The Election Commission (EC) Thursday shunted out the district magistrate (DM) of Dhenkanal and superintendents of police (SPs) of Deogarh and Cuttack (Rural) districts, saying these posts are meant for IAS and IPS officers respectively.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday night in an Excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said.

Veteran politician and former Odisha Minister Damodar Rout passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, this morning. He was declared brain dead. Rout, 81.

The Garrick Club is one of London’s last remaining gentlemen’s clubs, with members drawn from across the British establishment.

The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the notification on setting up of a Fact Check Unit (FCU) under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to identify fake news about the Centre.

The Election Commission (EC) Thursday shunted out the district magistrate (DM) of Dhenkanal and superintendents of police (SPs) of Deogarh and Cuttack (Rural) districts, saying these posts are meant for IAS and IPS officers respectively.

Qwik Supply Chain Private Ltd, a little-known company with a registered address at Navi Mumbai’s Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) and having links to Reliance Industries, gave Rs 395 crore to the BJP and Rs 25 crore to the Shiv Sena, data uploaded by the Election Commission showed Thursday.

World Water Day 2024 will be celebrated on the theme, ‘Water for Peace’ Friday. The state government and various environment organisations will host special events to celebrate the day.

Former Union minister Dilip Ray, who was sentenced to three-year jail term in a coal scam case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand block in 1999, Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to grant a stay on his conviction as he wishes to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections

 Facing criticism from the medical fraternity, the Kerala Health Department Thursday retracted an order issued March 13 that prohibited its officials from engaging in social media activity or creating YouTube channels.

The Supreme Court Thursday refused to stay the appointment of new election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, saying that doing so would lead to “chaos and uncertainty” as the Lok Sabha elections are round the corner.

Odisha Vigilance authorities today apprehended Rasananda Kar, Block Education Officer (BEO) of Daringbadi in Kandhamal district, for allegedly siphoning off Rs 20 lakh from the teachers’ pension scheme.

Voicing “serious concern” over the conduct of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for his refusal to reinduct senior DMK leader K Ponmudi as a minister in the state cabinet even after it suspended his conviction, the Supreme Court Thursday directed him to decide the issue within 24 hours.

India’s fertility rate dropped from nearly 6.2 in 1950 to just under 2 in 2021, and is projected to fall further to 1.29 and 1.04 in 2050 and 2100, respectively, according to a new global research published in The Lancet journal.

 Russia fired 31 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv before dawn Thursday in the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in six weeks, officials said. Air defenses shot down all the incoming missiles, though 13 people including a child were injured by falling wreckage, they said.

Private equity and venture capital investments declined to $2.2 billion in February, 39 per cent down when compared with the year-ago period’s $3.7 billion, a report said Thursday

Western outfits are banned for students during a cultural festival at the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla.

Rayagada MLA Makaranda Muduli is the ‘poorest’ legislator in Odisha, said, the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) in its report. As per the report, Muduli has only movable assets worth Rs 15,000 and no immoveable asset.

As many as 47 MLAs of the total 147 in Odisha have serious criminal cases against them, said the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) in its report

The highstakes match between cross-city rivals Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru here Friday will not only usher in IPL 2024 but also a new dawn for the defending champions with iconic MS Dhoni handing over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Dhoni