After the divine wedding of Lord Lingaraj, Goddess Gauri arrives at Bhubaneswar's Lingaraj Temple in a grand procession   Snapshots of weaver birds near their nests hanging from a tree at Nandankanan botanical garden premises   Odissi dancers perform at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar   Devotees take part in 'Rosani Sovayatra' outside Cuttack's Gadagadeswar Temple on occasion...

Srinagar: Unknown gunmen allegedly opened firing on the vehicle of a journalist in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, officials said in Srinagar. According to the officials, Danish Manzoor, the journalist, informed police that he was attacked by gunmen but managed to escape unhurt. Manzoor's vehicle was hit by two bullets, the officials said, adding a...

Ahmedabad: The start of the Indian Premier League's Qualifier 2 between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings Sunday was delayed due to passing showers. While there is no imminent threat of rain, passing showers may impact the proceedings of the virtual semifinal. The winner of this contest will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final here Tuesday. Earlier,...

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Sunday launched a blistering attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of "stooping low" by opposing Operation Sindoor and the Waqf Amendment Bill to appease the Muslim vote bank, and alleged that the Murshidabad riots were "state-sponsored". Addressing party leaders and workers in Kolkata, Shah gave a clarion...

Berhampur: A 57-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly setting her landlord on fire in Odisha’s Ganjam district, a police officer said Sunday. The woman, a widow, allegedly killed the landlord, a retired revenue inspector, by pouring kerosene on him and setting him ablaze Thursday at Subash Nagar under Baidyanathpur police limits in Berhampur, in a bid to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested a government engineer for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, an official said. N Dillip Kumar Choudhury, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), Road and Building Division-I, Berhampur, was apprehended a day after disproportionate assets were detected from his possession, the Vigilance official said. During raids, the Vigilance sleuths found...

Kyiv: A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia's territory, a Ukrainian security official told The Associated Press Sunday, while Russia pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones a day before the two sides meet for a new round of direct talks in Istanbul. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced accidental death compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the milk farmers affiliated to state-owned Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (OMFED). The farmers will now receive an additional Rs 3 for every litre of milk supplied to the OMFED, Majhi announced while speaking at a state-level event...

New Delhi: Foreign investors continue to exhibit confidence in the country's equity market, injecting Rs 19,860 crore in May driven by favourable global economic indicators and strong domestic fundamentals. This positive momentum follows a net investment of Rs 4,223 crore in April, data with the depositories showed. Prior to this, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) had pulled out...

New Delhi: IndiGo, Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic Sunday announced a partnership to enhance air connectivity from India to Europe as well as North America. "Linking dozens of cities in the US, Canada, Europe and India, the airlines aim to meet rising demand for international travel while setting new standards for connectivity and cooperation...