New Delhi/Chennai: BJP Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore. Though it was speculated that former state party chief K Annamalai would be fielded, he had asked the party to relieve him of the...

Chennai: Congress Friday unveiled its list of candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, signalling a key step in its preparations as part of the DMK-led alliance. The list, finalised by the party’s Central Election Committee, includes nominees for 27 of the 28 constituencies allotted to the Congress, with the Melur seat yet to be announced....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday urged citizens to cooperate with the upcoming Census exercise, with house listing set to begin from April 16. In a video message, he appealed to people to participate in the process, including self-enumeration being carried out ahead of the door-to-door survey. "I have done my self-enumeration. You too should...

New York: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could slap long-threatened pharmaceutical tariffs of up to 100 per cent on some patented drugs from companies that don't reach deals with his administration in the coming months. Companies that have signed a "most favoured nation" pricing deal and are actively building facilities in the...

New Delhi: With the West Asia crisis continuing to drive volatility in the global energy market, Russia has offered to increase the supply of crude oil and natural gas to India even as the two sides agreed to further enhance the overall bilateral ties. The energy cooperation figured prominently in meetings Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis...

Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar: The Revenge (Dhurandhar 2) gives no sign of slowing down at the box office collection, both nationally and internationally. This film is breaking all records of box office collection at both levels and has also emerged as a candidate for the highest-grossing Hindi film worldwide. As of Day 15, Dhurandhar 2 collected Rs 1,122.77...

Sambalpur: Sambalpur police have arrested two Excise Department staff members, including a retired Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), for allegedly embezzling over Rs 3.67 crore in government funds from 2022 to 2025, an official said Friday. The accused persons arrested in the fraud case have been identified as Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik, a junior assistant (currently under suspension), and Sarat...

New Delhi: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India - where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years - to China. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, built in 2002 and sanctioned by the US in 2025, is now signalling Dongying in China...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre if military cadets who become unfit due to disabilities sustained during training can be given ex-servicemen status, enabling them to avail of reservation benefits in government and semi-government jobs. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said a majority of the military cadets were below...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan Friday said the government has allowed the sale of liquor on tetra packets with certain criteria in its new Excise Policy for 2026-29. Speaking to media persons in Bhubaneswar, Harichandan said selling liquor in tetra packs was there in the state's excise policy since 2014. However, it is not yet made...