Odisha youth kills grandpa

Rourkela: A man hacked Wednesday night his grandfather to death with an axe, police said Thursday. The accused, Bimal Tirkey carried out the gruesome act at Tunguritoli village under Gurundia police station limits as his grandfather, Ben Tirkey, had objected...

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Hope that in India ‘everyone’s rights’ are ‘protected’, people are able to vote in ‘free & fair’ atmosphere: UN Spokesperson

United Nations: A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world body "hopes” that in India and any country that is having elections, people's "political and civil rights" are "protected" and everyone is able to vote in a "free and fair" atmosphere. Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric...

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Congress gets fresh IT notice of Rs1,700 crore, say party insiders

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New Delhi: The Income Tax department has served a fresh notice of Rs1,700 crore to the Congress for discrepancies in tax returns for previous years, dealing another blow to the cash-strapped party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, sources said Friday. The tax penalties along with interest relate to discrepancies in tax returns for years 2017-18 to 2020-21, the sources said. The fresh notice was received earlier this week. The Congress...

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ED wants AAP’s LS poll strategy details from Kejriwal’s phone: Atishi

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate is working as BJP's political weapon and it wants to get details of AAP's Lok Sabha election strategy by accessing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's phone, senior AAP leader Atishi alleged Friday. Kejriwal, who is the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was arrested by the central probe agency March 21 in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case and is in its custody...

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Tech can play big role in agri, education, health: PM Modi in interaction with Bill Gates

Tech can play big role in agri, education, health: PM Modi in interaction with Bill Gates

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday identified agriculture, education and health as three sectors where he believes technology can play a big role, and highlighted efforts of his government. In an interaction with philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Modi said he used to hear of digital divide in the world and had decided that he will not allow this to happen in India. He said he wants to allocate...

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10 people killed after SUV falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban

Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, Road accident

Banihal/Jammu: Ten people were killed after an SUV skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and fell into a gorge in Ramban district Friday, officials said. The vehicle, a Tavera, was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it fell into a 300 feet gorge at the Battery Cheshma area of the district around 1.15 am, they said. Ten people have died, the officials said. Police and State Disaster Response Force...

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Congress gets fresh IT notice of Rs1,700 crore, say party insiders

New Delhi: The Income Tax department has served a fresh notice of Rs1,700 crore to the Congress for discrepancies in tax returns for previous years, dealing another blow to the cash-strapped party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, sources said Friday. The tax penalties along with interest relate to discrepancies in tax returns for years 2017-18 to...

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Allu Arjun gets wax statue at Madame Tussauds Museum in Dubai

Mumbai: National Award-winning actor Allu Arjun, who will be soon seen in the upcoming second part of his franchise film 'Pushpa', got an early birthday present. The actor's wax statue was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds Museum in Dubai. His wax statue has his signature 'Jhukega Nahi Sala' pose from the blockbuster film 'Pushpa: The Rise'. The...

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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

San Francisco: Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, was Thursday sentenced to 25 years in prison in the US for seven counts of conspiracy and fraud charges. Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered a 240-month sentence and a 60-month sentence to be served consecutively, reports The Verge. “On obstruction of justice, I find that...

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Hope that in India ‘everyone’s rights’ are ‘protected’, people are able to vote in ‘free & fair’ atmosphere: UN Spokesperson

United Nations: A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world body "hopes” that in India and any country that is having elections, people's "political and civil rights" are "protected" and everyone is able to vote in a "free and fair" atmosphere. Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric made these remarks Thursday while he was...

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Security beefed up ahead of INDIA bloc protest in Delhi

New Delhi: Following a protest call by the INDIA bloc, security measures have been intensified on the routes leading to BJP headquarters in Central Delhi. Multiple layers of barricades and a significant contingent of paramilitary forces have been deployed along the DDU Marg, ITO, and other routes. A senior police official said, "Barricades have been strategically placed,...

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ED wants AAP’s LS poll strategy details from Kejriwal’s phone: Atishi

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate is working as BJP's political weapon and it wants to get details of AAP's Lok Sabha election strategy by accessing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's phone, senior AAP leader Atishi alleged Friday. Kejriwal, who is the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was arrested by the central probe agency March...

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Slurry pipelines threaten wildlife in Odisha’s Keonjhar

Keonjhar: Laying of pipelines for transportation of minerals in Keonjhar district is posing threats to wildlife in forests and also harming the environment, locals pointed out Thursday. Despite repeated notices issued by the Forest department to various mining and industrial firms asking those to follow rules while laying slurry pipelines, the effect has been nil. Most importantly,...

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Rourkela: Theatre fest leaves lingering memory

Rourkela: The fiveday festival to mark the ‘World Theatre Day’, March 27, ended Wednesday evening in Rourkela amid much fanfare at the ‘Music Circle Auditorium’. The festival was organised by ‘Sampark’, one of the leading cultural organisations of this city. The entire event turned out to be a success as there were large crowds at the venue...

 

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