Auckland: Centurion Glenn Phillips and Michael Bracewell gave India a taste of their own medicine with blazing knocks as New Zealand registered a massive 259 for seven in the fourth T20 International here Friday. It was the highest T20I total against India by any team. The New Zealand batters' no-holds-barred approach offered little surprise, with the Indian...

New York: US-based blockchain intelligence firm TRM said a North Korean hacking unit was likely behind the theft of more than USD 6 billion on the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Binance said late Thursday that approximately USD 6.3 billion was impacted, which its founder described as "like a hack." The company said it worked with blockchain...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the second straight session Friday, supported by robust buying in IT firms and earnings-driven demand in the Tata Group's retail arm Trent. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 308.49 points, or 0.42 per cent, to settle at 74,459.53. During the day, it surged 591.55 points, or 0.79 per cent,...

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: Four defence helicopters have begun airdropping food packets at 21 identified locations in flood-hit Ganjam district, while a central team will visit Odisha November 2 to assess the damage caused by floods triggered by cyclone 'Arnab', officials said Friday. Helicopters of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard are involved in the operation, covering areas including...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a depression around October 31 and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast over the subsequent two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. IMD also predicted that several parts of Odisha are likely to experience rainfall and thunderstorms over the next five...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday directed the Centre to incorporate measures for taking action against violations of its interim restrictions on the unauthorised extraction, dissemination and commercial exploitation of live-streamed court proceedings in the proposed policy framework. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of Solicitor...

Dehradun: A helicopter on the way from Badrinath to Dehradun carrying six people crashed near Joshimath Friday afternoon, Uttarakhand disaster management officials said. Officials in Chamoli district said that teams have rushed to the spot to conduct rescue operations. One pilot and five passengers were on board. It is not yet known if there were any casualties....

Auckland: Glenn Phillips was at his destructive best, scoring a sensational 107 as New Zealand posted a mammoth 257 for seven in the fourth T20I against India here Friday. Phillips' 49-ball innings was studded with six fours and 10 sixes. Michael Bracewell contributed a 25-ball 65 as New Zealand posted the highest-ever total at Eden Park in...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday released the 24th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme, transferring over Rs 18,690 crore to the bank accounts of more than 9.34 crore farmers across the country, including 35.38 lakh in Odisha. The beneficiaries in Odisha received Rs 3,000 crore as part of the instalment released by the prime minister from Banaskantha...

New Delhi: INDIA bloc's "public impeachment" of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been postponed to October 31 due to the rains in the city, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Friday. "By consensus we have decided to postpone today's programme to tomorrow at the same time," Gandhi said at a joint press conference with INDIA bloc leaders...