Lucknow: Two Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders have been served summons in connection with the edited video speech of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. SP candidate from Ambedkar Nagar, Lalji Varma, has been served notice and was even subjected to initial questioning. "This is a clear attempt to prevent me from filing nomination and contesting election from Ambedkar...

New Delhi: Panic gripped schools in the national capital after five of them received bomb threats here Wednesday morning, police officials said. Mother Mary School at Mayur Vihar, Delhi Public School at Dwarka, Sanskriti School in Chanakyapuri, Delhi Public School at Vasant Kunj and Amity School in Saket have received bomb threats via email, they said. All...

Bhubaneswar: The Fast Track Special Court in Bhubaneswar Tuesday awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a 30-year-old man after holding him guilty of raping a minor girl in 2018. The court also slapped a penalty of Rs10,000 on the convict, identified as Ramjan Khan from Raghunath Nagar under Khandagiri police limits in Khurda, for the...

Kendrapara: As many as 7,000 artisans have been rendered jobless following the closure of 70 per cent of the handloom units in Kendrapara district during the last three decades. The handloom units had to close down following the arrival of modern machines and quality threads in the market. As a result, over 7,000 artisans earning their livelihood...

Dhenkanal: In a tragic incident, a minor boy was killed when a speeding sand-laden truck fell off Badajora bridge near Santhapur village under Gandia police station in Dhenkanal district Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Subha Behera, 14, a Class-VIII student and resident of Santhapur village. The incident occurred when he had gone to the creek...

Keonjhar: The Special Vigilance Court Tuesday handed down four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a former MGNREGA assistant of Saharpada block in Keonjhar district while pronouncing the judgment in a Vigilance trap case. The convict was identified as Lalit Kumar Mohanta, a former MGNREGA assistant of Saharpada block in Keonjhar district. The court also slapped a...

Tihidi: Police arrested three persons for allegedly killing a woman at Paliabindha Beherasahi village under Tihidi police limits in Bhadrak district, police said. Following the arrest, the cops here produced the accused persons before a court Tuesday. The deceased identified as Akhilata Behera, 25, was murdered by her mother-in-law Bhagyabati Behera, father-in-law Ganesh Behera and husband Madhusudan...

Aries: You will be very enterprising and industrious today. You make your plans very carefully and execute them perfectly. Despite this, your progress will be very slow. However, Ganesha advises you not to despair and showers his blessings on you. Taurus: This is one of those ordinary days that, somehow, do not turn out too well. Unexpected...

India’s record of human rights in the past few years has come under serious international scanner. The recent ethnic strife in Manipur, when the state machinery was blatantly used to help the majority ethnic community to settle scores with a minority group in genocidal attacks, brought worldwide condemnation. In this backdrop, the United Nations Global Alliance of...

Lucknow: Marcus Stoinis made a composed fifty to complement the splendid effort of the bowlers as Lucknow Super Giants strengthened their chances of a play-off berth with a nervy four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the IPL here Tuesday. Mumbai Indians' top-order came a cropper as they stuttered to a below-par 144 for seven, riding on contributions...