Male: India has withdrawn all its soldiers from the Maldives, the government here has said, ahead of the May 10 deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu for the complete withdrawal of Indian military personnel from his country. President Muizzu, widely seen as a pro-China leader, had set May 10 as the deadline for the withdrawal of the...

Washington: The Biden administration's top diplomat in New Delhi Thursday dismissed concerns being raised in certain quarters about democracy in India and observed that in many ways Indians are better than the Americans. At an event organised here by the Council on Foreign Relations, a top American think-tank, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told the audience...

Leverkusen (Germany): Bayer Leverkusen had a double reason to celebrate in stoppage time Thursday. Not only did it reach the Europa League final and keep its treble bid on course but substitute Josip Stanišic's late goal preserved its remarkable unbeaten record as Leverkusen rescued a 2-2 draw against Roma. Both had seemed at risk during the semifinal...

New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Friday, said that subscribed users can post movies, TV series or podcasts on the platform and earn money via monetisation. Replying to his sister Tosca Musk who co-founded the streaming service Passionflix, the tech billionaire said that users can now post their full-length movies on X. “Post your movies,...

Christchurch: New Zealand's Colin Munro, a bruising top-order batter, Friday announced his retirement from international cricket after he was not included in the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Munro played one Test, 57 ODIs and 65 T20Is for the Kiwis amassing a total of 3010 runs, but it was in the shortest format the...

Pottangi: The efforts of the Andhra Pradesh government to induct villages under the Kotia panchayat in Koraput district continue. The Andhra government in the past had attempted to do so by offering lucrative sops to residents of various villages in Koraput district. Despite being thwarted on a number of occasions, the Andhra government has persisted with its...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a former accountant of a company for Rs 2.63 crore alleged fraud. The accused has been identified as Saroj Kumar Mohanty of Kaliabora in Jagatsinghpur district. EOW sleuths arrested him from City May 8 on the basis of a complaint lodged by managing director of Sealcoat Structural Works Private...

New Delhi: Yesteryear actor Vyjayanthimala Bali, Telugu star Konidela Chiranjeevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court late M Fathima Beevi and ‘Bombay Samachar’ owner Hormusji N Cama were among the eminent persons conferred Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu Thursday. BJP leader O Rajagopal, Ladakh’s spiritual leader Togdan Rinpochey, Tamil actor late ‘Captain’ Vijayakant (both...

Bhubaneswar: The first phase of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state is going to be held May 13. The Cuttack Lok Sabha seat, one of the 21 parliamentary constituencies in the state, will go for voting in the third phase, May 25. This Lok Sabha seat holds a special significance as the historic Silver...

Aries: So, busy bee, you finally realise you've been ignoring your near and dear. And now, it's going to cost you a lot of effort to make it up to them. Dinner at the finest restaurant, a trip to the theatre, shopping at a posh boutique... be ready to splurge, says Ganesha! Taurus: Your vision today will...