Galle: Devdutt Padikkal's sophisticated 167 was the centrepiece in India's strong 460 for nine at stumps despite the Sri Lankan spinners growing fangs on a truncated second day of the first Test in Galle Sunday. Kuldeep Yadav (12) and Prasidh Krishna (1) were batting at close. Rains of varying intensity and the resultant wet outfield delayed the...

Kendujhar: All government and private schools as well as Anganwadi centres in Odisha’s Kendujhar district will remain closed Monday as heavy rainfall continues and flood concerns persist, the district administration said Sunday. The closure was ordered by the Kendujhar Collector. The administration also postponed the public grievance hearing scheduled at Joda block. Officials said a fresh date...

Kesinga(Kalahandi): A family in Kalahandi district has reportedly been living under a polythene sheet for the past 30 years, braving scorching heat, rain and winter without a proper roof over their heads. Rameshwar Jhara, 51, of Collector Pada near Kurlupada village under Kantesir gram panchayat in Kesinga block, lives with his wife Rukmini, 42, daughter Jyotsna, 16,...

New Delhi: Three sets of questions concerning the Cockroach Janta Party-led youth protests were disallowed during the recent Monsoon Session of Parliament citing admissibility conditions, CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das said Sunday, criticising the decision. In a post on X, Das said Lok Sabha MP Matheswaran V S of the DMK had sought answers from the Union...

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit has rejected allegations of irregularities in faculty recruitment and promotions at the university, calling them 'propaganda'. This comes in light of the demands made by JNU Students' Union and JNU Teachers' Association, asking for the removal of the VC and an independent, time-bound inquiry into alleged irregularities...

Kathmandu: In a move that could pave the way for a formal split in the Nepali Congress, the national gathering of the party's dissident faction has decided to hold the 15th General Convention under the leadership of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. The faction did not participate in the controversial Special General Convention held in January,...

Patna: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar Sunday credited the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for a significant rise in voter turnout in Bihar elections. Addressing media persons on arrival in Patna on a two-day visit to Bihar, CEC Gyanesh Kumar said the turnout in Bihar elections was even higher than that in the US,...

Jerusalem: An Israeli airstrike killed a senior commander in Hezbollah's Badr regional division in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said Sunday. Lebanese media reported that at least four people were killed in the attack. The Israeli military said in a statement that Abu Hassan Alaa was killed late Saturday in the strike on Deir al-Zahrani. It described...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party's Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, Sunday issued a social media post blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the media for the suicide of Asish Banerjee, the former West Bengal Minister and ex-Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly. Referring to the suicide note of the deceased leader,...

Kendrapada: Around 400 students, including 150 girls, were left stranded at a government-run residential school in Odisha's Kendrapada district after floodwater entered the campus Sunday, an official said. The school is located in a low-lying area at Kulasahi village under Penthapala gram panchayat in Pattamundai block. Fresh flooding was reported in several low-lying areas of the district...