Maoists would release tape over resignation: Hikaka

Three days after being freed by Maoists, Odisha Member of Legislative Assembly Jhina Hikaka on Sunday said the ultras are likely to release a fresh audio message which could clear the air over his......

Odisha: BJD MLA to be freed on Thursday

Maoists, who had kidnapped Biju Janata Dal Member of Legislative Assembly Jhina Hikaka nearly a month ago, have decided to release the tribal leader on Thursday, said a lawyer who fights cases for......

Odisha MLA completes 30 days in Maoist captivity

Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka Monday completed a month in captivity of Maoists even as all including Odisha government were anxiously waiting for the 'praja (people's) court' proposed by the......

Maoist deadline nears, Odisha looks for negotiators

With the Maoists firm on their demands and determined to keep Biju Janata Dal Member of Legislative Assembly Jhina Hikaka hostage till April 25, the Odisha government on Saturday said it would......

Indian men and women beat Singapore to enter quarters

IMAGE: India's Ajay Jayaram beat Kean Yew Loh of Singapore 21-11, 21-18. Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images. India began their campaign Badminton Asia Team Championships in style with both......

UP bowlers lead fightback after batsmen fail

Deepak Behera took a six-wicket haul as Odisha bundled out Uttar Pradesh for a meagre 160 and then themselves slumped to 70 for five on the opening day of their last Ranji Trophy Group B league......

India GP: Kashyap, Sindhu storm into final

India's star shuttler Parupalli Kashyap and teen sensation PV Sindhu stormed into the final of the men's and women's singles respectively in the $120,000 Syed Modi Indian Grand Prix Gold tournament......

Karnataka take first innings lead over Odisha

Karnataka's batsmen struggled against a spirited Odisha bowling attack as they put up a modest 213 and took a paltry 11-run first innings lead on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match in......

Karnataka pacers restrict Orrisa to 202

SL Akshay and Vinay Kumar shared seven wickets between them as Karnataka bundled out Orissa for just 202 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Bangalore. Orissa's Niranjan......