Bhubaneswar: A selection committee headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and comprising Assembly Speaker, High Court Chief Justice, Leader of Opposition and a Governor’s nominee has recommended the name of Director General of Police (DGP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma as one of the members of Lokayukta....
London: Oh my Lords! So finally the ICC 50-over World Cup found its new Lords at the iconic Lord’s – ‘Home of Cricket’. The entire world Sunday witnessed the most exciting finish to a World Cup final, or probably to a cricket match ever, as...
Amritsar: Pakistan Sunday agreed to allow visa-free, year-long travel to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara for Indian passport holders and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders. Throughout the year, 5000 pilgrims will be allowed to visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara per day. The pilgrims will be...
Sriharikota (AP): Aimed at taking a giant leap in its space programme, India will Monday launch its second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 onboard its heavy-lift rocket GSLV-MkIII, nicknamed Baahubali, from the spaceport here, to land a rover near the unexplored Lunar Southern Pole. The lift-off of...
Puri: Lakhs of devotees made a beeline to Grand road in Puri Saturday to witness the sibling Lords atop their chariots adorned in gold ornaments in a ritual traditionally known as ‘Suna Besha’. Unlike past years when ‘Suna Besha’ of the trinity here used to...
Bhubaneswar: At a time when the elected representatives from different corners of the state are given a chance to bring important issues to the attention of the government during Zero Hour of the Assembly, some MLAs seem to be interested in something else. Despite the...
Birmingham: England entered their first World Cup final since 1992 decimating five-time champions Australia by eight wickets after a fearless knock from Jason Roy here Thursday. Chasing 224 in a World Cup semifinal was not expected to be a walk in the park but England...
Bangalore: Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar received the resignations of rebel MLAs who met him Thursday evening on a direction from the Supreme Court and said the resignations are in the “right format” and he would examine the letters whether they are “voluntary and genuine”....
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday sought a fresh status report on the ongoing mediation proceedings in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya land dispute case within a week and made it clear that if the vexatious issue was not resolved amicably, it would hear the...
Manchester: India’s famed top-order imploded on a day when it mattered most as a gritty New Zealand survived a swift counter attack from Ravindra Jadeja to win an exciting World Cup semifinal by 18 runs, here Wednesday. Indian top-order had one failure due and much...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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