Briefs

Bhubaneswar: Team Shadow Warriors, featuring esports athletes from Bhubaneswar, secured a top-8 position in the National Esports Championship 2026 in the esports title Honor of Kings. They qualified for the...

New Delhi: The planned dedication of the HPCL Rajasthan refinery by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 21 has been postponed following a fire incident at its Crude Distillation Unit, the...

Bhubaneswar: The national women’s selection committee has picked Odisha’s Sreya Priyadarsini for the U-19 Girls’ Elite Camp. Sreya, a medium-pacer, has been included in Team A for the camp, which...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department has issued a nowcast warning for five districts of Odisha, including Bhubaneswar and Cuttack till around 6 pm on Friday. According to the forecast, light...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha bagged a gold and two bronze medals at the Asmita Pencak Silat League Senior National 2025-26 which concluded in Shillong. Meghalaya once again showcased its dominance in martial arts,...

Bhubaneswar: A youth died after allegedly setting himself on fire at Rajmahal Square in Bhubaneswar on Friday. According to sources, he doused his body with petrol and set himself ablaze...

Bhubaneswar: Swasti Singh, ace cyclist from Odisha, will have an opportunity to do her state and country proud later this month. The 25-year-old Swasti has been selected to represent India at...

Kendrapada: Panic gripped Pattamundai in Odisha's Kendrapada district after a dead snake was found in a pot of Dalma during a community feast organised as part of a weeklong Bhagavat...

Gajapati: A minor boy has been detained on allegations of raping a 7-year-old Tibetan girl in Odisha’s Gajapati district. Police confirmed that the accused minor is being questioned at the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Rima Bhoi claimed a gold and a bronze in the 58 kg Senior category at the IWLF National Weightlifting Championship 2025-26 in Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The 23-year-old Rima...