Mumbai: The makers of Avengers: Doomsday Saturday unveiled a new trailer of the upcoming film, which shares a peek into how Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr.’s character Doctor Doom is set to unleash chaos as he goes head-to-head with Marvel’s biggest superheroes. Actor Chris Hemsworth took to Instagram, where he shared the trailer with the caption “Newest...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said India has already begun production at three semiconductor plants, and five to eight more plants are expected to come up in the coming years. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, the prime minister said India's semiconductor journey reflects its...

Galle: Opting to bat, India reached 101/1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka Saturday. Opener KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal were batting on 32 and 35 respectively. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the only batter to be dismissed in the morning session when a mix-up with Rahul led to the former being...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken steps towards finding a permanent solution to the city’s recurring waterlogging problem, with IIT Roorkee submitting a draft master plan designed to address drainage and flooding issues over the next 50 years. The draft master plan was presented at the 43rd General Corporation meeting of the BMC held at Ekamra...

Beirut: An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people early Saturday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said. The strike wounded three others. Paramedics are still searching through the rubble, the agency reported. The death toll from the airstrike makes it one of the deadliest since Lebanon and Israel announced a "framework agreement" on June 26, laying...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday advised youths to focus on their career instead of being influenced by "external forces" that do not want to see India as a strong nation, while asserting that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can solve their problems. Addressing a state-level event here marking the 80th Independence Day, the chief...

Maumere (Indonesia): A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, collapsing buildings and homes, killing at least five people and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities issued a tsunami warning and urged coastal residents to move to higher ground, but later lifted the warning when Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged all parties to support the implementation of women's reservation in Parliament and state assemblies without making it a political fight, and called upon the youth to assume leadership roles across society and the economy towards the dream of making India developed by 2047. In his 13th consecutive Independence Day...

New Delhi: The official Instagram account of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was taken down Saturday morning, but it was later restored, with the outfit alleging that the move was an attempt to silence its voice on Independence Day. The CJP, which was at the helm of the recent students' protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, said it...

Nayagada/Odagaon: A 29-year-old woman was allegedly killed and her body dumped in a pond with her hands and legs tied in Beladwar village under Bahadajho la outpost of Odagaon police station in Nayagada district. The incident came to light Fri day morning. The deceased was identified as Tapaswini Pradhan, daughter of late Shyamaghana Sahu of Hariharpur village...