Allow self-immolation: Dalits to Orissa CM

Driven out of their homes by a Maoist-back outfit and ignored by the state government, several Dalits from Orissa's Koraput district on Tuesday demanded immediate rehabilitation or permission for......

Flood batters AP, Karnataka; 194 dead

South India is reeling under floods. Heavy rain and surging flood waters continued to batter Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, claiming at least 194 lives and inundating vast swathes of land. The......

BJP to use SMS to woo voters

The Bhartiya Janata Party would spendRs 35 crore, sending SMSes to the electorate to woo them. The party described the turn about by Orissachief minister Naveen Patnaik as "most......

Oriental Bank to focus on eastern India

Oriental Bank of Commerce will open two regional offices this week, including one in Bhubneswar as the bank focuses on eastern India to grow organically. "We will inaugurate the regional office in......

Ranji: Bengal trounce UP; Nagaland bowled out for 25!

A summary of all the action from Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's B Sai Kishore picked 5/101 to bowl out Hyderabad for 258 on Day 4 of their Ranji Trophy......

Hockey World Cup: India open campaign against Spain

IMAGE: India are drawn in Pool D, alongside Spain, Wales and England. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images Hosts India will take on lower-ranked Spain in the men's Hockey World Cup opener at the......

FIH Pro League: Indian women go down to Netherlands

IMAGE: Action from the 2nd match between India and The Netherlands in FIH Pro League in Bhubneswar on Saturday. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter The Indian women's hockey team dished out a......

Sports Shorts: Narang-Ghatkar win silver medal in shooting meet

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Gagan Narang with Pooja Ghatkar. Photograph: Gagan Narang/Twitter Olympic medallist Gagan Narang made a fine comeback......