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233 killed, around 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash

The train crash, one of the deadliest in India in the recent times, happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district around 7 pm on Friday.

Around 50 feared dead, 179 injured after Coromandel Express derails in Odisha’s Balasore

The accident happened around 7.20 pm near Bahanaga Bazar station when the Coromandel Express was on the way to Chennai Central station from Shalimar station near Kolkata.

Droupadi Murmu is not a fan of scripted speeches. She prefers to speak from the heart

In Droupadi Murmu, Kasturi Ray looks back at the life of the President from her childhood in Odisha to now.

The Great monastery of Ratnagiri – this is how Buddhism thrived in medieval Odisha

Female musicians played as the Buddha was offered ‘flowers, fruits, medicinal plants, and all other treasures’ at the Ratnagiri monastery.

BARC director Ajit Mohanty appointed chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, Patnaik hails scientist from Odisha

Mohanty will hold post till the age of 66, or till 10 October 2025, the government order issued Saturday said. The decision was taken by Appointments Committee of Union Cabinet. 

‘Undue favour, 6,000 families affected’: SC on Odisha govt’s land acquisition for Vedanta university plan

Upholding 2010 Orissa HC order quashing land acquisition, SC said govt move left 6,000 families landless & rapped its disregard for environmental impact as land abuts wildlife sanctuary.

‘First of its kind’ — Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik chairs cabinet meeting from Japan’s Kyoto

Patnaik is on an official tour to Japan to seek investment for Odisha. Technology now allows governance delivery on the go, a statement from CMO quotes him as saying.

On Camera

Where are women in India’s gig economy? The question we forgot to ask in the outcry

In India, women remain concentrated in a narrow range of sectors such as beauty and hairdressing, household maintenance, residential care, and parts of the education sector.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

American Stryker among options we’re looking at to bolster northern front, says Army chief Gen Dwivedi

ThePrint was first to report, on 1 February 2023, India & US were in talks for co-production of 8-wheel-drive infantry fighting vehicle developed by General Dynamics Land Systems.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.