Former Odisha Assembly speaker Maheswar Mohanty died at a private hospital here, Tuesday. Mohanty, a BJD leader who was also a minister, was 67. He is survived by two sons and wife.

The Supreme Court Tuesday clarified that its earlier order for prohibiting manufacture and sale of firecrackers containing barium and banned chemicals is applicable to all the states and not just Delhi and National Capital Region.

The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre to stop the selective ‘pick and choose’ approach in appointments to the top court, high courts and transfers between high courts, warning it of of “an unpalatable order” if the delay and selectivity continue while making appointments recommended by the SC collegium.

A factory manufacturing fake gutkha was busted in Koraput district and three persons were arrested in this connection, police said Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, three police teams raided a building on the outskirts of the Lamtaput area Monday evening and seized seven gutkha packaging machines, a senior officer said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths probing the multi-crore municipalities’ recruitment case in West Bengal are grilling the present chairman of one urban civic body and the former chairman of another municipality since Tuesday morning.

The Congress Tuesday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of a five-year extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was "blatant violation" of the model code of conduct and said the party would approach the Election Commission on the issue.

NATO member countries that signed a key Cold War-era security treaty froze their participation in the pact Tuesday just hours after Russia pulled out, raising fresh questions about the future of arms control agreements in Europe.

As much as 98 per cent of China’s development funding for its all-weather ally Pakistan came in the form of “less-thangenerous loans,” with only two per cent coming in the form of grants between 2000 and 2021, according to a research report.

The Union Government has authorised the release of tax devolution to the tune of `72,961.21 crore to state governments for the month of November 2023 just ahead of the festive season. This will enable the state governments to make in-time releases and add to the festivities and celebrations among the people, the Finance Ministry said.

Batting on one leg, Glenn Maxwell used his bat like a butcher’s blade and produced an astonishing double century to singlehandedly lift Australia into another World Cup semifinal with a threewicket win over Afghanistan here Tuesday

Odisha FC come from behind to defeat Maziya Sports & Recreation of Maldives 3-2 in a Group D match of the AFC Cup.

With Delhi schools being shut due to pollution yet again, several parents have said that virtual learning is not as effective as physical classes and urged the government to find a permanent solution.

Girl students of Odisha's Sambalpur University on Tuesday staged a dharna in front of the institute's administrative building demanding strict action against eve-teasers and extra security on the campus.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had a narrow escape on Tuesday when a 'rath' in which he was travelling came in contact with an electricity wire in Rajasthan's Nagaur.

Amid high pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi Traffic Police has issued over 4,700 challans to vehicle owners driving without a pollution under control (PUC) certificate in the last four days, officials said on Tuesday.