Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri was crowned Miss World 2025 at the grand finale of the 72nd edition of the prestigious beauty pageant held in Hyderabad Saturday night. Hasset Dereje Admassu of Ethiopia was declared the runner-up. Chuangsri, who captivated audiences and judges alike with her poise and powerful message of hope, wore a custom-designed white gown during...

New Delhi: Actor Manushi Chhillar says working women are often discussed with disrespect and contempt, especially when it comes to entertainment industry, but it is different for men. Chhillar got crowned Miss World in 2017 and later went on to make her acting debut with Akshay Kumar-starrer "Samrat Prithviraj" (2022), shared a post on her X handle...

Mumbai: Actress and Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut, who was recently seen in the biopic ‘Emergency’, has called for the release of social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli. Sharmishta was booked by the Kolkata police after her allegedly controversial remarks against Pakistan. Kangana took to the Stories section of her Instagram and shared a picture of Sharmishta. She...

Chandigarh/Srinagar/Jaipur: Mock drills were conducted Saturday in states and Union territories adjoining the western border -- from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat -- to enhance wartime emergency preparedness and response capabilities, officials said. Exercises simulating air raids, drone attacks and other wartime scenarios were conducted, while emergency response teams practised rescue operations as part of the civil...

Grand procession of Lord Shiva as groom on occasion of his divine wedding with Goddess Parvati near Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar         Streetplay held to raise awareness on occasion of World No Tobacco Day at Master Canteen Square, Bhubaneswar         Actors perform drama at Janata Ranga Mancha in Cuttack's Banka Bazaar...

Bogota/Copenhagen/Addis Ababa: As all-party parliamentary delegations continued global outreach on Saturday, meeting multiple stakeholders in various countries, Colombia withdrew a statement offering condolences to Pakistan for the loss of lives following India's Operation Sindoor. Ethiopia conveyed a strong commitment to working with India in countering terrorism, Latvia reiterated unequivocal opposition to terrorism in all its forms, while...

Guwahati/Itanagar: At least 27 people, including women and children, died in six northeastern states while normal life in the region was badly affected for the second consecutive day Saturday due to moderate to heavy rain triggered by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. Officials of the different northeastern states said that the 27 people...

Raipur: In a significant breakthrough, security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district have successfully apprehended three Maoists, each carrying a substantial bounty on their heads. The individuals, identified as Dodi Podia, aged 36, Dodi Pandu, aged 18, and Dodi Nandu, aged 28, were taken into custody by a joint team comprising personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force’s...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday launched a year-long state-wide campaign against drugs and intoxicants and asserted that awareness is the only solution to prevent tobacco-related deaths in the country. Majhi launched the campaign at the state-level programme held on the occasion of the 'World No Tobacco Day'. "About 1.4 million people lose their lives...

Jajpur: A court in Odisha's Jajpur district Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a minor girl nine years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Special Court-II), Jajpur, Bijay Kumar Jena pronounced the jail sentence and slapped the convict Sheik Mohit with Rs 10,000 fine for raping and killing a 5-year-old...