A day after a woman student from Odisha set herself on fire over inaction on her complaint of sex harassment against a professor, her brother told NDTV he "will go to any length" to ensure she gets justice.

The Odisha government has started working on securing copyright for the rituals of Lord Jagannath temple in Puri to protect its traditional cultural expressions, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, the titular king of the pilgrim town, said.

The Odisha Government's higher education department has ordered a probe regarding the Balasore incident where allegedly harassed by her head of department, a girl student set herself ablaze at a college.

At least three persons, including two women, were killed and two others were seriously injured in a lightning strike in Odisha's Balasore district on Saturday, police said.

Harassed by her head of department. who allegedly repeatedly asked her for sexual favours and threatened to destroy her future if she did not comply, a student set herself ablaze at a college in Odisha's Balasore

No decorated car, DJ, or even lights, the highlight of a wedding procession in Odisha was knee-deep mud.

The Indian Super League on Friday announced that it has put the 2025-26 season "on hold" due to uncertainty surrounding the renewal of Master Rights Agreement (MRA) between the event organisers and the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

Intent on punishing and humiliating a young couple for marrying against local societal norms, a mob in Odisha tied them to a yoke, like oxen, and made them plough a field.

Silver bars weighing over 100 kg were seized from a hidden chamber inside a Mahindra Scorpio in Odisha's Sambhalpur.

A man slit his estranged wife's throat and mutilated her live-in partner's genitals using a sharp weapon in Odisha's Jajpur on Wednesday, police said, adding that a manhunt is on to track down the suspect.

A speeding Mahindra XUV700 of a Trinamool Congress MLA allegedly hit a scooty in Odisha's Balasore, killing a man and severely injuring another who was riding pillion.

Police has started the interrogation of 444 people suspected to be illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants living in Odisha's Jharsuguda district.

A pregnant woman in labour was carried 10 kilometres on foot by villagers after the ambulance got stuck midway and failed to reach her due to terrible road conditions.

The Enforcement Directorate said authorities in West Bengal and Odisha did not take any action against admission of ineligible candidates in private medical colleges under the NRI quota despite MEA providing "categorical" information of "forgery".

BJD president Naveen Patnaik was on Monday discharged from a private hospital in Mumbai, where he underwent a spine surgery for cervical arthritis, a party leader said.

Torrential rains in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Saturday brought life to a standstill and severely disrupted railway services, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded aboard the Vande Bharat Express for nearly seven hours.

In another instance of how reel mania among aspiring influencers is making them risk their lives, three minor boys have been detained in Odisha's Boudh district for a life-threatening stunt in which a teenager lay on tracks as the train passed by

Brother in law of P Venkataraman, a resident of Odisha's Ganjam district who is among the three Indians abducted by an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group in West Africa's Mali has said that the terrorists are demanding ransom.

Entrepreneur Subroto Bagchi has shared a picture of his last drawn salary cheque on social media. Mr Bagchi served as the Chief Advisor to the Government of Odisha in Institution and Capacity Building.

OUAT Result 2025:The rank list is expected to be released in the mid of July and counselling for Undergraduate (UG) programs is scheduled from August 4 to August 13, 2025.

Three Indian nationals have been kidnapped by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in the West African nation of Mali. Among those kidnapped is 28-year-old P Venkataraman, a resident of Odisha's Ganjam district.

Stringent security arrangements have been put in place for Lord Jagannath's 'Bahuda Yatra' in Odisha's Puri on Saturday, with which the Rath Yatra festivities will conclude, officials said.

Sexist remarks by BJP MLA Santosh Khatua - targting the BJD's Lekhasri Samantsinghar - have led to yet another fierce showdown between the ruling and main opposition parties in Odisha.

The gang was smuggling the drugs from Odisha by hiding them inside empty inverter shells and transporting them via train.