Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Odisha on May 29, Home Minister Amit Shah on May 25; Modi will attend public meetings in Kendrapara and Balasore.
National flag at Rashtrapati Bhavan flies at half-mast as mark of one-day national mourning in India following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Depression likely to trigger very heavy rainfall in Odisha on May 25. Alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, and Mayurbhanj.
Commissionerate Police has so far marked 249 posts as offensive and issued notices for their removal from social media sites ahead of upcoming elections in Odisha.