Odisha has seen massive development under Naveen Patnaik: Dilip Tirkey
Mercury likely to soar past 40 degree Celsius in Odisha over next four-five days: IMD
Odisha: Women candidates to lock horns in Aska Lok Sabha seat
Odisha MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak quits BJP
Odisha: Man killed by brother-in-law in Sundargarh district
Congress says it has received fresh I-T notices of over Rs1,800 crore
New Delhi: The Congress Friday said it has received fresh notices from the income-tax department, asking it to pay Rs1,823.08 crore, and accused the ruling BJP of indulging in "tax terrorism" to financially cripple the opposition party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Adressing a press conference at the AICC...
Read moreRameshwaram cafe blast: NIA releases new photos of suspect & accomplice; announces Rs10 Lakh reward
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday released new photographs of the man suspected of carrying out an IED blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe here March 1, an official said. The photographs of the suspect's accomplice was also released, the official said, adding a reward of Rs 10 lakh for clues on each of them was also announced by the NIA. The suspected bomber has been identified as Mussavir Hussain Shazib...
Read moreFresh I-T notices to Congress: Party to hold nationwide protests over weekend against ‘tax terrorism’
New Delhi: The Congress will hold nationwide protests over the weekend against fresh income tax demand of over Rs 1,800 crore, which it has described as an "egregious attack" on democracy and imposition of "tax terrorism" amid the crucial Lok Sabha elections. The opposition party said it has received fresh notices from the income-tax department, asking it to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore, Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal has asked all...
Read moreMahagathbandhan announces LS seat-sharing for Bihar; RJD to contest 26, Congress nine
Patna: The RJD-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar Friday announced its formula for seat-sharing, with Lalu Prasad's party laying claim on nearly two-thirds of the state's 40 parliamentary constituencies, virtually steamrolling allies - the Congress and three Left parties. The RJD will be contesting 26 seats, nine more than it had fought in 2019 when it drew a blank. The Congress has got nine seats, as many as it had contested in the...
Read moreUttar Pradesh court orders judicial probe into Mukhtar Ansari’s death
Lucknow: A chief judicial magistrate's court in Uttar Pradesh's Banda Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, a senior official said. Banda Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Bhagwan Das Gupta appointed Garima Singh, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA Court Banda) as the investigating officer in the case, the official said. The CJM has sought the probe report within a month. The 63-year-old Ansari was brought to the...
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Rameshwaram cafe blast: NIA releases new photos of suspect & accomplice; announces Rs10 Lakh reward
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday released new photographs of the man suspected of carrying out an IED blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe here March 1, an official said. The photographs of the suspect's accomplice was also released, the official said, adding a reward of Rs 10 lakh for clues on each of them was also...
Odisha has seen massive development under Naveen Patnaik: Dilip Tirkey
Bhubaneswar: Former Indian hockey team captain Dilip Tirkey, who has been fielded in Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat by the BJD, asserted that Odisha has witnessed massive development under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. In an interview with PTI Video, the former Rajya Sabha MP, who lost to BJP heavyweight Jual Oram in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, thanked...
Mercury likely to soar past 40 degree Celsius in Odisha over next four-five days: IMD
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday forecast hot and humid weather conditions in Odisha over the next four to five days, with the mercury likely to soar to 40 degrees Celsius. The Met department, in a statement, said that due to prevailing dry weather conditions in major parts of the state and high solar insolation, the...
Odisha: Women candidates to lock horns in Aska Lok Sabha seat
Aska: The ruling BJD has sprung a surprise by fielding a political greenhorn in the politically significant Aska Lok Sabha seat, which was represented by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as well as his father Biju Patnaik. The BJD has nominated 33-year-old Ranjita Sahu, the daughter of former chairperson of Kodala Notified Area Council Hara Prasad Sahu, for...
Odisha MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak quits BJP
Bhubaneswar: BJP MLA from Odisha's Nilgiri constituency, Sukanta Kumar Nayak, Friday tendered his resignation from the party. Nayak, a two-time MLA from the constituency - from the Biju Janata Dal in 2014 and from the BJP in 2019 - submitted his resignation in a letter to state BJP chief, Manmohan Samal. "I do hereby tender my resignation...
Kolkata Knight Riders ask Royal Challengers Bengaluru to bat
Bengaluru: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against hosts Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian Premier League match here Friday. KKR have made one change with left-arm spinner Anukul Roy coming in. KKR have handed a debut IPL cap to 18-year-old top-order batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who is in their substitutes...
Odisha: Man killed by brother-in-law in Sundargarh district
Rourkela: A man was killed allegedly by his brother-in-law for assaulting the latter's sister in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said Friday. The incident took place in Tungritoli village of the district Thursday, a police officer said. The deceased man, identified as Jayram Satnami, was the accused Markosh Toppo's brother-in-law, the police officer said. Satnami had visited his...
Started my career on shop floor of auto plant: Anand Mahindra to Elon Musk
New Delhi: Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, Friday, revealed that he started his career on the shop floor of an auto plant, as he responded to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The X owner posted that many movies exist about a lone inventor in a garage having a "eureka" moment, but “almost none about manufacturing, so...
Ali, Richa open up on wedding docu ‘RiAlity’: ‘Life is stranger than fiction’
Chandigarh: Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, opening up on their wedding documentary titled 'RiAlity’, said it is a cheeky little attempt and a 'life is stranger than fiction' kind of thing. In October last year, the duo shared the first glimpse of the documentary. It is directed by Rahul Singh Datta. In a conversation with Naman Ramachandran,...
Rahul-led LSG eye all-round effort against PBKS to pull things back
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants will aim for an improved all-round effort when they take on Punjab Kings in their second Indian Premier League match here Saturday. K L Rahul-led LSG faltered in the opening game against Rajasthan Royals, losing by 20 runs in Chandigarh. Barring Krunal Pandya, all the LSG bowlers leaked runs and also looked ineffective....