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New Delhi: Tamil Nadu cricketer Shahrukh Khan has spent much of his career carrying a name instantly recognisable across India, but despite the obvious connection to Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan, the Tamil Nadu batter has a different celebrity at the top of his...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 775 senior citizens Wednesday left for Varanasi and Ayodhya on the first pilgrimage train of the current fiscal under Odisha government's 'Mukhyamantri Baristha Nagarik Teertha Yatra Yojana'. The special train was flagged off by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who also...

Ayodhya (UP): Air Marshal (retd) Jeetendra Mishra, who headed the Western Air Command during Operation Sindoor, was appointed the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Wednesday, officials said. Mishra's name was selected from a shortlist of three candidates picked from 5,585...

Dubai: Captain Shubman Gill slipped two positions among batters and Jasprit Bumrah dropped one spot down among bowlers, while Devdutt Padikkal rose up to the 54th spot among Indians in the latest ICC Test rankings released Wednesday. Gill, who returned with only one half-century across...

Mumbai: Stock markets declined for the third consecutive day Wednesday, with the benchmark Sensex closing lower by nearly 374 points following a bearish trend in global equities and higher oil prices due to escalating conflict in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 373.93 points,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to appoint distinguished women, including retired police and army personnel, as 'Shakti Apa' in each district to act as mentors for female college students to promote their safety, empowerment and overall well-being, officials said Wednesday. The Higher Education Department has...

New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to host a long-standing review meeting at its headquarters in Mumbai Thursday, where all office bearers along with head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS...

Yamunanagar(Haryana): A search and rescue operation was underway to trace two Army soldiers who went missing after their boat capsized in the Yamuna river at the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana, officials said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday evening. According to an official statement, "On...

New Delhi: Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra Wednesday opposed the formation of a five-member bench by the NCLT to decide his personal insolvency case, contending that the tribunal does not have the power to constitute such a bench. Appearing for Chandra before the National Company...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has lowered the maximum penalty for vehicles operating without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC), from Rs 10,000 to Rs 6,000, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena said. Under the revised penalty structure, motorcycles and three-wheelers will be fined Rs...