Odisha sizzles, Bhubaneswar, Nuapada hottest at 43.2 degC
Two get 30-yr RI each for raping 15-year-old girl in Odisha
Patnaik launches BJD’s poll campaign, pledges to make Odisha number one state by 2036
Conspiracy claims against PM can’t be made irresponsibly: Delhi HC on Pinaki Misra’s defamation suit
Odisha: BJD gives tickets to Marndi couple, BJP to Singhdeo couple
Campaigning ends for phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls in 89 seats
New Delhi: The curtains came down Wednesday evening on a high-voltage campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in 89 seats across 13 states April 26. Staggered over seven stages, the first phase of the elections held last Friday for 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories...
Read morePant, Axar dazzle as DC beat GT by 4 runs in IPL
New Delhi: Rishabh Pant dazzled with an unbeaten 88 as Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Titans by four runs in the Indian Premier League here Wednesday. Invited to bat, Pant (88 not out of 43 balls) and Axar Patel (66 off 43 balls) scored contrasting fifties to power Delhi Capitals to 224 for 4. In reply, Sai Sudarshan (65 off 29 ) and David Miller (55 off 23) scored fifties but couldn't...
Read moreBiden signs a USD 95 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Washington: President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday a USD 95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US. The announcement marks an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine. “We rose to the moment, we...
Read moreCan’t control elections or pass directions on basis of suspicion, SC tells EVM critics
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Wednesday it cannot "control the elections" or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), as it reserved its judgement on a clutch of petitions claiming the polling devices can be tinkered with to manipulate the results. The court said it cannot change the thought process of those doubting the advantages of polling machines and advocating going...
Read more‘Congress’ loot… zindagi ke baad bhi’, says Modi as Pitroda’s inheritance tax remarks fuel fresh attack, opposition party distances itself
Ambikapur/ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday seized on Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on inheritance tax to step up the ruling BJP's blistering attack on the issue of "wealth redistribution", saying "zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi" is the opposition party's mantra to "loot" people. In his poll rallies, Modi framed Pitroda's comments in his wider onslaught against the Congress, asserting that they have exposed its hidden...
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Pant, Axar dazzle as DC beat GT by 4 runs in IPL
New Delhi: Rishabh Pant dazzled with an unbeaten 88 as Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Titans by four runs in the Indian Premier League here Wednesday. Invited to bat, Pant (88 not out of 43 balls) and Axar Patel (66 off 43 balls) scored contrasting fifties to power Delhi Capitals to 224 for 4. In reply, Sai Sudarshan...
Biden signs a USD 95 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Washington: President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday a USD 95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US. The announcement marks an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans...
Can’t control elections or pass directions on basis of suspicion, SC tells EVM critics
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Wednesday it cannot "control the elections" or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), as it reserved its judgement on a clutch of petitions claiming the polling devices can be tinkered with to manipulate the results. The court said it cannot change...
ICC ropes in Usain Bolt as T20 WC ambassador
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday named sprint legend Usain Bolt as the ambassador of the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in the West Indies and USA from June 1 to 29. Jamaica-born Bolt had created history at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing where he won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races in...
Odisha sizzles, Bhubaneswar, Nuapada hottest at 43.2 degC
Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under an intense heatwave as state capital Bhubaneswar Wednesday recorded over 43 degrees Celsius temperature for the second time in two days. According to the evening bulletin of IMD's Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar and Nuapada recorded the state's highest temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius each on Wednesday. Earlier on April 22, the capital...
Pant, Axar century stand power DC to 224/4 against GT
New Delhi: Skipper Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel forged a blistering century stand en route to quickfire individual half-centuries to power Delhi Capitals to a solid 224 for 4 against Gujarat Titans in an IPL match here Wednesday. Pant and Axar stitched 113 off just 68 balls for the fourth wicket with their counter-attacking batting after DC...
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Kashmir issue should be resolved through ‘peaceful means’: Pak-Iran joint statement
Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through "peaceful means based on the will of the people" of the region, said a joint statement issued by the two countries after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's maiden visit Wednesday. President Raisi paid an official visit to Pakistan from April 22-24 at the invitation...
RBI Deputy Governor Rabi Sankar gets one-year extension
New Delhi: The government has extended the term of RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar for a period of one year, the central bank said in a statement. "The Central Government has re-appointed Shri T Rabi Sankar as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, for a period of one year with effect from May 03, 2024, or...
Two get 30-yr RI each for raping 15-year-old girl in Odisha
Berhampur: A POCSO court in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday sentenced two men to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment each for raping a 15-year-old girl last year. Prabhat Kumar Rajguru, judge of a special POCSO court in Berhampur, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the two convicts, who hailed from the same village as that...
