India post 255/5 against New Zealand in T20 World Cup final
Ahmedabad: Led by Sanju Samson (89), defending champions India put on a show to post a massive 255 for five in the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand Sunday. The New Zealand bowlers were all at sea after inviting...
Two Class VII schoolgirls flee homes to avoid exams, rescued
Angul: Two Class-7 girls who fled from their homes to avoid annual examinations were rescued from the house of a relative of one of them in Odisha's Angul district, the police said Sunday. The two girls left their homes under...
New Zealand opt to bowl first against India in T20 World Cup final
Ahmedabad: New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions India in the T20 World Cup final Sunday. The Kiwis brought back in pacer Jacob Duffy to their playing eleven in place of all-rounder...
Odisha Vigilance arrests irrigation engineer for disproportionate assets
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested a government engineer for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said. Pramod Kumar Ray, assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Derabish irrigation sub-division under the Kendrapara irrigation division, was...
Odisha CM disburses Rs 5,100 cr to over one crore women under ‘Subhadra Yojana’
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday disbursed over Rs 5,100 crore for more than one crore women beneficiaries of the state's flagship ‘Subhadra Yojana’, coinciding with International Women's Day. CM Majhi disbursed the fourth instalment of the scheme...
Iran accused of Gulf attacks; Israeli strikes engulf Tehran in smoke
Dubai: Israel Sunday struck southern Lebanon, Beirut and oil storage facilities in Tehran as the war in the Middle East keeps escalating, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised many surprises for the next phase of the conflict. Iran also hit a desalination plant in Bahrain. Earlier Sunday, Iran's Foreign Minister...
Read moreDetailsJaishankar to brief Lok Sabha on West Asia situation
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a statement in the Lok Sabha regarding the situation in West Asia Monday. The second half of the Budget session of Parliament will begin Monday. According to the revised list of business of the Lok Sabha for March 9 circulated Sunday evening, Dr S Jaishankar is to make a statement regarding the situation in West Asia. Till Saturday, the opposition-backed resolution seeking...
Read moreDetailsEC team to review poll readiness in West Bengal March 9–10
New Delhi: The Election Commission top brass, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will embark on a two-day visit to West Bengal to assess poll readiness in the state, officials said Sunday. The top poll officials, who will arrive at Kolkata Sunday night, will interact with political parties, civil and police officials Monday and Tuesday, they said. With tenures of the legislative assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam...
Read moreDetailsFather kills three daughters, throws them into lake in Telangana town
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a man in Telangana’s Kamaraeddy town killed his three daughters by throwing them into the lake as he was unable to raise them due to financial problems, police said Sunday. The bodies of Ayat (7) and Mariyam (5) were recovered from the lake Saturday night, while the body of Shifat (8) was pulled out Sunday morning. Police have arrested Ismail, an autorickshaw driver, who was remanded...
Read moreDetailsBudget session to resume from Monday, no-trust resolution against Birla, West Asia crisis to dominate
New Delhi: The second half of the Budget session of Parliament is set for a stormy start Monday, with the Lok Sabha scheduled to take up the opposition-sponsored resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla. The ongoing conflict in West Asia is also likely to figure prominently as the opposition is already attacking the government over its stance towards Iran, the US "waiver" on India's Russian oil purchase, among other...
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Jaishankar to brief Lok Sabha on West Asia situation
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a statement in the Lok Sabha regarding the situation in West Asia Monday. The second half of the Budget session of Parliament will begin Monday. According to the revised list of business of the Lok Sabha for March 9 circulated Sunday evening, Dr S Jaishankar is to make...
India post 255/5 against New Zealand in T20 World Cup final
Ahmedabad: Led by Sanju Samson (89), defending champions India put on a show to post a massive 255 for five in the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand Sunday. The New Zealand bowlers were all at sea after inviting India to bat in the winners-take-all contest with Samson and Abhishek Sharma (52) going berserk from the...
583 Afghan Taliban operatives killed in ongoing border operation Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan's security forces have killed 583 Afghan Taliban operatives in the ongoing military operation launched along the border last month, according to official data released Sunday. Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq Feb 26 after the Afghan Taliban attacked 53 locations along the border. Providing an update on social media, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the Taliban...
Iran accused of Gulf attacks; Israeli strikes engulf Tehran in smoke
Dubai: Israel Sunday struck southern Lebanon, Beirut and oil storage facilities in Tehran as the war in the Middle East keeps escalating, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised many surprises for the next phase of the conflict. Iran also hit a desalination plant in Bahrain. Earlier Sunday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a US airstrike damaged...
UK visa curbs raise questions over Pakistan asylum cases
Islamabad: Pakistan is facing renewed scrutiny as questions are being raised about the low number of deportations, as the UK bans visas to some nations that have high asylum cases, local media reported. The development comes days after the UK placed an "emergency brake" on visas of people from four nations after an increase in asylum claims...
EC team to review poll readiness in West Bengal March 9–10
New Delhi: The Election Commission top brass, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will embark on a two-day visit to West Bengal to assess poll readiness in the state, officials said Sunday. The top poll officials, who will arrive at Kolkata Sunday night, will interact with political parties, civil and police officials Monday and Tuesday, they...
Nepal probe panel submits report on protests that toppled Oli government
Kathmandu: Nepal’s probe panel investigating September’s Gen Z protests and its aftermath, which had reportedly left over 70 people dead and led to the fall of the K. P. Sharma Oli government, finally submitted its report to interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki Sunday. There was some reluctance earlier in certain quarters within the current administration in accepting...
India boosts crude sourcing outside Hormuz amid West Asia tensions
New Delhi: India has started securing additional crude oil supplies from alternative global sources as the conflict involving Iran continues to disrupt energy flows in West Asia. Indian refiners are negotiating cargoes from countries such as the United States, Russia and producers in West Africa to ensure stable fuel supplies if the geopolitical tensions persist, according to...
Two Class VII schoolgirls flee homes to avoid exams, rescued
Angul: Two Class-7 girls who fled from their homes to avoid annual examinations were rescued from the house of a relative of one of them in Odisha's Angul district, the police said Sunday. The two girls left their homes under the Maitri Vihar police station area for school at about 10 am Thursday, but did not return...
Father kills three daughters, throws them into lake in Telangana town
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a man in Telangana’s Kamaraeddy town killed his three daughters by throwing them into the lake as he was unable to raise them due to financial problems, police said Sunday. The bodies of Ayat (7) and Mariyam (5) were recovered from the lake Saturday night, while the body of Shifat (8) was...
























































































