Kendrapada: A 24-year-old youth in Jajpur district was arrested on Sunday for raping a 17-year-old girl multiple times on the pretext of marriage. The survivor lodged an FIR on Saturday against the accused and alleged that for the last four days he had sexually exploited her in a hotel in Puri after promising to marry … Read more
Bhubaneswar: Police on Sunday rescued a 12-year-old girl, who was allegedly forced to work as a domestic help in a businessman’s residence in Chandrasekharpur area, where she was subjected to torture. Police sources said the case was reported from Shailashree Vihar.The minor was working at the businessman’s residence for the last one year and was … Read more
The consecration ceremony was held over 4 days in Sydney Bhubaneswar: Over 1,000 people attended the four-day ‘pranpratistha’ (consecration) ceremony of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra at Sri Durga Devi Devasthanam, Regents Park, in Sydney, Australia, from March 24 to 27.The ceremony, organised by Shree Jagannatha Consciousness ANZ, was conducted by Surya Narayan … Read more
If you ask most parents what respect looks like, the answers are usually very clear.Say namaste.Touch elders’ feet.Don’t talk back.Don’t sit while elders are standing.Use “aunty,” “uncle,” “sir,” “ma’am.”All visible things. All easy to correct. All easy to judge from the outside.But here’s the uncomfortable question.Have you ever seen someone who is extremely polite to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will resign from the state legislative council on Monday.JD(U) MLA Anant Kumar Singh confirmed the move, saying, “Yes, he is doing so. Everyone wanted the same (that he should not resign from the CM post), but he did not agree.”This comes days after Nitish Kumar was elected to … Read more
Veteran actor Supriya Pathak has candidly spoken about two deeply personal phases of a woman’s life—her first period and menopause—revealing how both experiences shaped her understanding of herself. Recalling her first period, Supriya said she had absolutely no awareness about it. Opening up about menopause, Supriya described it as a “strange phase,” but one that … Read more
The first signs did not come with a declaration or a warning. They came as flashes in the Gulf sky, as sirens cut through the stillness of cities that had long believed they could stay outside the direct line of fire. For decades, West Asia had learned to live with tension. Proxy battles, covert strikes, … Read more
Top diplomats from key regional powers gathered in Pakistan over the weekend to discuss ways to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, even as fighting continued with US-Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory missile and drone attacks by Tehran.Pakistan said foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt were participating in the talks … Read more
Across the US, from small towns to big cities, protesters turned out in millions over war, prices and immigration crackdowns. Does this moment signal a real shift?
Actress Shilpa Shirodkar was stuck in Mumbai traffic for around 4 hours on Saturday while traveling to work and back. Giving the frustrating situation a hilarious spin, the ‘Jatadhara’ actress said that instead of spending all this time in the car, she would have happily watched Ranveer Singh’s “Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge” again in the … Read more