Mumbai: Following a string of online bomb threats in the country, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has received a bomb threat via email, second such incident in a month for the Central Bank. Apparently written in the Russian language, the email was sent to the official website of the Central Bank Thursday afternoon, threatening to blow...

Gaza: At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli attacks at residential houses in the refugee camp of al-Nuseirat in central Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said. Palestinian Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua that the Israeli bombing targeted a residential block that contains the government post office building, which was sheltering...

Lahore: Jason Gillespie stepped down from his role as Pakistan's Test team coach and former pacer Aaqib Javed has replaced the Australian for the upcoming two-match series against South Africa, PCB announced Thursday. Pakistan will play two Tests against the Proteas from December 26, and they are already in the Rainbow Nation for the white-ball leg of...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha will begin a two-day debate Friday to mark 75 years of the Constitution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reply to the debate Saturday. The Business List of the Lower House mentions, "Discussion on the glorious journey of 75 years of the Constitution of India." Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will initiate...

Mumbai: A string of Indian film fraternity members including Kangana Ranaut, S.S. Rajamouli, Ayushmaan Khurrana and Jr. NTR among many others heaped praise on D Gukesh after his historic victory at the World Chess Championship. D Gukesh made history Thursday by becoming the youngest-ever World Champion in chess, beating Ding Liren of China in the 14-game match....

New Delhi: Six schools in Delhi received a bomb threat Friday via email. The police were following the usual standard operating procedure (SOP) of undertaking detailed checks, said officials. The schools are Bhatnagar Public School, Paschim Vihar; Cambridge School, Sriniwaspuri; DPS, East of Kailash; South Delhi Public School, Defence Colony; Delhi Police Public School, Safdarjung Enclave; and...

Patana: A 15-year-old boy died after being administered with a wrong injection for a skin ailment at a medicine store in Keonjhar district, Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sukadev Munda, son of Bijay Kumar Munda from Dharapada village under Pandapada police limits in Keonjhar district. A Class-X student at Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir in Saharpada, Sukadev...

Buguda: Police here in Ganjam district have arrested a youth on charge of raping his sister-in-law on the pretext of marriage and making the video of the intimate moments viral on social media platforms. The accused was identified as Seemanchal Goud, a native of Tambiri village under Buguda police limits and a migrant worker engaged in Kerala....

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC) and the deputy director of mines, Jajpur, to conduct a fresh inquiry into the stone quarrying activities at the Rahadpur cluster in Jajpur district. The directive came during a hearing by the Eastern Zone Bench of the tribunal in response to a plea...

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Forest, Environment and Climate Change Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia Thursday said Human-elephant conflict is escalating due to the growing population and diminishing habitats. He said this while addressing a workshop titled ‘Challenges of Elephant Conservation in Changing Circumstances’ organised by Save Elephant Foundation Trust at Soochana Bhawan...