Peshawar: Twenty four people, who arrived at the airport here Thursday from a flight from the UAE, were sent to quarantine centres after trained dogs identified them as carriers of the coronavirus, according to authorities here. The Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-218 from Abu Dhabi landed at Peshawar's Bacha Khan International Airport with 128 passengers on board....

Berhampur: A 60-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants which created havoc in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday after losing a tusker three days ago, Forest officials said Thursday. The herd, consisting of six females and one calf, also destroyed standing crops of the nearby villages at Buguda forest range, the officials said....

Islamabad: A Muslim cleric in northwest Pakistan has been arrested under the tough anti-terrorism act for threatening to kill Malala Yousafzai in a suicide attack and instigating people against the Nobel Laureate for her recent comments on marriage, police said. Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani, a cleric, was arrested in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on...

Jaipur: As Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot continues poaching of MLAs from the camp of former PCC chief and former deputy CM Sachin Pilot, Vishvendra Singh, a former state minister and Pilot loyalist and ex-royal of Bharatpur, who supported rebellion against Gehlot last year, seems to have joined the CM's camp, leaving one and all shocked with the...

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday intercepted a Chinese national in West Bengal's Malda district from near the border following suspicious activities, the paramilitary force said. A laptop and a passport have been recovered from his possession. In a statement, the BSF said concerned agencies are interrogating the Chinese national. The name and other details...

Denizens throng Ananta Basudev temple in Bhubaneswar for 'Abadha'   Female devotees offer prayer to goddess Sabitri at Chintamaniswar temple in Bhubaneswar seeking long life of their partners   Cops check vehicle papers near Khanagar Malachandia Chhak Traffic post in Cuttack   A coolie sorts mango bags at Chhatra Bazaar fruit market in Cuttack  

New Delhi: India Thursday asked China to allow Indian citizens to travel to that country especially those who work or study there, and said that essential two-way travel should be facilitated, especially keeping in view the fact that Chinese nationals are able to travel to India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also said that it was...

New Delhi: Former Asian Games gold medallist Ngangom Dingko Singh, who passed away Thursday morning, will be remembered as a person who revolutionised boxing in particular, and sports in general, in Manipur – and also in India. Many of the current crop of boxers have always idolised the fighting spirit of the man who gave India their...

Phulbani: Forest Department officials in Kandhamal district Thursday arrested a poacher for his alleged involvement in killing a leopard and possessing its body parts, The animal’s skin, nails and bones were recovered from a tree in Sudrukumpa range under Phulbani forest division. The accused has been identified as Kabi Chandra Kanhar from Kutibari village. According to a...

Bhubaneswar: The Commisionerate Police may arrest shopkeepers in twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar who are found doing business during upcoming Raja festival in violation of Covid-19 restrictions. According to police commissioner Soumendra Kumar Priyadarshi, Covid-19 norms were violated at many places in several markets of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar Wednesday on the eve of Sabitri Brata held...