur locality of this town in Mayurbhanj district. After locals informed the Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), a team was promptly dispatched to conduct a rescue operation. Wild animals are often sighted in []

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Friday arrested a 24-year-old man on charges of burglary under Nandankanan police limits here May 3. The accused Saman Sabar alias Suman, who hails from Keonjhar, was residing in VSS Nagar area here, ACP (Zone VI) Ramesh Chandra Bishoi said. Bishoi said Suman burgled cash and other valuables from the house []

Keonjhar: Three days after the mutilated body of an Assistant Block Development Officer (ABDO) was found close to the railway tracks near Harichandanpur railway station in Keonjhar district Monday, the body of a Junior Engineer (JE) was recovered from the farmlands near Banachakulia village, under Ghatagaon police station limits of the district, late Thursday. Police []

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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Odisha from May 19, state BJP chief Manmohan Samal said Friday. Upon his arrival Sunday evening, PM Modi will convene a meeting with state BJP leaders in Bhubaneswar and spend the night in the city, Samal added. The following day, he []

Sambalpur: A faux pas by BJD leader Kartik Pandian on iconic poets of Odisha during an election campaign here Friday has provided new ammunition to the BJP, which attacked the bureaucrat-turned-politician over the Odia asmita (pride) issue. Pandian, a close associate of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, uttered names of some of the eminent personalities of []

Mumbai: Nicholas Poorans whirlwind 75 covered for skipper KL Rahuls sedate 55, providing a much-needed impetus to Lucknow Super Giants impressive total of 214 for 6 against Mumbai Indians in an IPL encounter here Friday. Struggling for momentum on what appeared to be a two-paced wicket at the start, LSG could only manage 69 for []

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday described the Congress manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls as Maoist, which he warned will put a break on the countrys economic growth and lead it to bankruptcy if implemented. The BJPs star campaigner claimed that the Congress, if elected to power at the Centre, will take away gold []

New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwals aide Bibhav Kumar Friday filed a police complaint against AAP MP Swati Maliwal, alleging she breached the security of the chief ministers residence to gain unauthorised entry May 13 and created a ruckus there, the party said. It also said that when Kumar tried to stop her she hurled abuses at []

New Delhi/Kolkata: The Election Commission Friday issued a show-cause notice to former high court judge and BJP Lok Sabha candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his improper, injudicious and undignified remarks against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The comments by Bandopadhyay triggered a war of words in poll-bound West Bengal, with TMC claiming that the comments reflect []

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Fact-Check The Verdict: Misleading The viral video is from 2021 and depicts BJP leader Anirban Ganguly being attacked by a mob in Bolpur during the state Assembly elections. Claim ID: 5e6bd388 What is the claim? A video circulating on social media purportedly shows Anirban Ganguly, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Jadavpur, a Lok []

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians opted to field against Lucknow Super Giants in the final IPL encounter for both teams here Friday. MI inducted seamer Arjun Tendulkar in playing eleven with premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah being rested ahead of T20 World Cup. Also, the injured Tilak Varma has been replaced by Dewald Brevis. Meanwhile, LSG too made []

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Bhubaneshwar: Wonderla Holidays, Indias largest amusement park chain, Friday announced the launch of its newest park at Kumbharbasta, near Bhubaneswar. With an investment of approximately Rs 190 crore, the 50 acre amusement park will present over 21 dry & wet rides, ranging from high-speed coasters to family-friendly attractions, to the visitors. We are thrilled to []

Moscow: Russian authorities Friday reported more than 100 Ukrainian drone attacks, causing at least one fatality and damage in various regions. The Krasnodar region in the south of Russia and the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine were badly affected in particular. In Belgorod, a woman and her son died after a drone hit []

New Delhi: Cloud software major Zohos Founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu Friday said the company is not ready to announce anything yet regarding investments in a semiconductor fabrication unit. Reacting to reports that Zoho is geared up to pump millions of dollars into a chip manufacturing/design plant, the company CEO said, We are not ready []

Mumbai: Streaming service Disney+ Hotstar Friday announced the fourth chapter of crime drama series Criminal Justice. The new installment will mark the return of actor Pankaj Tripathi as the uncanny lawyer Madhav Mishra. In a statement, the actor said the new chapter will delve further into the life of Mishra and his ability to front []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought the Enforcement Directorates (ED) response by May 20 on former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Sorens plea seeking interim bail in a money-laundering case for campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta also asked the federal agency to file a []

Hinjili / Kantabanji: Located at a distance of about 350 km from each other, Hinjili and Kantabanji Assembly constituencies of Odisha share two commonalities both hold migration as the key issue and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as the BJD candidate. Though local voters talk about infrastructure development, lack of job opportunities plague the two []

Mumbai: Suriya Sivakumars upcoming Tamil fantasy action film Kanguva has the biggest war sequence, featuring more than 10,000 people, and the action, stunts, and visualisation of the entire war episodes are done under international expertise. According to the sources: The makers, Studio Green, along with director Siva and the entire team, have worked on every []

New Delhi: Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri Friday said his decision to retire after next months World Cup qualifier against Kuwait was driven by instinct and he would like to take a sabbatical after completing his obligations in the domestic circuit. Chhetri, 39, announced his decision to retire from international football after the FIFA World []

New Delhi: The political hitman has started making efforts to save himself, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal said Friday as purported video footage from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals residence surfaced online. In the 52-second video, Maliwal is seen arguing with the security staff at the chief ministers residence. Maliwal was allegedly assaulted by []

London: Midfielder Thiago Alcantaras will leave Liverpool at an end the season upon the expiration of his contract, the Premier League club announced Friday. Thiago will bid farewell to Anfield after four seasons, during which he made 98 appearances and scored six goals while winning EFL Cup, FA Cup and Community Shield. They are two []

Balasore: At least 15 people fell ill after inhaling toxic gas emitted from a prawn processing plant near Nilagiri in Odishas Balasore district, police said Friday. Some workers, mostly women, engaged in the processing work in the plant complained of vomiting, nausea and difficulty in breathing Thursday night. They were immediately taken to Nilagiri hospital []

Patna: A school was set on fire by a mob in Patnas Digha area Friday after a four-year-old student was found dead on the campus, police said. The boy did not return home from school Thursday. When the family approached the school to know if he was there, the authorities denied it, they said. In []

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal Friday formally lodged an FIR with Delhi Police alleging harassment and torture she faced by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals personal secretary (PS) Bibhav Kumar. The FIR lodged by Swati Maliwal, a copy of which is with IANS, reveals details about the alleged atrocity []

Bangkok: Brazil have been named host for the Womens World Cup 2027 at the 74th FIFA Congress, Friday. The Brazilian bid prevailed against the submission from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, becoming the first nation to be handed a hosting rights with an open vote at the FIFA Congress. Brazil obtained 119 votes while a []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to grant an urgent hearing on a plea by an NGO seeking a direction to the Election Commission to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of conclusion of polling for each phase of the Lok Sabha elections. A bench of Chief Justice []

Mumbai: Kajol took a trip down memory lane, reminiscing about her younger days by sharing a picture from the world before selfies.. Kajol, one of the highest-paid actresses in Hindi cinema, took to Instagram and shared a monochrome picture. In the image, the actress is seen looking away from the camera as she sits still []

London: Ahead of the start of their Test summer, England have suffered a setback as pacer Josh Tongue has been ruled out for an indefinite period due to his pectoral injury. England will start their home summer with a three-match Test series against West Indies, starting July 10. With James Anderson retiring after the opening []

New Delhi: India is set to play their Mens T20 World Cup warm-up game against Bangladesh at a yet-to-be-decided location in the USA June 1, said the International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday. India, captained by Rohit Sharma, were the inaugural winners of the Mens T20 World Cup in 2007 and are aiming to claim the []

New Delhi: Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked the Cannes red carpet for the premiere of Francis Ford Coppolas Megalopolis in a stunning black gown by designers Falguni & Shane Peacock. A regular at the Cannes Film Festival for the past two decades, Aishwarya struck a pose in the monochrome gown adorned with 3D metallic elements []

Sambalpur: POCSO court judge Abhilash Senapati convicted Thursday Jogendra Pinga, a resident of Narimunda village in this district for raping a minor girl in 2017 and sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment (RI). The judge also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict. Failure to pay the penalty will mean an []

Keonjhar: A day after a gruesome road mishap snatched the lives of six occupants of a car near Rimuli under Champua police limits in this district cops identified the deceased Thursday. They informed me that five of the deceased were related. The deceased were identified as Sanjay Mahakud, his wife Sandhya Mahakud and their 12-year-old []

Rourkela: Since the announcement of the dates of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha, the Excise department has been on an overdrive in and around this town. Elections to the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency and the Assembly segments within it will be held May 20. The Excise Department has launched a massive crackdown []

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up the drive against cash flow for elections, the police seized Rs 2.5 lakh from a man at Biju Patnaik International airport (BPIA) here, Thursday. According to IIC of Airport police station, Tusharkant Sethi, the accused has been identified as Sachin Parik. He is a native of Jharsuguda area who arrived here by []

New Delhi: In a significant boost to farm exports from Odisha, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in the state have marked their foray into the global markets with the first commercial shipment of fresh mangoes and vegetables. This feat was made possible through a strategic collaboration between the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority []

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Thursday issued a warning to mobile users, urging caution against answering calls originating from Pakistani numbers starting with +92 on WhatsApp. Through their official social media platform, the Odisha Police advised mobile users to exercise vigilance and refrain from engaging with callers claiming to be police officers demanding money under pretenses involving []

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Tamluk/ Egra: A day after announcing that he would extend outside support to the opposition front INDIA after it comes to power, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said she is very much part of the anti-BJP alliance at the national level and would form the next government with it. While addressing an election []

Bhubaneswar: The series of roadshows by the BJP and the ruling BJD in the state capital has surcharged the political atmosphere in the run-up to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha. The first roadshow was held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi May 10, when a sea of humanity converged on both sides of []

New Delhi: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal was Thursday elected as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). The SCBA elections were held Thursday. A Harvard Law School graduate, Sibal was the additional solicitor general of India during 1989-90. He was designated as senior advocate in 1983. Between 1995 and 2002, the former minister []

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led a roadshow in state capital Bhubaneswar Thursday, seeking votes for his party BJD. Accompanied by his close aide Kartik Pandian, Patnaik also addressed people in between the roadshow, urging them to vote for conch the election symbol of his party. The roadshow began at Ganganagar Chhak amid []

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission (EC) Thursday decided to deploy 2,000 central forces personnel for elections in Odisha Ganjam district, which has been rocked by political violence, officials said. A committee headed by Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal approved the deployment of 20 companies of Central Armed Forces (CAPFs) in Ganjam where polling for one []

Jajpur: A worker died and three others were trapped as a black stone quarry collapsed in Odishas Jajpur district Thursday, police said. The accident happened in Dhankari in Dharmasala police station area, they said. An operation was underway to rescue the three labourers who were suspected to be trapped under the debris, they added. The []