BVB and Infosys Foundation organise outreach cultural programme featuring Chaiti Ghoda Nacha Monday at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday declared in the Lok Sabha that India has virtually become Naxal-free, with the dreaded Maoist central and state leadership structures almost completely eliminated just a day before the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, 2026. ​ Addressing a debate on Naxalism, HM Shah provided a detailed account of the...

Washington: The United States expects to complete its military objectives against Iran “in a matter of weeks, not months,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, asserting that key targets, including Tehran’s air force, navy and missile capabilities, are already being dismantled even as Washington tests a parallel diplomatic opening.​ In a television interview on “Good Morning America”,...

Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals stormed to an eight-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings in their opening Indian Premier League match here Monday. Chasing a modest target, the prodigiously talented Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a 17-ball 52 to help Rajasthan overhaul the target in 12.1 overs. This was after the pace duo of Nandre Burger (2/27), Jofra Archer (2/19) and...

Visakhapatnam: An Indian Navy staff allegedly murdered a 28-year-old woman, dismembered her body, and attempted to destroy evidence in Gajuwaka area here, a police official said Monday. According to the police, the accused procured a knife online, dismembered the body, stored some parts in a refrigerator, and burnt the head and hands at a vacant place near...

Bhubaneswar: A 21-year-old married woman from West Bengal was allegedly raped by two men in Bhubaneswar, police said. The incident happened March 27, and the two accused, both residents of Odisha's Nayagarh district, were arrested Monday, they said. The woman had come to Bhubaneswar from Midnapore in West Bengal to meet her husband, who works at a...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday strongly condemned BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s objectionable remarks about the legendary politician Biju Patnaik and demanded an apology from the Godda MP. The Biju Yuva Janata Dal and Chhatra Janata Dal, the youth and student wings of the BJD, respectively, staged a protest at Master Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar, strongly...

Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals bowled out Chennai Super Kings for a below-par 127 in their opening Indian Premier League match here Monday. Opting to field first, pacers Nandre Burger (2/27) and Jofra Archer (2/19) rocked the CSK top order before Ravindra Jadeja (2/18) inflicted more pain on his old team. Jamie Overton top-scored for CSK with a 36-ball...

Bhubaneswar: After stalling proceedings of the Odisha Assembly over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack, opposition MLAs Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati seeking the resignation of the health minister. In a joint memorandum signed by MLAs of BJD, Congress and CPI(M), the opposition lawmakers mentioned...

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday imposed a heavy fine of 20 million rupees on fast bowler Naseem Shah for posting sarcastic tweets, which it deemed a breach of the clauses of his central contract. The PCB announced that the disciplinary committee of the Board had found Naseem guilty of breaching clauses of his contract and...