High stake battle in Sambalpur as BJD’s Pranab Das takes on BJP’s Dharmendra Pradhan
Sambalpur: The Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat in Western Odisha will witness a high-profile contest as ruling Biju Janata Dal has put up party general secretary (Organisation) Pranab Prakash Das against Union Education Minister and BJP's Odisha face Dharmendra Pradhan. Fifty-two-year-old...
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President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, two others posthumously
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, posthumously at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The awards to...
Read moreExcise policy case: Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot appears before ED
New Delhi: Delhi minister and AAP leader Kailash Gahlot appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday for questioning in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for the capital, officials said. Gahlot (49), an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Najafgarh, is the minister for transport, home and law in the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested in the case by...
Read moreIsrael-Hamas indirect ceasefire talks to resume from today in Doha, Cairo
Tel Aviv: The indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are set to resume from Saturday in Qatar's capital of Doha and the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Sources in the Israeli Prime Minister's office told IANS that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already agreed to send two separate delegations for resuming mediatory talks. The Doha delegation will be headed by Mossad Chief David Barnea while the team to Cairo will be...
Read moreMukhtar Ansari laid to rest in UP’s Ghazipur amid tight security
Ghazipur/Lucknow: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest at the Kali Bagh burial ground in Ghazipur Saturday. The body was brought to the family's ancestral burial ground, about half a km from their residence, where a grave was dug Friday. The local administration made elaborate security arrangements outside Ansari's residence and the burial ground. Ansari died due to a cardiac arrest Thursday. His body was brought to his hometown around midnight...
Read moreIndian Navy frees Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by pirates, rescues 23 Pakistani crew members
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has freed an Iranian fishing vessel that was hijacked by pirates and rescued its crew of 23 Pakistani nationals, following ‘intense coercive tactical measures’ as part of an anti-piracy operation at sea that lasted for more than 12 hours, officials said. Following Friday's operation, specialist teams from the Navy undertook a thorough sanitisation and seaworthiness check of the fishing vessel in order to escort it to...
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PCB wants to bring Babar back as captain
Lahore: PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has offered Babar Azam captaincy in the white ball formats but the star player has not yet made his decision, sources have claimed. It has been learnt that Babar has set down conditions for accepting the captaincy, including having a say in appointment of coaches. Babar has conveyed that he should given...
Battle of unequals: DC needs Shaw boost against formidable CSK
Visakhapatnam: Delhi Capitals will be aiming to rejig their out-of-depth batting order by bringing the flamboyant Prithvi Shaw in the mix against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings in what could be safely termed as a 'battle of unequals' Sunday's Indian Premier League encounter. In T20 format, reputations do go for a toss but DC in their...
ED files first chargesheet in Delhi Jal Board money-laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed its first chargesheet in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), official sources said Saturday. The prosecution complaint was filed by the federal agency before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Delhi March 28, the sources told...
Excise policy case: Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot appears before ED
New Delhi: Delhi minister and AAP leader Kailash Gahlot appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday for questioning in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for the capital, officials said. Gahlot (49), an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Najafgarh, is the minister for transport, home and law in the Delhi government...
Tamil actor Daniel Balaji passes away after heart attack at 48
Mumbai: Actor TC Balaji, known by his screen name, Daniel Balaji, passed away at the age of 48 in Chennai. He predominantly worked in Tamil and Malayalam cinema. The actor died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kottivakkam. His body was taken to his residence in Purasaiwalkam for last rites. Daniel, who started his career...
Israel-Hamas indirect ceasefire talks to resume from today in Doha, Cairo
Tel Aviv: The indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are set to resume from Saturday in Qatar's capital of Doha and the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Sources in the Israeli Prime Minister's office told IANS that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already agreed to send two separate delegations for resuming mediatory talks. The Doha delegation will...
Murder in Uttarakhand gurdwara: FIR lodged against five, including retired IAS
Rudrapur: Five people, including a retired IAS officer, have been booked in connection with the killing of the dera kar seva chief of the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district, police said Saturday. Baba Tarsem Singh was shot dead Thursday on the shrine's premises by two men on a motorcycle. Those named in the...
Mukhtar Ansari laid to rest in UP’s Ghazipur amid tight security
Ghazipur/Lucknow: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest at the Kali Bagh burial ground in Ghazipur Saturday. The body was brought to the family's ancestral burial ground, about half a km from their residence, where a grave was dug Friday. The local administration made elaborate security arrangements outside Ansari's residence and the burial ground. Ansari died due...
President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, two others posthumously
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, posthumously at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The awards to Rao, Singh, Thakur and Swaminathan were received...
High stake battle in Sambalpur as BJD’s Pranab Das takes on BJP’s Dharmendra Pradhan
Sambalpur: The Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat in Western Odisha will witness a high-profile contest as ruling Biju Janata Dal has put up party general secretary (Organisation) Pranab Prakash Das against Union Education Minister and BJP's Odisha face Dharmendra Pradhan. Fifty-two-year-old Das is a three-time MLA from Jajpur seat in the coastal area of the state, while Pradhan,...