New Delhi: Rohit Sharma’s wife Ritika Sajdeh penned down a heartfelt message on his birthday as the Indian star turned 39, with wishes pouring in from fans, teammates, and well-wishers across the world. Sharing an emotional note on Instagram, Ritika wrote, “Happy happy birthday, my Ro. I’ve spent every year saying you’re my best friend, my soulmate,...

New Delhi: Ahead of the counting of votes of ongoing Assembly elections May 4, the Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday introduced a QR code–based Photo Identity Card module on ECINET to eliminate entry of unauthorised persons into counting centres, an official said. Starting with the counting for the general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam,...

Keonjhar: The Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) has held bank officials responsible for negligence in the shocking Keonjhar skeleton incident, in which Jitu Munda carried his sister Kalara Munda’s remains to the bank to secure the release of her savings. On Thursday, Northern RDC Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, along with District Collector Vishal Singh, visited the area and held...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday directed preservation of the assets of late Sunjay Kapur, ruling that all "suspicious circumstances" raised by the industrialist's children from his marriage with actor Karisma Kapoor have to be completely removed by his first wife, Priya Kapur, before the acceptance of his purported last will. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the...

New York: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would encourage King Charles III to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond. "If I was to speak to the King separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond," Mamdani said at a press conference Wednesday before he met the British monarch in the city...

Dubai: Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its "nuclear and missile capabilities" as a national asset, even as US President Donald Trump tries to get a deal on those issues. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei spoke in a written statement read aloud on Iranian state television, as he has since he took over after...

Keonjhar: Preliminary findings of a probe into the episode of a tribal man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar district as proof of death to withdraw her money indicate that the staff "did not cooperate with him", a senior official said Thursday. The Odisha government Thursday launched a probe into the incident after a...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Naveen Patnaik, Thursday raised the Keonjhar incident in the Odisha Assembly, stating that it has severely tarnished the state’s image at the national and international level. Speaking during the Special Session on women’s participation in Indian democracy in Odisha Assembly, Patnaik said the incident occurred in the Chief Minister’s home district,...

Singapore: An Indian-origin woman was among three Singaporean activists, fined USD 2,341 each Thursday for organising a procession outside the Presidential Palace to show solidarity with Palestine, local media reported. The High Court overturned the acquittal of the three women, Malay-origin Mossammad Sobikun Nahar, 26, Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, 30, and Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, accused...

Bhubaneswar: A man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar caused an uproar during the special session of the Odisha Assembly convened Thursday to discuss "Participation of Women in Indian Democracy", with Congress MLAs walking out of the chamber briefly in protest. As soon as the day-long session began, Congress members rushed to the well...