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Paris: It happened as expected. Rafael Nadal suddenly took his game to an all new level as he pulled away to beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open final here Sunday. It was his 14th championship at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand...

Bhubaneswar: A new cabinet took oath in Odisha Sunday, a day after all 20 ministers in the state resigned to pave way for a reshuffle in the ministry. The newly inducted ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal at the...

Lucknow: Lucknow, known for its 'Nawabi culture, now threatens to turn into a religious battleground. Even as the Uttar Pradesh government is mulling a proposal to change the name of the state capital to Laxmanpuri after Lord Laxman, the decade-old controversy over the Tile Wali...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday asked all ministers to resign from the council of ministers ahead of a reshuffle June 5, a top official said. Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, who is on a visit to Puri, has been informed about the programme which...

New Delhi: P Chidambaram and Rajeev Shukla of the Congress, BJP’s Sumitra Valmiki and Kavita Patidar, former Congress leader Kapil Sibal, RJD’s Misa Bharti and Jayant Chaudhary of the RLD were among the 41 winners declared elected unopposed Friday to the Rajya Sabha. All the...

New Delhi: The security of Kashmiri Pandits living in the Valley was discussed threadbare at a high-level meeting here Friday. The meeting was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He took stock of the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The meeting...

New Delhi: Hybrid terrorism in Kashmir is emerging as a major challenge for the security agencies and the local populace. No one is gaining anything and people of Kashmir can end up as the biggest losers. The hybrid terrorists are being provided with the small...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain petitions claiming illegal construction and excavation at the Shree Jagannath temple in Puri by the Odisha government. A vacation bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli criticised the PIL petitioners for wasting court's time with...

Srinagar: The non-local manager of a regional rural bank (Ellaquai Dehati Bank) was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district Thursday. Police sources said the terrorists shot and critically injured the manager, identified as Vijay Kumar of Rajasthan. Kumar was working as...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday summoned Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her MP son Rahul Gandhi for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper, officials said. While Sonia Gandhi, 75, has been asked to depose before the federal agency...