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...
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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...
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...
Read moreIran prepares to bury late president, foreign minister and others 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 protege 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 killing him, the...
Read moreK’taka CM writes to PM seeking cancellation of Prajwal Revanna’s Diplomatic Passport
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cancellation of the Diplomatic Passport of prime accused in the sex videos case, JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. CM Siddaramaiah has also sought PM Modi’s help to secure the return to India of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna. The letter dated May 22, seeking prompt and concerted actions to secure the return of...
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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....
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s elder brother arrested in cheating case
Muzaffarnagar: Hindi film actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's elder brother Ayazuddin Siddiqui has been arrested in a cheating case in Budhana town here, officials said Thursday. Station House Officer (SHO), Budhana, Anand Dev Mishra said, "Ayazuddin Siddiqui was arrested Tuesday and sent to jail the same day. The arrest was made in connection with a cheating case registered against...
Israel war cabinet approves new guidelines for hostage talks with Hamas
Tel Aviv: Israel War cabinet has approved new guidelines regarding the hostage-ceasefire ‘indirect’ talks with Hamas. Sources said that the war cabinet has communicated to the negotiating team including Mossad Chief David Barnea and Shin Bet Director, Ronen Bar to continue negotiations for the return of the hostages. The war cabinet had met urgently after the families...
Delhi 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...
Indiscriminate disclosure of polling station-wise voter turnout data on website will cause chaos: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday told the Supreme Court that ‘indiscriminate disclosure’ of polling station-wise voter turnout data and posting it on website will cause chaos in the election machinery which is already in motion for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The poll panel said that public posting of Form 17C - which gives the number...
Pune car crash: After outcry over bail, juvenile accused shifted to observation home
Pune: A 17-year-old boy allegedly involved in a car accident in Pune that claimed two lives has been shifted to an observation home following an order of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), an official from the facility said Thursday. More than 30 minors are currently lodged at the observation home, located at the same premises where the...
Rupert Friend joins cast of new ‘Jurassic World’ film
Los Angeles: British actor Rupert Friend is the latest addition to the next installment in the Jurassic World franchise. Friend, known for his performances in films such as Pride & Prejudice, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Death of Stalin and At Eternity's Gate, will feature alongside Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the...
