Maoist surrenders before Odisha Police
BJP lines up national leaders, union ministers, CMs for campaign in Odisha
BJP will provide pension to journalists if voted to power in Odisha: Pradhan
Amid concerns over teenage pregnancies during holidays, awareness drive among girls in Odisha
Odisha: Nomination process begins for constituencies going to polls June 1
Arvind Kejriwal fails to get immediate relief from Supreme Court in money laundering case
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal failed to get any relief from the Supreme Court Tuesday, with a two-judge bench rising without pronouncing an order on granting him interim bail to enable him to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections. Kejriwal has been accused of money laundering in a...
Read morePolice break up a pro-Palestinian student protest in Berlin as demonstrations spread across Europe
Amsterdam: German police Tuesday broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard at Berlin's Free University earlier in the day, the latest such action by authorities as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread across Europe. Some demonstrators have even called for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza. In Berlin, the protesters had put up about...
Read moreDon’t want Kejriwal to perform official duties if released on interim bail: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Tuesday it doesn't want Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to discharge his official duties if he is released on interim bail in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam as it would lead to a conflict of interest. Kejriwal failed to get any relief from the top court, with a two-judge bench rising without pronouncing an order granting him interim bail...
Read moreIsraeli forces seize Rafah crossing in Gaza, threatening aid and putting cease-fire talks on edge
Cairo: Israeli tanks seized control of Gaza's vital Rafah border crossing Tuesday as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remained on a knife's edge. The UN warned of a potential collapse of the flow of aid to Palestinians from the closure of Rafah and the other main crossing into Gaza, Kerem Shalom, at a time when officials...
Read moreEC directs ‘X’ to take down Karnataka BJP’s animated clip on Muslim quota row
New Delhi: Election Commission Tuesday directed social media platform 'X' to "immediately" take down an animated video shared by the Karnataka unit of the BJP related to the row over reservation for the Muslim community. In a letter to the nodal officer of 'X', the EC took exception to the non-compliance of the directive of the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer to the social media platform for taking down the video. The...
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Police break up a pro-Palestinian student protest in Berlin as demonstrations spread across Europe
Amsterdam: German police Tuesday broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard at Berlin's Free University earlier in the day, the latest such action by authorities as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread across Europe. Some demonstrators have even called for a break in academic ties with...
Don’t want Kejriwal to perform official duties if released on interim bail: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Tuesday it doesn't want Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to discharge his official duties if he is released on interim bail in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam as it would lead to a conflict of interest. Kejriwal failed to get any relief from the top...
Ashwin takes three wickets but pacers allow Capitals post 221/8 against RR in must-win clash
New Delhi: Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin jolted Delhi Capitals with wickets in his successive overs but pacer Avesh Khan bled runs as the hosts posted 221 for eight in their must-win contest against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Tuesday. Had it not been some smart bowling by Ashwin and fellow off-spinner Riyan Parag...
Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term at a glittering Kremlin inauguration Tuesday, embarking on another six years as leader of Russia after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. At the ceremony in the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin placed his hand on the Russian...
Maoist surrenders before Odisha Police
Phulbani: A member of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) surrendered before the Odisha Police Tuesday, an officer said. Samaya Madkam, who was the commander of a team of the Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of the Maoist group, surrendered before Berhampur Southern Range IG JN Pankaj and Kandhamal SP Suvendu Kumar Patra at Phulbani. He is a native of Sukma...
Three Independent MLAs withdraw support to Nayab Saini govt in Haryana
Chandigarh: In a setback to the ruling BJP in Haryana amid the Lok Sabha elections, three Independent MLAs Tuesday announced that they have withdrawn their support to the Nayab Singh Saini-led government in the state. The three MLAs -- Sombir Sangwan, Randhir Gollen and Dharampal Gonder -- also said that they have decided to extend support to...
Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer to visit India Thursday
New Delhi: Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer will visit India May 9, in the first high-level trip from Male after the Maldives' pro-China president Mohamed Muizzu assumed office six months ago. Announcing Zameer's visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said it is expected to lend further momentum to the bilateral cooperation. The ties between the two countries...
Royals opt to field against Delhi Capitals; Afghanistan’s Naib gets maiden IPL cap
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals opted to field against Delhi Capitals in an IPL match here Tuesday. Delhi Capitals drafted in Afghanistan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib and veteran pacer Ishant Sharma in their playing XI, while Royals named South African all-rounder Donovan Ferreira and batter Shubham Dubey in the playing eleven. Teams Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk,...
BJP lines up national leaders, union ministers, CMs for campaign in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: As Odisha polling dates draw near and campaign efforts intensify, the BJP has lined up its campaigners who will descend on this eastern state ruled by the BJD for over two decades. While the BJD's campaign relies heavily on party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, along with bureaucrat-turned-politician Kartik Pandian, the BJP's poll drive is...
BJP will provide pension to journalists if voted to power in Odisha: Pradhan
Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday said the BJP will provide pension to journalists if the party is voted to power in Odisha. “We believe in the motto of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vishwas'. In accordance with it, we will make a provision of pension for journalists,” Pradhan told reporters at Sambalpur. The journalists' accreditation policy will be...