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Sunit Mishra Bhubaneswar: Elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will be held March 16. Of the four seats, voting is unlikely in three. However, the fourth seat has triggered fresh political developments. Instead of attempting to split opposition votes directly, the ruling Bharatiya...

Tehran: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been selected as Iran’s new Supreme Leader by the country’s Assembly of Experts, according to a latest media report. “The Assembly of Experts elected Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba as the next Supreme Leader,” Iran...

Kolkata: The first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is all set to unfold, with New Zealand locking horns with South Africa here at Eden Gardens Wednesday. A place in the final is at stake, as the winner will advance to the...

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Cricket Association president Venkatesh Prasad Tuesday expressed confidence of completing the remaining security enhancement works at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium before the Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad assembles at the venue March 15. The Royal Challengers had earlier announced that they will play...

New Delhi: IndiGo Tuesday operated four repatriation flights to Jeddah and plans to have another flight to Muscat later in the day to bring back passengers stranded due to the Middle East conflict. There are also plans to operate repatriation flights to cities in the...

Bengaluru: With the Karnataka state government giving its go-ahead, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru are all set to return to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, with five of their home games confirmed to take place in Bengaluru this...

Kolkata: South Africa and New Zealand meet in the first semifinal of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Wednesday at Eden Gardens, with a place in the final at stake. The contest marks their second meeting of the tournament. Their earlier group-stage match carried limited...

Birmingham: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is set to miss the All England Championships starting here Tuesday after being stranded in Dubai amid the US bombing of Iran and the resultant airspace closure in the Gulf region. Travel disruptions have marred the build-up to the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump says Iran operations are likely to last 4 to 5 weeks but that he's prepared "to go far longer than that." Trump spoke Monday at a White House ceremony. The war in the Middle East spiralled further Monday as Israel...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha state capital Monday witnessed hectic political activities in the run-up to the Rajya Sabha elections with the ruling BJP and opposition Congress holding separate meetings of their MLAs, while BJD-sponsored "common" candidate, urologist Datteswar Hota, hitting campaign trail. The ruling BJP is...