Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Monday seized a leopard skin, and arrested a person allegedly involved in the illegal trade of wild animal body parts, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the forest wing of the department conducted a raid in Madhapur Forest Range and seized the leopard skin, they said. A case has...

Bhubaneswar: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bhubaneswar in the presence of her male companion, police said Monday. The incident reportedly took place December 10 near the Daya riverbank in the Dhauli area. Police have arrested two accused in connection with the case. According to police, the minor and her male friend were returning from the...

Jammu: A terrorist was believed to be injured in an encounter with security forces in a remote forest village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir Monday evening, officials said. The gunfight has stopped, but the area has been put under a tight security cordon, and all escape routes have been plugged to neutralise the holed-up terrorists,...

London: Three educators from India making an impact with their visionary and innovative teaching initiatives were named in the top 50 shortlist for the USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize 2026 Monday. Sudhanshu Shekhar Panda, a schoolteacher from Meerut; Mehraj Khourshid Malik, a teacher from Jammu and Kashmir; and Rouble Nagi, working on education in slums and...

New Delhi: The Lionel Messi G.O.A.T. India Tour that began in shambolic fashion ended in a blaze of glory as the football icon promised to return after giving his fans a lifetime of memories in just 30 minutes here Monday. For a change, it was football that took centre stage at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium as...

Jammu: The NIA Monday filed a comprehensive chargesheet against six people and two terrorist organisations, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and its shadow outfit TRF, in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 25 tourists and a local pony operator. The 1,597-page chargesheet, filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) before a special court, details the...

Mayurbhanj: A female wild elephant sustained serious injuries to its mouth after allegedly consuming explosives in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, a forest official said Monday. The five-year-old elephant was spotted in a forest area of the district on the morning of December 12 and was later tranquilised and shifted to a nursery in the Similipal North Division, Divisional...

New Delhi: India all-rounder Axar Patel was Monday ruled out of the remaining two T20 Internationals against South Africa due to illness, with the BCCI's selection committee naming Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement. Axar had also missed the third T20I in Dharamsala Sunday, with wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav being included in the playing XI. India went on...

Amman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from members of the Indian community in Jordan's capital, Amman Monday. Carrying Indian flags and chanting "Modi Modi" along with "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", gave a rousing welcome to PM Modi as he arrived at his hotel in the Jordanian capital. PM Modi greeted people and interacted with...

Colombo: Former Sri Lankan Test cricketer and elder brother of World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Dammika was arrested by the country's anti-graft commission and later released on bail Monday. The Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said the 63-year-old Dammika was arrested for wrong tendering procedure in the purchase of crude oil by state entity Ceylon...