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...
Mahanadi riverbed turns breeding ground for Indian skimmers
NGT fiat to Maha Cement
Cops, villagers clash during anti-drug drive
Man arrested for setting fire to reserve forest
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...
Read moreSex videos: SIT continues grilling ex-PM Deve Gowda’s son Revanna arrested in victim’s abduction case
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...
Read moreExcise 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 May 7. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court pronounced the order on...
Read moreAt 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...
Read moreAt 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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Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams set to fly into space for a third time Tuesday
Washington: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is ready to fly into space for the third time Tuesday as the pilot aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in its the first crewed test flight. Boeing's Starliner will blast off for the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Starliner will carry Williams, 58, and Butch Wilmore to the International Space...
Sex videos: SIT continues grilling ex-PM Deve Gowda’s son Revanna arrested in victim’s abduction case
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bipasha Basu opens up: Before baby I used to sleep straight all hours on all flights
Mumbai: Actress Bipasha Basu offered a glimpse into her experience of being on baby duty with her daughter Devi during a flight, revealing that prior to motherhood, she used to sleep straight for hours on airplanes, but now she "never" sleeps. Bipasha, accompanied by her husband, Karan Singh Grover, and daughter Devi, had been vacationing in Mauritius....
Jack Dorsey steps down from Bluesky board
New Delhi: Jack Dorsey, who founded Twitter (now called X), has quit the board of Bluesky, a decentralised social media platform he also helped co-founded. The company said in a post that it is now searching for a new board member. “With Jack's departure, we are searching for a new board member for the Bluesky public benefit...