Jajpur: The bus accident in Odisha's Jajpur district in which at least five people were killed and 40 others were injured was mainly due to "negligence" of the driver, a senior official of the Transport department said Tuesday. This was stated by Additional Commissioner Transport(Road Safety) Lal Mohan Sethi after a preliminary investigation at the accident site....

Mumbai: The makers of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', Tuesday, announced the new season, along with the registrations starting from April 26. The quiz-based reality show is hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The last episode of Season 15 was aired December 29, 2023. Now, the makers took to social media and shared an announcement video, wherein we can see...

New Delhi: As India approaches its $5 trillion economy goal, overall employment could rise by 22 per cent, while unemployment could decline by 97 basis points by 2028, a report showed Tuesday. The ‘India Employment Outlook 2030’ report by Observer Research Foundation, explored trends across India’s job market at a time of geopolitical churn, supply chain disruptions,...

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu advocated for Dinesh Karthik’s inclusion in the 2024 T20 World Cup squad after the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wicket-keeper batter smashed a 35-ball 83 in the losing cause against Sunrisers Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Chasing a mammoth total of 287, Du Plessis (62 off 28) and Virat Kohli (42...

Mumbai: Hindi film superstar Aamir Khan, who was last seen in Laal Singh Chaddha, is taking action against a fake advertisement by a political party. The actor has filed an FIR with Mumbai Police against a fake Congress advertisement. The said advertisement has a deep fake video of the superstar created by artificial intelligence, and it targets...

New Delhi: The Government has hiked the windfall tax on crude oil to Rs 9,600 per metric ton with effect from Tuesday from Rs 6,800 earlier, as part of its fortnightly revision. Upstream oil exploration and production companies ONGC and Oil India Ltd stand may lose as they will not get the full benefit of rising international...

Washington: Pakistan sustained its nuclear modernisation efforts last year despite its economic turmoil as its contentious relationship with India continues to drive its defence policy, the top US intelligence official has told Congress. The remarks by Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse, Director of the Defence Intelligence Agency came during a Congressional hearing on China Monday???. Kruse told lawmakers...

Bengaluru: A crestfallen Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis conceded that a string of defeats had taken a toll on the team and the confidence had hit an all-time low after losing by 25 runs to Sunrisers Hyderabad in a match where a plethora of batting records were eclipsed. SRH posted an all-time IPL record total...

Mumbai: Hindi film superstar Akshay Kumar, who can be seen in the recently released action film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, has joined the shoot of the Telugu language film Kannappa in Hyderabad. The film stars Vishnu Manchu in the titular role and is directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh. Teaming up with the Telugu star, Akshay is set to...

Kolkata/ Jajpur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday expressed grief over the bus accident in neighbouring Odisha and said her government would provide assistance to those affected in the mishap. She announced that compensation would be paid to the next of kin of those, originating from West Bengal, killed in the accident and injured people as...