Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy said he is hoping for a full and temporary ceasefire with Russia starting Monday, adding he would be in Turkiye to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin “personally.” His comments came after US President Donald Trump insisted Ukraine accept Russia's latest offer of holding direct talks in Turkiye on Thursday. Ukraine, along...

Bronze-winged Jacana leads its chicks across lily pads in tranquil lake at Nandankanan Zoological Park

Mumbai: Director duo Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru have confirmed the ousting of Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane from ‘Sanam Teri Kasam 2’ in the wake of skirmishes between India and Pakistan. In a statement, the directors said that the silence on the actors’ part (Pakistani actors, who work in India) against the Pakistan-sponsored acts of terror in...

New Delhi: India has called Pakistan's nuclear bluff with Operation Sindoor and sent a psychological message to state-sponsored terrorists: nobody is untouchable and no place in Pakistan is safe for you, government sources said Sunday. India has also set a "new normal" in response to Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism through the operation and Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed...

Daringbadi: Despite the installation of mobile towers across most villages in Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district, several areas remain without network connectivity, leaving residents frustrated over lack of basic services. One such case is Kutilari village under Jhinjiriguda panchayat, where a BSNL tower was set up long ago but has yet to be made operational. Locals had...

Colombo: India women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur Sunday expressed her concerns about her pacers' frequent tryst with injuries and said the support staff is looking to address it before the ODI World Cup comes calling. Harmanpreet was speaking after India's title triumph in the Tri-Nation ODI series following their 97-run win over Sri Lanka in the final...

New Delhi: In the aftermath of the ‘understanding’ between India and Pakistan, Indian military leadership Sunday asserted any future adventurism on the part of Pakistan or its terror outfits would meet a befitting ‘fierce and punitive’ response. Three senior military officers, Lt General Rajiv Ghai, Vice Admiral AN Pramod, and Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti affirmed Indian...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to sizzle under extreme heat Sunday, with 19 places recording a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and above, officials said. According to the evening bulletin of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, Sambalpur was the hottest place of the state Sunday, recording a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Titlagarh (42.5 degrees Celsius)...

Puri/Kolkata: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Sunday suspended senior servitor Ramakrushna Dasmohapatra for 30 days and barred him from entering the 12th-century Puri temple after he attended the consecration ceremony of Digha Jagannath Temple in West Bengal and was accused of indiscipline. An official statement by SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said Dasmahapatra had been suspended...

New Delhi: India Sunday said it inflicted tremendous losses to the Pakistan military, including downing its fighter jets featuring latest technologies and damaging key military installations close to even capital Islamabad, during the three-day confrontation between the two sides. Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said 35-40 Pakistani military personnel were killed in...