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Odisha Assembly polls: BJP names eight more candidates including four turncoats
Bhubaneswar: BJP Saturday announced the names of eight more candidates for the Assembly polls in Odisha, with four of them being former members of the ruling BJD who switched allegiance to the saffron party recently. These turncoats are Seemarani Nayak (Hindol), Arindam Roy (Salipur), Gitanjali Sethi (Kendrapara) and Prasant Jagdev...
Read moreDelhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs
New Delhi: Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs in another high-scoring Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Asked to bat first, Delhi Capitals posted a massive 257/4. In reply, MI scored 247/9 in the allotted 20 overs. DC's young recruit Jake Fraser-McGurk started smashing the ball right from the start, propelling DC to 92 for no loss in the powerplay. Fraser-McGurk blazed away to a 25-ball 84 before being...
Read moreBJP fields 26/11 counsel Ujjwal Nikam from Mumbai North Central
New Delhi: The BJP Saturday dropped incumbent Lok Sabha MP Poonam Mahajan as its candidate from the Mumbai North Central seat and named lawyer Ujjwal Deorao Nikam in her place. Nikam is a well-known name in the legal circle and was a government counsel in the Mumbai terror attack case. Mahajan, the daughter of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, was elected from the constituency in 2014 and 2019. She is also...
Read moreED acted in most highhanded manner in excise policy case, Kejriwal tells Supreme Court
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday told the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has acted in a "most highhanded manner" in a money-laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. In a rejoinder to the ED's reply affidavit filed on his petition challenging his arrest in the case, Kejriwal said he has always cooperated with the investigation. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said the ED,...
Read moreMamata Banerjee loses balance while boarding helicopter
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her balance and fell while boarding a helicopter in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district Saturday afternoon. She was on the way to Kulti for an election rally when the incident happened. "The CM fell inside the helicopter after losing her balance while she was trying to sit. She is fine," a senior officer, who was accompanying Banerjee, told PTI. Following the incident, she...
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Traces of cancer-causing chemical detected in 527 products associated with India
New Delhi: Food safety authorities in the European Union have found traces of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical, in 527 products linked to India between September 2020 and April 2024. This revelation has prompted bans on Indian products in regions like Hong Kong and Singapore due to their carcinogenic properties. Despite routine discoveries of ethylene oxide in...
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KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda fifties take Lucknow Super Giants to 196/5 against Rajasthan Royals
Lucknow: KL Rahul (76) dug deep with Deepak Hooda (50) as Lucknow Super Giants managed a competitive 196/5 against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League clash here Saturday. Rahul and Hooda gave LSG a solid footing with a 62-ball 115-run stand for the third wicket after early blows, but the failure of others meant the hosts...
Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs
New Delhi: Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs in another high-scoring Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Asked to bat first, Delhi Capitals posted a massive 257/4. In reply, MI scored 247/9 in the allotted 20 overs. DC's young recruit Jake Fraser-McGurk started smashing the ball right from the start, propelling DC to 92 for...
Odisha: BJD announces candidates for three more Assembly seats, drops two MLAs
Bhubaneswar: BJD Saturday announced candidates for three more Assembly segments in Odisha, dropping two incumbent MLAs. Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik nominated Begunia MLA Rajendra Kumar Sahoo from the Khurda Assembly seat which is now represented by Jyotirindra Nath Mitra. The party also fielded debutant Goutam Buddha Das from the Bhograi Assembly segment, denying a...
Rajasthan Royals opt to field against Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Both LSG and RR have retained the same playing XIs from their respective previous matches. Placed at the top of the table with 14 points in bag, RR will look to continue...
1,500 Sikhs join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Punjab
New Delhi: In a significant development, 1,500 members from the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, along with Singh Sabha and other Sikh organisations, joined BJP Saturday, just weeks ahead of Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and Punjab. At a grand ceremony held at the party's central office in New Delhi, BJP's National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, National...
Crew on seized cargo ship to be released soon, assures Iran Foreign Minister
New Delhi: The 16 remaining Indian crew members on board a cargo ship seized by Iran are set to be released soon, Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian assured his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel in a telephonic conversation Saturday. "The humanitarian issue of the release of the ship's crew is of our serious concern and we have announced...
BJP fields 26/11 counsel Ujjwal Nikam from Mumbai North Central
New Delhi: The BJP Saturday dropped incumbent Lok Sabha MP Poonam Mahajan as its candidate from the Mumbai North Central seat and named lawyer Ujjwal Deorao Nikam in her place. Nikam is a well-known name in the legal circle and was a government counsel in the Mumbai terror attack case. Mahajan, the daughter of late BJP leader...
Odisha Assembly polls: BJP names eight more candidates including four turncoats
Bhubaneswar: BJP Saturday announced the names of eight more candidates for the Assembly polls in Odisha, with four of them being former members of the ruling BJD who switched allegiance to the saffron party recently. These turncoats are Seemarani Nayak (Hindol), Arindam Roy (Salipur), Gitanjali Sethi (Kendrapara) and Prasant Jagdev (Khurda). Jagdev, formerly a BJD MLA from...
