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Odisha Gives MLAs A 200% Pay Hike

In terms of MLA salaries, Odisha is followed by Telangana (about Rs 2.7 lakh), Maharashtra (Rs 2.6 lakh), Manipur (Rs 2.5 lakh), and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 2.4 lakh). IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan......

Odisha police intensify anti-Maoist ops, caution people

A day after neutralising four Maoists, including Ganesh Uike (69) who carried a Rs 1.2 crore bounty on his head, Odisha Police on Friday intensified operations in Kandhamal district hoping to......

Vehicles torched, fake Maoist posters used in Odisha extortion bid

Miscreants torched three vehicles of a local contractor and put up fake Maoist posters in Odisha's Kalahandi district, the police said on Tuesday. IMAGE: Security personnel during an anti-Maoist......

Private plane crash-lands in Odisha, 6 injured

At least six people were injured when a small aircraft of a private airline made a crash landing near Rourkela on Saturday, Odisha's Commerce and Transport minister B B Jena said. IMAGE: A small......

Minor girl raped, murdered in Odisha, 1 held; Oppn calls bandh

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a massive outrage with locals demolishing the accused's house, the police said on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

Odisha leads in GST growth, T'gana in direct taxes

A shift appears underway in India’s tax landscape. States with relatively smaller tax collections like Odisha and Telangana are emerging as the fastest-growing contributors to indirect and direct......

Karan Fries: India's New Dairy Powerhouse

Karan Fries is a synthetic cow breed developed by the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. IMAGE: The Karan Fries cow breed. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......

Inflation rises to 3-month high of 1.33% in Dec; remains below RBI tolerance band

Retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December, mainly due to higher prices of food items, but remained below the Reserve Bank of India's lower tolerance level.......

States Have Thrown A Spanner In RBI's Easy-Money Machine

State debt is rising because revenues are disappointingly weak.Ten states have debt ratios exceeding 30 per cent.In 2023-2024, states were borrowing simply to meet day-to-day expenses, points out......

How are power stocks likely to fare in 2026

The power sector presents a puzzle. A fast-growing economy should be aligned to higher power demand but that hasn’t been the case in the financial year 2026 till date (FY26TD). Illustration:......

Fans Pay Homage To Dharmendra

Photograph: ANI Photo Dharmendra's passing truly heralds the end of an era, and sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik dedicated his latest art work to that. He created a five-foot sand art at Puri beach......

Ranji Trophy: Rekhade powers Vidarbha to big win over Odisha

Jharkhand-Baroda match ends in draw IMAGE: Parth Rekhade was the pick of the bowlers for Vidarbha with figures of 5 for 80. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dr Yash Kashikar/X Left-arm spinner Parth......

ISL 2025-26: 13 teams confirm participation

The top-tier ISL will feature 91 matches, assuming that Odisha FC take part, on a home-and-away basis. Each team will play 13 matches. If Odisha FC pull out, then there will be 78 matches with each......

Vidarbha rope in left-arm spinner Farde for Odisha tie

IMAGE: Gaurav Farde will add stealth to Vidarbha's bowling department. Photograph: Gaurav Farde/Instagram Defending champions Vidarbha on Thursday replaced Akshay Karnewar with left-arm spinner......

Santosh Trophy: Holders West Bengal thrash Nagaland

IMAGE: Holders West Bengal kicked off their Santosh Trophy 2026 campaign with a big win over Nagaland on Wednesday. Photograph: Indian Football/X Defending champions West Bengal began their......

Pant, Arya fireworks seal Delhi's Vijay Hazare QF spot

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant hit three sixes and a boundary in his 9-ball 24 as Delhi overhauled the target of 180 in just 21.4 overs. Photograph: BCCI Rishabh Pant-led Delhi stormed into the quarterfinals......