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3 Indian para athletes seal Tokyo berth
Dubai: India’s celebrated para high-jumpers Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu qualified for next year’s Tokyo Paralympics after claiming the silver and bronze medal respectively in the World Para-Athletics Championships here Thursday night. Two-time Asian Para Games champion Sharad Kumar cleared...
CJI Ranjan Gogoi sits on Supreme Court bench for last time
BJP members to sit with black tapes on their mouth in Assembly
Vodafone Idea registers record quarterly loss in India’s corporate history
Four injured in California school shooting, accused in custody
Los Angeles: At least four people were injured in a shooting at a high school north of Los Angeles Thursday, triggering a police hunt for the suspect who was later taken into custody. Police and ambulances swarmed the area around...
India, China armies sensible enough to reduce tensions at LAC: Rajnath Singh
Bum La (Arunachal Pradesh): Despite differences in perception between India and China on the boundary issue, the armies of the two countries have been sensible enough to reduce tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here Friday. He also said that there has been...
Read moreShiv Sena will lead government in Maharashtra for next 25 years: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s next government will be led by the Shiv Sena and the common minimum programme (CMP) being worked out along with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ahead of its formation will be in the ‘state’s interest’, said party spokesman Sanjay Raut here Friday. The Uddhav Thackeray-led saffron party will lead the government in Maharashtra for the next ‘25 years’ and not just five years asserted Sanjay Raut...
Read moreGovt must read ‘extremely important’ dissent order in Sabarimala case: SC judge
New Delhi: “Tell them our judgements are not to be played with,” Justice Rohinton Nariman of the Supreme Court told the Centre, Friday, a day after delivering a dissenting judgement in the Sabarimala temple review. Justice Nariman pointed out to the Centre that an impression has been cast that its officers don’t comply with court orders. The observation by a bench headed by Justice Nariman came after the apex court granted relief...
Read moreModi terms BRICS summit as ‘very productive’
Brasilia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplaned Thursday for New Delhi after attending a ‘very productive’ BRICS summit in Brazil during which the member nations held dialogues on cementing ties in trade, innovation, technology and culture. Narendra Modi arrived in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia to take part in the two-day meeting of the five major emerging national economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. “The BRICS Summit in Brazil...
Read moreGovt apathy leaves elderly widow starving
Bhubaneswar: Various social security schemes run by the government have gradually proven to be a cruel joke for the poor and the needy in the state. While the rich in the society — with the help of corrupt officials — have been enjoying the benefits under the social security schemes, the genuine have-nots are deprived of any help and are still reeling under poverty. A poor elderly widow turned to begging...
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INX Media case: Delhi HC denies bail to Chidambaram
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday denied bail to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case filed by the ED, saying prima facie allegations against him are serious in nature and he played active and key role in the offence. Justice Suresh Kait said that wrong message will be sent to...
Was very hyper-sexualized early in my career: Oscar aspirant Scarlett Johansson
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson is already being considered as one of the major contenders for best actress Oscar for her performance in Marriage Story this year. However, she has said that it was tough for her to get out of being an ‘ingénue’ and play performance-oriented parts. During ‘The Hollywood Reporter’s Actress Roundtable’, Scarlett Johansson,...
One injured in Puri bombing incident
Puri: A person sustained grievous injuries after bombs were hurled at him Friday. The incident took place in Chhotijodi village under Gadasanaput panchayat of Puri district. The injured person has been identified as Neelakantha Chhualsingh, a resident of Chhotijodi village. Cops suspect the incident took place owing to past enmity. According to locals, the victim was en-route...
India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Day 2: Mayank ton, Rahane’s 83 take India to 303/3 at tea
Indore: Opener Mayank Agarwal scored his third Test century as India looked to seize complete control by reaching 303 for 3 at tea on the second day of the opening five-day match against Bangladesh here on Friday. Courtesy Agarwal's unbeaten 156 and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane's undefeated 82, India now enjoy a commendable lead of 154 runs over...
Actor Arjun Kapoor to host football talk show for Chelsea FC
Mumbai: In a first on many fronts, Chelsea FC of England announced Friday their partnership with actor Arjun Kapoor for a fan-led talk show. Titled ‘Out of the Blue’, the monthly show will be co-hosted by Ankush Sharma of ‘Superpower Football’ fame and Arjun Kapoor who will interact with fans in the studio and also answer video...
BJD appoints new office bearers
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Friday appointed several party leaders in organisational posts ahead of its planned organisational polls. According to a press brief released by the party, Aul MLA Pratap Keshari Dev has been given the charge as the returning officer of the party once again to conduct the organisational polls. Jajpur MLA Pranab Prakash Das has...
SC paves way for ArcelorMittal to take over Essar Steel for Rs 42,000 crore
New Delhi: The Supreme Court paved Friday the way for ArcelorMittal takeover of debt-ridden Essar Steel for Rs 42,000 crore and set aside the July 4 National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order giving equal status to financial creditors and operational creditors. A bench headed by Justice RF Nariman clarified that financial creditors enjoy primacy over operational...
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth enters Hong Kong Open semifinals
Hong Kong: Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth entered the semifinals of the men's singles event at the Hong Kong Open after fifth seed Chen Long of China decided to quit the contest owing to an injury, here Friday. Unseeded Srikanth, ranked 13th in the world, was leading by a game when Long decided to concede the match,...
Alexander the Great’s 3000-year-old city discovered in Pakistan
Peshawar: The archaeological experts from Pakistan and Italy have discovered a 3000-year-old city, believed to be the remains of Alexander the Great, in joint excavation in northwest Pakistan. The discovery of the city named Bazeera was made in Barikot Tehsil of Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province famous for 5,000 years old civilisation and its artefacts. The...
Central team assesses damage in cyclone-affected areas of state
Bhubaneswar: A seven-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team is in Odisha to assess the damage caused by cyclone Bulbul. The team will visit Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Balasore districts to evaluate the extent of damage and submit a report to the Centre, officials said. Soon after arriving here Thursday, the team led by Saheli Ghosh Roy, Joint Secretary (CIC),...
