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Bangui: The death toll from a gold mine collapse in a western part of Central African Republic has risen to more than 100, a Red Cross volunteer involved in relief efforts and a local official said Wednesday. The low-tech, artisanal gold mine collapsed Tuesday morning...

Washington: Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump's second-term...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up the Odisha government for not taking a decision on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons...

Amstelveen: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Abhishek scored a brace each to help India beat arch-rivals Pakistan 5-3 in their final Pool D match of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup here Wednesday. Harmanpreet struck twice from two penalty corners in the fifth and 21st minutes,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said the Centre's approval for multiple railway track-laying projects will improve connectivity in coastal and industrialised districts of the state. Majhi, in a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, expressed gratitude for the Cabinet Committee on Economic...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday sent former minister Satyendar Jain, ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai and three others in the alleged corruption case involving the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the DJB to 14-day judicial custody. Special Judge Dig...

Kolkata: A court in West Bengal’s Krishnanagar issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in a case of controversial comments regarding the Indian Army Wednesday. It is alleged that Mahua did not appear in court despite being summoned several times in this...

Mumbai: A case has been registered against director Indra Kumar and producer Ashok Thakeria for allegedly cheating a leading distribution company by claiming to sell the rights to the film Dhamaal. The FIR has been lodged by Vikas Baldevraj Sahni (53), owner of Andheri West-based...

Galle: The exceptionally gifted Manav Suthar gave India temporary deliverance from their red-ball turmoil, leading the 165-run dismantling of Sri Lanka in the first Test with a match haul of 10 wickets on the fifth and final day here Wednesday. The visitors now lead the...

Kataka: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Secretary Sanjay Behera has hailed the Odisha T20 League as a competitive platform for young players, where they learn from experienced cricketers and gain confidence for the future. Odisha T20 League is all set to kick off at the iconic...