Lucknow: Opener Abishek Porel and KL Rahul struck half centuries and shared a 69-run partnership as Delhi Capitals thrashed Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets in an Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Chasing 160 for victory, Porel scored 51 off 36 balls, while in-form Rahul struck an unbeaten 57 (42 balls) to make it a one-sided...

Bhubaneswar: The police Tuesday rescued a kidnapped minor in a six-hour operation and arrested seven people, including the boy's private tutor, in connection with the crime, an officer said. At around 10.30 am, a complainant from Panchagaon village reported the kidnapping of his nine-year-old son at Airfield police station here, the officer of Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate said....

Rourkela: A girl was allegedly raped by three men in a forest in Odisha's Sundergarh district, police said Tuesday. The three accused were arrested in the alleged gang rape that took place Monday night in Talsara area when the minor was returning home around 10 PM along with her two friends after attending a community feast, a...

Jerusalem: Israel Tuesday severely condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, saying that it stands united with India in the fight against terror. "Deeply saddened by the heinous terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. Israel stands united with India in the fight against...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's industrial town of Jharsuguda Tuesday emerged as the hottest place in the country with mercury level reaching 46.2 degrees Celsius while 15 places in the state recorded maximum temperature at or above 40 degrees Celsius, IMD said. Chandrapur in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra was the second hottest place in the country recording 45.8 degrees...

Bhubaneswar: Condemning the terrorist attack on tourists, including one from Odisha, in Kashmir, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday directed the resident commissioner in Delhi to take steps to ensure that the body of the deceased Odia man reaches his residence in Balasore district. The deceased from the state, 43-year-old Prashant Satpathy, is one of the 26...

Bengaluru: Pallavi, the tourist who lost her husband Manjunath in the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir, shared her harrowing experience Tuesday. She revealed that both she and her 18-year-old son confronted the terrorist and pleaded to be killed alongside Manjunath. However, the terrorist reportedly told them that he would not harm them and instead instructed...

Lucknow: A fantastic exhibition of clever variations by Delhi's pace troika, couple with an injury to skipper Rishabh Pant, left Lucknow Super Giants in complete tatters as the hosts managed only 159 for 6 in an IPL match here Tuesday. The trio of Mukesh Kumar (4/33 in 4 overs), Mitchell Starc (1/25 in 4 overs) and Dushmantha...

                            20th Day of Maa Budhi Thakurani Jatra   A scene from the play Banchara Bagicha by Satabdira Kalakar at Rabindra Mandap