Six-time Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joins BJP days after quitting BJD
874 year-old inscription found near Vizianagaram
Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Epigraphical Research Group (KERG) rediscovered an inscribed stone panel belonging to the ruling period of Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva near Champabati River, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. “This particular inscription mentions about the gifting of land and a perceptual lamp...
Odisha cops arrest woman ‘fraudster’ from Mumbai
Mining firm razes forest to make way for minerals
Six Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh encounter
Malkangiri/Bijapur: Six Naxalites, including deputy commander Punem Nagesh, his wife, and another female cadre, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district bordering Malkangiri district Wednesday, a police officer said. Many other Naxalites were believed to...
ED seeks 7-day further custody of Kejriwal; he tells court ready to face probe
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday himself made submissions in a court here during the hearing in the excise policy case and said a smokescreen of the AAP being corrupt has been created before the nation. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener made the submissions in Hindi...
Read moreUkraine FM arrives in India to build on talks between PM Modi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
New Delhi: Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in New Delhi Thursday to reinvigorate bilateral ties with India. He will build on the dialogue between Prime Narendra Modi and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for peace. In a first high-level visit by a Ukrainian leader since the start of hostilities with Russia in 2022, Kuleba began his two-day official visit at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. "I began my...
Read moreGroup of lawyers including Harish Salve write to CJI against ‘vested interest group’ trying to ‘pressure’ judiciary
New Delhi: A group of lawyers, including senior advocate Harish Salve and Bar Council of India chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, have written to the Chief Justice of India, alleging that a 'vested interest group' is trying to pressure the judiciary and defame courts "on the basis of frivolous logic and stale political agendas". "Their pressure tactics are most obvious in political cases, particularly those involving political figures accused of corruption. These...
Read moreBengaluru cafe blast: NIA detains two more suspects
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained two more suspects in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, sources said Thursday. The accused were picked up from Bengaluru. Sources said the accused were suspected to be in touch with the bomber and the detained persons were associated with banned Al-Hind Trust. However, the official statement from the NIA is yet to be made. So far no arrests have been made...
Read moreErode MP, who attempted suicide, dies
Erode: Erode MP A Ganeshamurthi, who allegedly attempted suicide recently, died at a Coimbatore hospital Thursday morning, sources from his party MDMK and police said. According to police, the 77-year-old Ganeshamurthi had allegedly tried to kill himself after consuming some poisonous tablets March 24 at his home here. He was rushed to a hospital here and later referred to another private institute in Coimbatore. The Erode Town police has already registered...
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Skyroot Aerospace successfully test fires Stage-2 of its Vikram-1 orbital rocket
Hyderabad: Skyroot Aerospace, a space-tech company, has successfully test-fired the Stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, called Kalam-250, at the propulsion testbed of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), at its Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The city-based firm in a press release Thursday said Vikram-1 launch is slated to be a...
Ukraine FM arrives in India to build on talks between PM Modi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
New Delhi: Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in New Delhi Thursday to reinvigorate bilateral ties with India. He will build on the dialogue between Prime Narendra Modi and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for peace. In a first high-level visit by a Ukrainian leader since the start of hostilities with Russia in 2022, Kuleba began his two-day...
Enemies of Pak-China friendship responsible for terror attack that saw five Chinese killed: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday said that the ‘enemies’ of its friendship with China were responsible for the ‘heinous’ terrorist attack which killed five Chinese nationals and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. At least five Chinese nationals, working on the Dasu hydropower project, and the driver of the vehicle they were travelling in were killed Tuesday when...
Six-time Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joins BJP days after quitting BJD
New Delhi: In a big setback to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on the eve of the Lok Sabha elections, its founding member and six-time Cuttack Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joined the BJP in New Delhi Thursday. Mahtab, 67, joined the BJP in the presence of senior leaders at the party headquarters here. Mahtab retained the...
Kriti Sanon reveals her biggest fear
Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon has talked about what she fears and said that she is afraid of getting typecast and stagnant. "I actually am scared of getting stagnant. No one should say that I only do these same kinds of films or play the same kind of roles. Getting typecasted is what I am afraid of, because...
ED seeks 7-day further custody of Kejriwal; he tells court ready to face probe
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday himself made submissions in a court here during the hearing in the excise policy case and said a smokescreen of the AAP being corrupt has been created before the nation. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener made the submissions in Hindi after obtaining permission from the court despite...
‘Its political conspiracy’: Kejriwal after LG says Delhi govt will not be run from jail
New Delhi: A day after Delhi Lt Governor said the city government will not be run from jail, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called it a ‘political conspiracy’ and said ‘people will give a reply’. Minutes before being produced in a city court on Thursday, Kejriwal was asked about Saxena's statement. In his response, the chief...
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, wife welcome baby girl
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his wife Gurpreet Kaur were blessed with a baby girl Thursday. Mann shared the news in a post on X. "The Almighty has given (me) the gift of a daughter. Both the mother and the baby are healthy," he said. In another post, the chief minister shared a picture of...
Delhi High Court dismisses Congress pleas against income tax re-assessment
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday turned down the pleas of Congress challenging the initiation of income tax re-assessment proceedings for the fiscal years 2017-18 to 2020-21. The division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav upheld their stance consistent with a previous judgement that dismissed similar petitions concerning reassessment for the years...
‘Operation Lotus’ underway in Punjab: Saurabh Bharadwaj
New Delhi: 'Operation Lotus' has started in Punjab, senior AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged Thursday, a day after the party's lone Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku joined the BJP. 'Operation Lotus' is the term used by opposition parties to describe what they call "poaching" of MLAs by the BJP to topple governments. Addressing a press conference...