Pollution wreaking havoc in Kendrapara

Kendrapara: This coastal district lacks a major industry with most of the residents earning their livelihood from agriculture. However, toxic effluents discharged by companies spread across four neighbouring districts, have made it living hell for people residing here. These chemicals...

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NGT fiat to Maha Cement

Jajpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to Maha Cement Company over a case filed before it alleging the establishment of a cement grinding unit on forest land at Bairi village under Barchana block in Jajpur district,...

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Sex videos: SIT continues grilling ex-PM Deve Gowda’s son Revanna arrested in victim’s abduction case

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka CID’s SIT continued grilling former Prime Minister, HD Deve Gowda’s son JD(S) MLA HD Revanna Monday, even as he refused to sign the statement prepared by the authorities. HD Revanna was arrested Saturday in connection with the kidnapping case registered against him by the son of one of the victims who was seen being sexually abused by Prajwal Revanna in the videos that were leaked. The episode has...

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Excise policy scam: Delhi court rejects BRS leader K. Kavitha bail plea

BRS leader K Kavitha

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday denied regular bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha in connection with the money laundering cases being probed by CBI and ED related to the alleged excise policy scam. Currently, Kavitha, the daughter of BRS supremo and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is in judicial custody till May 7. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court pronounced the order on...

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At least 16 killed in Rafah retaliatory strike

Tel Aviv: The Hamas health department said that 16 people were killed in an Israeli air attack Monday. Media has reported that nine people from one family and seven members from another family were killed in the air attack. The airstrike was in retaliation to the barrage of rockets fired by Hamas at a ground near Kerem Shalom in Southern Israel killing three Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and injuring 11...

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At least 75 killed, 103 missing as floods hit southern Brazil

Rio De Janeiro: Massive floods in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than 88,000 people from their homes. Approximately 16,000 took refuge in schools, gymnasiums and other temporary shelters. The floods left a wake of devastation,...

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Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar files nomination from north east Delhi seat

New Delhi: Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar Monday filed his nomination from the north east Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. Kumar filed his nomination at the District Magistrate's office in Nand Nagri in the presence of senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Minister Gopal Rai. He is pitted against BJP's two-time MP from the same constituency and...

Manoj Bajpayee starts shooting for ‘The Family Man’ Season 3

Mumbai: Acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee has started shooting for the third season of The Family Man under the direction of the duo Raj & DK. Streaming giant Prime Video took to Instagram and shared a picture of the clapboard alongside an image of the cast. It was captioned: "#TFM3W us - shoot begins, drop your excitement." https://www.instagram.com/p/C6nfS2DORbD/?img_index=1  ...

BJD govt’s expire date is June 4: PM Modi in Odisha

Berhampur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday asserted that the expiry date of the BJD government in Odisha is June 4, the day the assembly election results will be announced. Addressing his first election rally in the state, Modi urged people to give a chance to the BJP to make Odisha the number one state in the country....

There’s terror threat to T20 World Cup: Trinidad PM

Port of Spain: The T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by the USA and West Indies, has received a terror threat, Trinidad's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has revealed but asserted that "extra effort in national security preparations and response readiness" will be put in to neutralise the danger. The tournament -- featuring 20 teams, including India...

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Excise policy scam: Delhi court rejects BRS leader K. Kavitha bail plea

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday denied regular bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha in connection with the money laundering cases being probed by CBI and ED related to the alleged excise policy scam. Currently, Kavitha, the daughter of BRS supremo and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is in judicial custody till...

Indian relay teams book Paris 2024 berth in Bahamas

New Delhi: The Indian men's and women's relay teams have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics after finishing second in their respective heats Sunday night at Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Bahamas. The Indian quarter milers grabbed the opportunity with both hands during the second leg of the Olympic qualification round of the World Relays in...

Nia Sharma doesn’t want to leave bed after 15 hours of sleep

Mumbai: Actress Nia Sharma is having difficulty getting out of bed despite having a beauty sleep of almost 15 hours. Nia took to Instagram stories and posted a picture of herself in bed. The actress is lying down on her stomach, with only half of her face visible, sporting pink pyjamas. She captioned it: “Waking up after...

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ED raids Jharkhand Minister’s PA, seizes Rs 25 cr from house help’s home

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday was conducting raids at various locations, including the residences of Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam's personal assistant (PA) Sanjeev Kumar and several others in Ranchi. A mountain of cash worth crores was recovered from the house of a person working at Sanjeev Kumar's residence. It is reported that this amount...

 

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