BJP has bagged 310 seats after five phases of LS polls: Shah in Odisha
Pandian fires fresh salvo at Modi, says BJP campaigners can’t even name Odisha capital
Odisha registers 69.34% voter turnout in 5 LS, 35 Assembly seats
‘I will observe fast for three days’: BJP leader Sambit Patra apologises for his remark on Lord Jagannath
Odisha weather: Heatwave set to return
Police detain father of juvenile involved in Pune car accident that killed two IT professionals
Pune: Police have detained the father of a 17-year-old boy allegedly involved in a car accident that killed two persons in Pune and arrested three executives of two hotels for serving liquor to the juvenile, officials said Tuesday. The Porsche car allegedly driven by the 17-year-old, who the police claim...
Read moreAt least 29 flamingos found dead in Mumbai
Mumbai: At least 29 flamingos have been found dead at different locations in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai, a wildlife welfare group representative said Tuesday. Various calls were received from people about the dead birds spotted at some places in Ghatkopar, said Pawan Sharma, founder of the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) and honorary wildlife warden with the forest department. The forest department's mangrove cell along with the RAWW teams during...
Read moreUN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
United Nations: The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponising space, a possible future global trend that members of the United Nations Security Council condemned even as they failed to pass a measure against it. The Security Council resolution drafted by Russia rivalled one backed by the US and Japan that failed last month. The rival drafts focused on different types...
Read moreSatellite photos show Palestinians’ quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders
Jerusalem: Newly-released satellite photos reviewed by the Associated Press show a large exodus of Palestinians from the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah earlier this month ahead of a feared Israeli ground invasion there. The photos taken three days apart — first May 5 and then May 8 — show the change on the ground after Israel issued its first evacuation order for the city May 6. They show that crowded tent...
Read moreEngaged with India on importance of equal treatment for members of all religious communities: US
Washington: The Biden administration is deeply committed to promoting and protecting universal respect for the right to freedom of religion and has engaged many countries, including India, on the importance of equal treatment for members of all religious communities, a senior US official has said. “We have engaged many countries, including India, on the importance of equal treatment for members of all religious communities,” State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters...
Read more
Featured
Trending
More Top Stories
BJP has bagged 310 seats after five phases of LS polls: Shah in Odisha
Sambalpur: Claiming that the BJP has bagged 310 seats after the completion of five phases of the Lok Sabha polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday urged the people of Odisha to free the state from "babu-raj" and allow the BJP to form government at the Centre and also in the state. Addressing an election rally in...
SpaceX may exceed 90 pc of all Earth payloads to orbit this year: Musk
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk Tuesday said that his space venture SpaceX is likely to exceed 90 per cent of all Earth’s payload to low-Earth orbit later this year. Musk said this, in a post on social media platform X, based on a report that showed that SpaceX aced more than half of the 63 orbital launch...
Pandian fires fresh salvo at Modi, says BJP campaigners can’t even name Odisha capital
Puri: In an unconcealed jibe at the prime minister, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's right-hand man has dismissed the BJP's star campaigners in Odisha as “political tourists” who can't even identify the state capital. Kartik Pandian is also confident Patnaik will be back in office for a sixth straight term and has even declared the time he will...
Odisha registers 69.34% voter turnout in 5 LS, 35 Assembly seats
Bhubaneswar: A voter turnout of 69.34 per cent was recorded in five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha where polling was held Monday, officials said. The second round of simultaneous elections were held in Aska, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Sundargarh and Bargarh Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments under these parliamentary seats. Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency...
IPL 2024: Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane sends best wishes to KKR ahead of 1st qualifier against SRH
New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the first qualifier of the IPL Tuesday. Ahead of the highly awaited encounter, Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has sent the team his best wishes for the playoffs. "Hey Kolkata Knight Riders, great start to the season. Wishing all the Knights the very best for...
Maddock Films’ unveils ‘Munjya’, movie to release June 7
Mumbai: Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films Tuesday unveiled the teaser of its upcoming movie Munjya, a horror comedy movie that will be released in theatres June 7. The film is reportedly set in the same universe as the production banner's earlier movies -- Stree and Bhediya. "Munnis beware! Aa raha hai #Munjya! Makers of 'Stree' bring to you...
Ekta wins gold in club throw at World Para Athletic Championships
Kobe (Japan): India's Ekta Bhyan secured the gold medal with a season's best throw of 20.12m in the women' F51 club throw competition at the World Para Athletic Championships here. A day after Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in women's 400m T20 category race, Indian athletes continued their impressive run with Ekta producing the goods to...
Indian junior men’s hockey team begins Europe tour with a thrilling win over Belgium
Antwerp: Shardanand Tiwari struck twice as the Indian junior men's hockey team beat Belgium via penalty shootout in the opening match to kick off its tour of Europe with a thrilling win here. Tiwari (3', 27') scored a brace as the two teams ended the regulation time 2-2 before India won the penalty shootout 4-2 Monday. India...
Sushmita Sen celebrates 30 years of winning Miss Universe title
Mumbai: Sushmita Sen Tuesday celebrated the 30th anniversary of winning the Miss Universe pageant, saying it is an honour that she will cherish forever. Sen was just 18 years old when she became the first Indian woman to win the coveted beauty pageant. In a post on Instagram, Sen shared a throwback photo of her holding a...
‘I will observe fast for three days’: BJP leader Sambit Patra apologises for his remark on Lord Jagannath
Bhubaneswar: Amid continuous attack by political parties over his Lord Jagannath gaffe, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson and Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra Tuesday apologised for the "slip of the tongue" and announced to observe a three-day fast to offer penance. "I will observe fast for three days to repent for the unintentional remark due to...
