PM Modi Honoured
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with “The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana”, the country’s highest civilian honour. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi and Ghana President John Dramani Mahama held delegation-level talks and the two nations agreed to elevate their ties to a Comprehensive Partnership.

PM To Visit Trinidad & Tobago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit in Trinidad and Tobago tonight on the second leg of his five-nation visit. He will hold talks with the President of Trinidad and Tobago, Christine Carla Kangaloo, and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and discuss further strengthening of bilateral relations in Port of Spain.

Jaishankar Disappointed
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar questioned western nations for not supporting India's position on terrorism and stressed the need for a more unified global response.

Investment Boost for Odisha
Odisha has surged ahead to become the top destination for private investments in India in the first quarter of the 2025–26 financial year, attracting an impressive ₹1.4 lakh crore in proposals.

Govt Invites Stampede Info
The Odisha Government requested the public to share any information related to the tragic stampede near the Gundicha Temple in Puri during the Rath Yatra on June 29 that left three people dead, and 50 others injured.

Chit Fund Returns Rolled Out
In a major push to deliver justice to victims of fraudulent chit fund schemes in the state, the Odisha Government has refunded Rs 47.07 crore to 1,26,137 small investors over the past one year.

Vigilance Raid
Vigilance sleuths today launched simultaneous raids at six locations linked to Dileswar Majhi, an Assistant Executive Engineer of Titlagarh R &B Sub-Division in Balangir district, over allegations of amassing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond his known sources of income.

OAS-ORS Strike
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari today urged the striking OAS and ORS officers to resume duty in light of the ongoing flood situation and Rath Yatra festivities. The officers are protesting the assault on BMC Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo.

Heavy Rain Likely
The IMD forecast heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh and heavy rain over many places in Odisha during the next 24 hours.

India In Control
India resumed play on day two of the second Test in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series against England this afternoon at Edgbaston, Birmingham.