Vilcha: Thousands more civilians have fled Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine's northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire, officials said Sunday. The intense battles have forced at least one Ukrainian unit to withdraw in the Kharkiv region, capitulating more land to Russian forces across less defended settlements in...

New Delhi: At least eight hospitals in the national capital – including Burari Government Hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Mangolpuri -- received bomb threats through email Sunday, a source said. The source added that police promptly carried out searches on the premises of the hospitals. Police personnel along with bomb disposal teams and sniffer dogs rushed...

Amravati/Lucknow: The electoral fate of several prominent candidates like Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Union minister Giriraj Singh, TMC's firebrand leader Mohua Moitra and AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi will be decided on Monday when polling will be held in 96 Lok Sabha constituencies across 10 states and Union Territories in the fourth phase of the general elections. According...

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam for questioning in a money laundering case May 14, official sources said Sunday. The federal agency had last week arrested Alam's personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter's domestic help Jahangir Alam (42) following the...

Islamabad: One police officer was killed and more than 100 people, mostly policemen, injured in violent clashes between security forces and protesters agitating against high prices of wheat flour and electricity in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, media reports said Sunday. The disputed region witnessed clashes Saturday between the police and activists of a rights movement amid a wheel-jam and...

Bhubaneswar: The stage is set for simultaneous elections to four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly segments in Odisha Monday, with the EC making elaborate arrangements to ensure free and fair polling, officials said. Voting will be held in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly segments under the jurisdiction of these parliamentary...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Kartik Pandian Sunday claimed that Odisha is "much ahead" of Gujarat in various parameters, in a rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise that the BJP would make the eastern state "number one" in the country if voted to power after the Assembly polls. Pandian, a bureaucrat-turned-politician, shared statistics, comparing various indices of Gujarat...

Chennai: Simarjeet Singh produced his career-best figures of 3 for 26 to help Chennai Super Kings restrict Rajasthan Royals to 141/5 in their IPL clash in Chennai Sunday. Riyan Parag top-scored for Rajasthan with 35-ball 47 not out which included three sixes and one four. Parag was crucial in pushing RR's past 140-run mark in tough conditions...

New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a pivotal role in reshaping learning experiences in the rapidly evolving educational landscape, with universities and edtech platforms at the forefront of this transformation. Industry leaders report a surge in demand for AI skills, with enrolments skyrocketing and a focus on up-skilling individuals across career stages. Educational institutions are swiftly...

Bhubaneswar: Special security arrangements have been made in polling booths located in left-wing extremist affected areas of Odisha going to polls May 13, Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Sarangi said Sunday. Voting will be held in four Lok Sabha and 28 MLA segments in nine districts in the first phase May 13, of which six districts...