Bhubaneswar: India will participate in all important summits that promote the agenda of global peace, security and development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said while referring to invitations to him to attend the G7 meeting and the Ukraine peace summit next month. In an interview with PTI, the prime minister said India will "resonate the voice of...

Dubai: Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as acting president of the Islamic Republic Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest. Mokhber, 68, largely has been in the shadows compared to other politicians in Iran's Shiite theocracy. Raisi's death under the constitution thrust Mokhber into public...

Kolkata: Swami Pradiptananda Maharaj of Murshidabad's Bharat Sevashram Sangha Monday said he has sent a legal notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, demanding an apology for her alleged defamatory remarks about the organisation. Swami Pradiptananda Maharaj, also known as Kartik Maharaj, while confirming that he had served a legal notice to Banerjee told PTI, "If...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl Monday criticised a recently published study on the long-term safety analysis of Covaxin in adults and adolescents for its poor methodology and design, and clarified the article misleadingly and erroneously "acknowledges" ICMR. Dr Bahl said the study had no control arm of unvaccinated individuals...

New Delhi: The months-long action-packed Indian Premier League (IPL) battle has reached its business end with four teams qualifying for the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs. After the caravan of 70 matches, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have progressed to the knockout phase of the tournament. In...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 35.31 per cent voter turnout till 1pm in the polling for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments Monday, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Aska, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Bolangir and Sundargarh parliamentary constituencies along with 35 assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are...

Mumbai: Hindi film star Hrithik Roshan was joined by his filmmaker father Rakesh Roshan and sister Sunaina Roshan as they went out together, braving the unrelenting sun, to cast their votes in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai Monday. In a video clip, Hrithik is seen wearing a black T-shirt with grey pants...

Mumbai: Hindi film star couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone cast their votes for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the Bandra area of Mumbai on a muggy Monday. The couple, who are expecting their first child, arrived at the Mount Mary Church polling station in their Maybach. Ranveer was seen helping Deepika as she walked cautiously...

Bhubaneswar: A member of Odisha Police's Special Operation Group (SOG) sustained a bullet wound during a gunfight with Maoists in Nuapada district Monday, a senior police officer said. The incident took place around 3 am when SOG personnel took on the Maoists in the Sunabeda forest near Shivanarayanpur (Komna police station) on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, ADG (Operations)...

Bhubaneswar: Indicating implementation of the One Nation, One Election and Uniform Civil Code plans if he returns to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government fulfils promises made in the BJP's election manifesto. In an interview with PTI, the prime minister said he has added 25 more days to the 100-day plan for his next...