AP halts drinking water project in Kotia
Pottangi: Andhra Pradesh has again tried to hold its sway in Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block of Koraput Thursday, when its officials halted the work of an ongoing drinking water project at Neredibalsa. Andhra officials have filed a complaint against...
Odisha registers 10 new Covid-19 cases; 1 below 18 years
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded ten new Covid-19 cases, of which one is in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,349. Active caseload in the state now stands...
Odisha’s Amit Rohidas to lead India men’s hockey team
New Delhi: Olympic medal-winning defender Amit Rohidas will continue to lead the Indian men's hockey team in the crucial last leg of the 2021-22 edition of the FIH Pro League in Belgium and the Netherlands, next month. India are leading...
Navjot Singh Sidhu gets one year jail term in 1988 road rage case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday imposed a one-year sentence on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul allowed the review plea filed by the victim's...
40 years on; bridge to connect Kendrapara and Bhadrak panchayats hangs fire
Rajkanika: The construction of a bridge proposed to connect six villages of Barahadomanda panchayat under Rajkanika block in Kendrapara district with Aradi under Chandbali block of Bhadrak district at a re-estimated whopping cost of Rs 79 crore has been hanging...
300 evicted shopkeepers warn of agitation over delay in NH-55 expansion work
Boinda: More than 300 shopkeepers were evicted nearly four years ago from nearby areas of Boinda Chhak under Athamallik subdivision in Angul district to facilitate an expansion work of NH-55. They warned of agitation due to unusual delay in the...
1988 road rage case: Sidhu seeks time from SC to surrender
New Delhi: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Friday approached the Supreme Court seeking a few weeks' time to surrender to undergo the sentence imposed on him in a 1988 road rage case. The apex court had Thursday imposed a sentence of one-year rigorous imprisonment on Sidhu in the case, saying...
Read morePunjab Congress chief Warring extends support to Sidhu but says he respects SC verdict
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and senior leader Partap Singh Bajwa Friday extended support to Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying while they respect the Supreme Court verdict they stand by their party colleague and his family. Former Punjab Congress chief Sidhu was Thursday sentenced to one-year in jail by the Supreme Court in a 1988 road rage case. On Friday, he approached the apex court seeking a few weeks...
Read moreHC adjourns hearing on Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque issue till July 6
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court Friday adjourned the hearing on the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque issue till July 6. After hearing a lengthy petition filed by the Anjuman Intazamiya Masjid of Varanasi and other connected matters, Justice Prakash Padia adjourned the hearing of the case till July 6. The original suit was filed in the Varanasi district court in 1991, seeking restoration of an ancient temple at the site where the...
Read moreMonkeypox spreads to more European countries, Australia, Canada
New Delhi: Italy, Sweden, Australia and Canada have joined a slew of countries with confirmed cases of monkeypox, signalling a global outbreak. Health officials in Australia have confirmed a case in Victoria and another likely case in New South Wales (NSW). According to Victoria's Department of Health, a man, in his 30s, fell ill after returning from travel to the UK earlier this week. He remains in isolation at The Alfred...
Read moreBilawal Bhutto defends Imran Khan’s Russia visit
New York: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto has defended former Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan's Russia visit in February this year, saying it was "unfair to punish Pakistan for such an innocent action", Samaa TV reported. During a press conference in New York, the foreign minister was asked about the incumbent government's policy on the "wave of disappointment in the US and Europe for not condemning Russian invasion in Ukraine". "I...
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Rupee inches 3 paise higher to close at 77.53 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee inched 3 paise higher to close at 77.53 (provisional) against US dollar Friday, supported by a rebound in domestic equities. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 77.51 against the greenback and moved in a range of 77.49 to 77.60 in the day's trade. The rupee finally ended at 77.53, higher by...
Markets rebound after heavy decline in previous trade; Sensex, Nifty rally nearly 3 pc
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks bounced back sharply Friday after facing a heavy drubbing in the previous trade, with the Sensex and Nifty jumping nearly 3 per cent, aided by positive trends from global markets and across-the-board buying. Index majors Reliance Industries and HDFC twins saw robust buying, helping the benchmarks. The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 1,534.16 points or...
Punjab Congress chief Warring extends support to Sidhu but says he respects SC verdict
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and senior leader Partap Singh Bajwa Friday extended support to Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying while they respect the Supreme Court verdict they stand by their party colleague and his family. Former Punjab Congress chief Sidhu was Thursday sentenced to one-year in jail by the Supreme Court in a 1988...
HC adjourns hearing on Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque issue till July 6
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court Friday adjourned the hearing on the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque issue till July 6. After hearing a lengthy petition filed by the Anjuman Intazamiya Masjid of Varanasi and other connected matters, Justice Prakash Padia adjourned the hearing of the case till July 6. The original suit was filed in the Varanasi district...
Madhavan’s ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ receives standing ovation at Cannes
Mumbai: R Madhavan's directorial debut Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, which is India's official selection for its world premiere at the 75th edition of Cannes Film Festival, saw its grand premiere at the convention centre of Palais des Festivals. Madhavan and ISRO genius and space scientist Nambi Narayanan, on whom the film is based, walked the red carpet....
Blue Origin delays May 20 space tourist launch due to vehicle issue
San Francisco: Jeff Bezos space venture Blue Origin has delayed its fifth tourist flight to space, originally intended to fly Friday. The company in a statement said its NS-21 faced some vehicle issues. "During our final vehicle check-outs, we observed one of New Shepard's back-up systems was not meeting our expectations for performance," the company said. "In...
Australia Keep WC winning squad for CWG
Mumbai: The Australian women's cricket team has retained its World Cup winning squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where it will open its campaign against India July 29. Australia have named the same squad for their T20I tri-series with Ireland and Pakistan as well. The tri-series in Northern Ireland provides the ideal preparation for Meg Lanning's...
Russia continues to expel European diplomats
Moscow: Russia said Thursday that it is expelling five diplomats of the Portuguese Embassy in Moscow in a retaliatory move. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Portuguese ambassador to Russia and protested against the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats from Portugal, Xinhua news agency reported. The five Portuguese diplomats were declared "personae non gratae" and must leave...
Monkeypox spreads to more European countries, Australia, Canada
New Delhi: Italy, Sweden, Australia and Canada have joined a slew of countries with confirmed cases of monkeypox, signalling a global outbreak. Health officials in Australia have confirmed a case in Victoria and another likely case in New South Wales (NSW). According to Victoria's Department of Health, a man, in his 30s, fell ill after returning from...
Thai actress Cindy Bishop recreates Alia’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ look
Mumbai: Popular Thai drama actress Cindy Sirinya Bishop recently took to her social media to share her recreated look of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt from the latter's biographical crime-drama film Gangubai Kathiawadi where she played the eponymous character of the madame of a brothel. Cindy shared a video of herself dressed in a white saree which she paired...