Coast Guard on high alert after cyclone forecast, mobilise assets to respond to any contingency
Migratory birds start arriving at Odisha’s Chilika Lake before onset of winter
800 cyclone relief shelters ready in Odisha to house evacuated people: Minister
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Two tigers from Tadoba identified for relocation to Odisha’s Similipal
Chandrapur/Baripada: Authorities have identified two tigers from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra and started the process to capture the two felines for relocation to the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, an official said Tuesday. The National...
Odisha, WB coasts brace for cyclone as low pressure strengthens into depression
Bhubaneswar: The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression Tuesday morning as it rolled towards the eastern coast with the likelihood of turning into a severe cyclonic storm, the IMD said. In its bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the well-marked low-pressure area...
Read morePM Modi reaches Russia, to meet leaders on sidelines of BRICS Summit in Kazan
Kazan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday reached the Russian city of Kazan to participate in the 16th BRICS Summit, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit, themed 'Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security', will provide an important platform for world leaders to discuss key global issues. "India values the close cooperation within BRICS which has emerged as an important platform for dialogue and discussion on issues...
Read moreTrying to restore the trust: Army Chief after India-China talks breakthrough
New Delhi: A day after India announced reaching an agreement with China on patrolling along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi Tuesday said as of now "we are trying to restore the trust" and both sides will have to "reassure each other" to achieve this. He was speaking at an interaction session here after delivering a lecture hosted by defence think-tank USI. India Monday announced it has...
Read moreChina confirms agreement to end standoff in eastern Ladakh
Beijing: China Tuesday confirmed that it has reached an agreement with India to end the standoff between the two armies in eastern Ladakh. “Over a recent period, China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels on issues related to the China-India border,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a media briefing here. Now, the two sides have reached a resolution on the “relevant matters,” he...
Read moreWaqf meeting: TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee smashes glass bottle during heated exchange with BJP MP
New Delhi: A meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Bill turned dramatic Tuesday when TMC member Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass water bottle and threw it away during a heated exchange of words with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay. In the process, Banerjee hurt his thumb and index finger and had to be given first aid. He was later seen being escorted back to the meeting room by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi...
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Ready to provide all possible cooperation: PM Modi on ending Ukraine conflict
Kazan: The Russia-Ukraine conflict should be resolved in a peaceful manner and India is ready to provide all possible cooperation towards it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Modi held bilateral talks with Putin hours after arriving in this central Russian city to attend the 16th BRICS summit. In...
Salman Khan resumes ‘Sikandar’ shoot amid death threats
Mumbai: Hindi film superstar Salman Khan resumed the shooting for his much-anticipated film, Sikandar Tuesday. The film is directed by A.R. Murugadoss of Ghajini fame and also stars Rashmika Mandanna. The film promises to combine Salman's signature charisma with a compelling storyline that has already generated significant buzz in the industry. A source close to the production...
Director Vasan Bala deactivates X account after being trolled for ‘Jigra’ failure
Mumbai: Acclaimed filmmaker Vasan Bala, whose recent release Jigra starring Alia Bhatt turned into a box-office debacle, has deactivated his X, formerly Twitter, account. This comes in the light of the dirty standoff between the producer of Jigra, Karan Johar and actress-director Divya Khossla, and of course the underwhelming performance of Jigra at the box office. However,...
Sensex, Nifty tumble over 1% on weak global cues, foreign fund exodus
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty plunged more than 1 per cent Tuesday due to across-the-board selloff amid massive foreign fund exodus from the capital markets and sluggish global equities. Besides, a weak earnings growth trend also dented market sentiment, traders said. Extending its previous day's decline, the BSE Sensex plummeted 930.55 points or 1.15 per...
India’s growth story remains intact, real GDP likely to grow at 7.2% in FY25: RBI Guv
New Delhi: India’s growth story remains intact as its fundamental drivers – consumption and investment demand – are gaining momentum, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has stressed, adding that the country is likely to see real GDP growth at 7.2 per cent for FY 2024-25. Prospects of private consumption, the mainstay of aggregate demand, look bright on the...
Team India is in big dilemma as Pant and Gill available for second Test
Pune: India is expected to have a nearly full-strength squad for the second Test against New Zealand in Pune, with assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate confirming that Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill are fit and will be available for selection. Both players are recovering from injuries that kept them out or limited their participation in the first...
Coast Guard on high alert after cyclone forecast, mobilise assets to respond to any contingency
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Tuesday said it was on high alert and had mobilised its vessels and aircraft to respond swiftly to any contingency owing to a cyclonic storm that was likely to form over the Bay of Bengal. A depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic...
Doctors give documents to Bengal CM on how govt ignored complaints against Sandip Ghosh
Kolkata: The representatives of West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) during their meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee handed over several crucial documents on how the state government had previously ignored complaints on the financial irregularities in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of Sandip Ghosh as the principal. The doctors had met the...
Father of RG Kar victim writes to Amit Shah, seeks appointment for guidance, help
Kolkata: Stating that they were going through "tremendous mental pressure and feeling helpless" at the moment, the father of the deceased woman doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Tuesday wrote to Union Minister Amit Shah seeking an appointment. In the mail, the father said they wanted Shah to guide and help them. "I am (the)...
‘I don’t want to “hook up” with Shubman Gill’: Neelam Kothari
Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar recently posted a humorous video from the Netflix series Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives, in which Maheep Kapoor, Kalyani Saha, and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni hilariously struggled to pronounce the name of cricketer Shubman Gill. The light-hearted moment showcased the fun dynamics among the cast as they attempted to get the pronunciation right, leading...
