Odisha: Ex-minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi appointed as BJD’s Balasore district president
Sailor from Philippines dies after falling from crane at Paradip Port
Odisha MLAs, MPs cannot meet CM: Nadda
Tuberose farmers lament lack of marketing facilities
Berhampur: Cultivation of tuberose (Rajanigandha) flowers is a lucrative business. If marketed properly, it is a source of substantial earnings for farmers. However, lack of marketing facilities is hurting tuberose farmers in Ganjam district, locals informed Wednesday. The effort and...
Elephant census begins in Nayagarh, Boudh
Six hurt in fire after boiler blast in chemical factory in Thane district
Thane: At least six workers were injured after a major fire broke out following a boiler blast at a chemicals factory at Dombivli in Thane district of Maharashtra Thursday, an official said. The explosion occurred in the boiler of Amber Chemical Company located in Phase 2 of the Dombivli MIDC...
Read moreIran begins burying late president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
Dubai: Iran Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protégé of Iran's supreme leader killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. President Ebrahim Raisi's burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad caps days of processionals through much of Iran, seeking to bolster the country's theocracy after the crash that killed him,...
Read morePune Porsche crash case: Cops probe, grill three generations of Agarwal clan
Pune: Following the gruesome killing of two persons with a speeding Porsche May 19, the Pune Police started grilling three generations of the city’s realtor family, Agarwals, here Thursday. They include -- Vishal S. Agarwal, his father Surendra Kumar Agarwal, and his minor son -- who was allegedly at the wheel of the Porsche, which he zoomed off in a drunken state at a dizzying speed of some 200 kmph, and...
Read moreNifty at all-time high, Sensex breaches 75,000 mark
Mumbai: Indian equity indices were in an uptrend Thursday following strong domestic cues. At 1:00 p.m., Sensex was up 800 points, or 1.08 per cent at 75,023 and Nifty was up 246 points, or 1.09 per cent, at 22,843 points. This is the first time Nifty trades above 22,800 points, crossing an earlier level of 22,794 points. The Nifty midcap index is also at an all-time high. The Nifty midcap index...
Read moreDelhi Police defers questioning of Arvind Kejriwal’s parents in Maliwal assault case: Sources
New Delhi: The Delhi Police may not visit Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence Thursday to question his parents in connection with AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ case, sources said. Kejriwal Wednesday had said police were going to question his elderly and ill parents the next day. Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested by police in the case. Sources said police may visit his residence for questioning in the...
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Deputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defence official
Moscow: A deputy chief of the Russian military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery, Russian news reports said Thursday, the latest in a series of bribery arrests of high-ranking military officials. The arrest of Lt Gen Vadim Shamarin followed the arrest this week of Maj Gen Ivan Popov, a former top commander in...
Iran begins burying late president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
Dubai: Iran Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protégé of Iran's supreme leader killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. President Ebrahim Raisi's burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad caps days of processionals through much...
Odisha: Ex-minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi appointed as BJD’s Balasore district president
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha Thursday appointed former minister and Simulia MLA Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi as its Balasore district unit president. Panigrahi's appointment comes after the BJD did not accept his resignation from the primary membership of the party. He was upset after the BJD denied him a party ticket this time to contest from the...
Sailor from Philippines dies after falling from crane at Paradip Port
Paradip: A sailor from the Philippines died after falling from a ship crane while cleaning it at the Paradip Port, police said Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Azarcon Earl Wilhelm Curao (26). He was a part of the MV Yukad, which was anchored at Paradip Port to load coal. The sailor was brought ashore by...
ICC launches all-new anthem ahead of T20 WC
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday launched its all-new anthem and music piece, composed and produced by renowned Grammy Award-winning film and television composer, Lorne Balfe to be played across ICC world events. The three-minute-long anthem will make its debut in next month's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA during the opening...
Six hurt in fire after boiler blast in chemical factory in Thane district
Thane: At least six workers were injured after a major fire broke out following a boiler blast at a chemicals factory at Dombivli in Thane district of Maharashtra Thursday, an official said. The explosion occurred in the boiler of Amber Chemical Company located in Phase 2 of the Dombivli MIDC area, the official said. The blast was...
Odisha MLAs, MPs cannot meet CM: Nadda
Karanjia/ Dhamnagar: Alleging that the Odisha government has been "outsourced", BJP president JP Nadda Thursday claimed the people's representatives like MLAs and MPs are unable to meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The government in the state needs to be changed to get rid of this practice, Nadda said while addressing election rallies at Karanjia and Dhamra. “The...
Cyclone Remal to reach West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts by Sunday evening: IMD
New Delhi: A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal will intensify and reach Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening, the IMD said Thursday. This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season and will be named Remal, according to a system of naming cyclones...
Pune Porsche crash case: Cops probe, grill three generations of Agarwal clan
Pune: Following the gruesome killing of two persons with a speeding Porsche May 19, the Pune Police started grilling three generations of the city’s realtor family, Agarwals, here Thursday. They include -- Vishal S. Agarwal, his father Surendra Kumar Agarwal, and his minor son -- who was allegedly at the wheel of the Porsche, which he zoomed...
Nifty at all-time high, Sensex breaches 75,000 mark
Mumbai: Indian equity indices were in an uptrend Thursday following strong domestic cues. At 1:00 p.m., Sensex was up 800 points, or 1.08 per cent at 75,023 and Nifty was up 246 points, or 1.09 per cent, at 22,843 points. This is the first time Nifty trades above 22,800 points, crossing an earlier level of 22,794 points....