Dharamsala: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by 60 runs in their Indian Premier League match here Thursday. Star batter Virat Kohli slammed a 47-ball 92 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 241/7 after being invited to bat first. In reply, Punjab Kings were all out for 181 in 17 overs. Rilee Rossouw made 61 in 27 balls,...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday unveiled its manifesto for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls with the goal of making Odisha the No. 1 state in the country by 2036. Releasing the regional party's manifesto, BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced the introduction of Kalingashree and Kalinga Bhushan awards annually, akin to Padma Shri...

New Delhi: India Thursday said Canada has informed it about the arrest of three Indian citizens in the case of killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar but it has not provided any "specific" evidence or information in the matter yet. "Let me first make it clear that no specific or relevant evidence or information has been...

Bolangir: Adrija Manjari Singh, the estranged wife of the scion of Bolangir's former royal family Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo, on Thursday said she will campaign against her brother-in-law Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, who is the BJD candidate for the assembly polls. She told a press conference that she was surprised to learn that BJD had given a...

Hyderabad: In a scathing attack against AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbaruddin, BJP leader Navneet Rana has said that if the police were removed from duty for "15 seconds, the brothers would not know from where they came and where they went". The comments drew sharp criticism from Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and...

Dharamsala: A classic 47-ball 92 by Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar's breezy fifty powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 241/7 against Punjab Kings in a rain-interrupted IPL match here Thursday. The butterfingered Punjab fielders were guilty of dropping catches as Kohli and Patidar capitalised on the reprieves to put on 72 off 32 balls after they were invited...

Koraput: Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai Thursday said there is a need for the BJP's "double-engine" government in Odisha to accelerate the pace of development. Addressing an election rally at Laxmipur in Koraput Lok Sabha constituency, he said Odisha is rich in mineral resources, and has forests, fertile land and water resources, still, the BJD government has...

Berhampur: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday urged voters not to support dishonest and unscrupulous candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state. Addressing three election rallies in Gopalpur, Aska, and Phulbani under Berhampur, Aska, and Kandhamal Lok Sabha seats, where polling is scheduled for May 13, Patnaik interacted with the public to...

Koraput: With gradual improvement in the situation in Maoist-affected Swabhiman Anchal in Odisha's Malkangiri district, the administration has decided not to air-drop polling personnel and security forces to polling stations as was done in 2019. Since the construction of the Gurupriya Bridge, in 2018, which connected almost all the 151 villages in Swabhiman Anchal, which was earlier...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Thursday campaigned for BJP candidates in Puri Lok Sabha and Brahmagiri Assembly segments, unveiling plans for significant infrastructural developments in Odisha. He announced the decision to establish an airport in Paradip with an investment of Rs 200 crore and initiate work on the 111-km 6-lane Bhubaneswar ring road costing Rs 6,500 crore...