Man held for killing sexagenarian

Paikamal: Police arrested Friday Mahadeb Bariha for allegedly killing a 65-year old man by bludgeoning his head with a stone following an altercation Wednesday. The incident took place at Bhubaneswarpur village under this block in Bargarh district. The body of...

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Senior clerk in Vigilance net

Boudh: Sleuths of the Vigilance department arrested Friday here Rabindra Nath Padhy, the senior clerk in the office of the block education officer (BEO) at Harbhanga in this district. He was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 20,000, the first installment...

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Balasore man held in 3 qtl marijuana haul

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Friday arrested a notorious narcotics smuggler and recovered a whooping three quintals of marijuana (ganja) which he was supposed to deliver to receivers in neighbouring Jharkhand. Interestingly, the police said Rahul Sethi, the alleged smuggler, was...

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Death toll rises to seven in Odisha boat tragedy

Bhubaneswar: The toll in the boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to seven with the recovery of five more bodies Saturday, a senior official said. Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized Friday evening, recovered...

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Excise ‘scam’: Delhi court reserves order on bail pleas of Manish Sisodia

SC agrees to examine Sisodia's plea today against arrest in Delhi liquor policy case

New Delhi: A court in New Delhi Saturday reserved its order on the bail pleas of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in corruption and money laundering cases, lodged by the CBI and the ED in the alleged Delhi excise policy case. Special judge for CBI and ED Kaveri Baweja reserved the order for April 30 after hearing arguments from the central probe agencies as well as the counsel appearing for Sisodia. The...

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US sanctions three Chinese firms, one from Belarus for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan

‘Don’t have any comment’: US on India's involvement in alleged assassinations inside Pakistan

Washington: The US has slapped sanctions on three Chinese companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan's ballistic missile programmes, including its long-range missile programme, the State Department has announced. The names of the companies are Xi'an Longde Technology Development, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade and Granpect Co. Ltd from China and Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant from Belarus. These entities “have engaged in activities or transactions that have...

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Cash-strapped Pakistan makes formal request to IMF for another bailout

Pakistan needs 2-3 years to implement IMF-advised structural reforms: Finance Minister Aurangzeb

Washington/Islamabad: Pakistan has made a formal request to IMF for seeking the next bailout package in the range of USD 6 to USD 8 billion with the possibility of augmentation through climate financing, a media report said Saturday. Cash-strapped Pakistan also requested to dispatch the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission next month to firm up details of the next bailout package for three years under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF)....

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Elon Musk’s India visit postponed due to crucial Tesla quarter results

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New Delhi: Elon Musk, Saturday, confirmed that he will not visit India this month amid crucial Tesla quarterly results and will possibly visit the country later this year to announce his investment plans. In a post on X, the billionaire said that unfortunately, “very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed.” “But I do very much look forward to visiting later this year,” Musk added Last week,...

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ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC win first-ever playoff tie, reach semis

Bhubaneswar: Diego Mauricio and Isak Vanlalruatfela scored a goal each as Odisha FC qualified for the semifinal of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 by beating Kerala Blasters FC 2-1 at the Kalinga Stadium here Friday. Accordingly, the Juggernauts have won their first-ever ISL playoffs game and thus made it to the semifinal for the first time...

Anupam Kher drives lansdowne kids to school, shares videos

Mumbai: Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who was last seen in Kaagaz 2, recently spent time with some children in Lansdowne town of Uttarakhand. The actor shared videos from his meet-up on social media, reminiscing about the memories he made with them during his time in Lansdowne. On Saturday, the actor took to his X (formerly called Twitter)...

‘Don’t have any comment’: US on India's involvement in alleged assassinations inside Pakistan

US sanctions three Chinese firms, one from Belarus for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan

Washington: The US has slapped sanctions on three Chinese companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan's ballistic missile programmes, including its long-range missile programme, the State Department has announced. The names of the companies are Xi'an Longde Technology Development, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade and Granpect Co. Ltd from China and Minsk Wheel...

Death toll rises to seven in Odisha boat tragedy

Bhubaneswar: The toll in the boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to seven with the recovery of five more bodies Saturday, a senior official said. Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized Friday evening, recovered five more bodies from the Mahanadi river,...

Pakistan needs 2-3 years to implement IMF-advised structural reforms: Finance Minister Aurangzeb

Cash-strapped Pakistan makes formal request to IMF for another bailout

Washington/Islamabad: Pakistan has made a formal request to IMF for seeking the next bailout package in the range of USD 6 to USD 8 billion with the possibility of augmentation through climate financing, a media report said Saturday. Cash-strapped Pakistan also requested to dispatch the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission next month to firm up details...

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Rihanna regrets showing off too much skin in her past fashion appearances

Los Angeles: Singer-songwriter Rihanna has reflected on some of her past fashion choices, expressing regret over certain aspects. The multi-hyphenate spoke about her favourite looks and her least favourites. The mother of two revealed that one of her current "fashion icks" is showing off too much skin, reports ‘People’ magazine. She told ‘British Vogue, "It's gonna sound...

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Elon Musk’s India visit postponed due to crucial Tesla quarter results

New Delhi: Elon Musk, Saturday, confirmed that he will not visit India this month amid crucial Tesla quarterly results and will possibly visit the country later this year to announce his investment plans. In a post on X, the billionaire said that unfortunately, “very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed.” “But I...

 

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What was being feared now looks like happening. The Israel-Hamas conflict is fast deteriorating into a regional conflagration with Iran...

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