Odisha

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs held a protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament on Tuesday, condemning the alleged surge in crimes against women and children in BJP-ruled Odisha. The MPs accused the state government of failing to maintain law and order, demanding immediate central intervention and a judicial inquiry into recent “horrific” [...]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has denied anticipatory bail to suspended IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in a corruption case under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Justice V Narasingh, presiding over a single-judge bench, overturned the interim protection granted to Sethi on July 3, which had temporarily shielded him from coercive action by [...]

Bhubaneswar: A nursing officer at AIIMS Bhubaneswar was arrested after a female hospital attendant accused him of misbehaving with her inside the hospital premises. The accused, identified as Nanu Ram Choudhury, was arrested late Sunday night by Khandagiri Police, based on a formal complaint lodged by the victim. Sources said the incident occurred at the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department launched extensive searches today at 10 locations associated with Raja Kishore Jena, Assistant Engineer (AE), Roads & Buildings (R&B) Division-III, Bhubaneswar, following allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The operation, authorized by search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, is being conducted by [...]

New Delhi:  The share of US smartphone shipments assembled in China shrank from 61 per cent in Q2 2024 to 25 per cent in Q2 2025 and most of this decline has been picked up by India, according to a new report. The total volume of “Made-in-India” smartphones grew 240 per cent year on year,

Phulbani: Saroj Kanta Ray, former Principal of Govt. ITI, Phulbani, District Kandhamal, and currently a Lecturer in Electronics at Govt. Polytechnic, Dhenkanal, was convicted today by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Phulbani, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Ray was chargesheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The official Instagram account of Higher Education Department of the Odisha Government was hacked on Monday, as per reports. Unauthorized posts, unrelated to the department’s activities, were uploaded during the breach. In an official statement, the department noted, “It has been found that the Instagram account of the Higher Education Department was hacked for [...]

Bhubaneswar: Young and dynamic IAS officer Keerthi Vasan V has officially assumed charge as the new Collector and District Magistrate of Ganjam. Prior to this, he served as the Collector and District Magistrate of Koraput, where he earned recognition for his administrative acumen and developmental focus. Upon taking charge, Keerthi Vasan underlined his commitment to [...]

Seoul: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has said Samsung Electronics will manufacture the US electric vehicle maker’s next-generation AI6 chip at its semiconductor plant in the state of Texas. Musk made the announcement on Sunday (U.S. time) on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, stating, “The strategic importance of this is hard

Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Monday it has secured a 22.8 trillion-won ($16.4 billion) order to supply semiconductors to a major undisclosed customer. In a regulatory filing, the South Korean tech giant said it signed a foundry contract set to be completed by Dec. 31, 2033. The company did not disclose the identity of the