Briefs

Chennai: Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has undergone an angioplasty procedure after a cardiac evaluation at Apollo Hospital here. In a media release on Monday, the hospital said Muralitharan...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Pradipta Kumar Naik has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, the leader of the opposition said that he had flu symptoms and underwent the COVID-19...

Rayagada: A swarm of bees stung four labourers leaving them critically injured in Rayagada district on Sunday. The incident occurred on NH-326 near Gumma Ghati on the Rayagada-Koraput road. The...

Koraput: Police seized cash, a mobile phone and pen drive from some under-trial prisoners following a raid at Jeypore sub-jail early on Sunday. According to sources, a team led by...

Raipur: A fire broke out at a COVID-19 hospital in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, killing at least four people. The horrible mishap took place at Rajdhani Hospital. “Four persons have died...

Bhubaneswar: Two days after the death of Congress leader Ajit Mangaraj, his mother Khetramani succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday night. Mangaraj, the Congress candidate for bypoll to Pipili Assembly constituency,...

Australia on Friday reported the first death linked to blood clots, post administration of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The 48-year-old woman was injected with the vaccine on April 8, hours before Australian...

London: The UK Home Office on Friday approved the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi to India. Modi is an accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank scam...

Lucknow: Given the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government will enforce a lockdown across all cities and rural areas on Sunday. Top officials have been directed to...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal President, Naveen Patnaik, on Friday suspended Amaresh Panda andBinaya Panda of Sudargarh district from the party. They have been suspended with immediate effect for their...