Bhubaneswar: Severe heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Sunday with the mercury shooting to 45 degrees Celsius in Titilagarh. According to a bulletin issued by the Met Department, 25 places in the state recorded temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was 44.6 degrees Celsius in Boudh, while Nuapada recorded 44.4 degrees Celsius. Bolangir was at 44.3...

Students take part in painting competition organised by Cuttack Artists’ Association at Sriram Chandra Bhawan to raise awareness on Hepatitis-B

Lucknow: Kolkata Knight Riders made 235 for six against Lucknow Super Giants in an IPL match here Sunday. Sunil Narine top-scored for KKR with 81 off just 39 balls. Naveen-Ul-Haq took three wickets for LSG. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders: 235 for 6 in 20 overs (Sunil Narine 81; Naveen-Ul-Haq 3/49). PTI 

Bengaluru: Senior JD(S) leader and party MLA HD Revanna was remanded to police custody till May 8 by a city court on Sunday in connection with a case of alleged kidnapping and illegal confining of a woman. Revanna, who is the son of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda, was arrested Saturday by...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Sunday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections in Odisha, promising 3.5 lakh jobs in five years, cash voucher of Rs 50,000 for women, returning the money people lost by investing in chit fund companies, and procurement of paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal. The manifesto, titled 'Modi Ka Guarantee for Odisha 2024', was...

Washington: A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House Saturday night, but the fatal collision is being investigated “only as a traffic crash” and there was no threat to the president's residence, law enforcement authorities said. The male driver, who was not immediately identified, was found dead in the vehicle following...

Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 6-12. Aries The stars are calling you to look within yourself more intensely this week. You might experience a burning demand for transformation and self-evolution. Nevertheless, this is not a smooth path because you will have to deal with emotional issues...

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday asked the voters in Kashmir to remain vigilant to the possibility of manipulation of the EVMs when they cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections. "It is important for all the voters to know that the EVM is a theft machine. On the polling day, you will go through...

Paris: Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing's growing power and the US-China rivalry. European carmakers are losing ground to subsidised Chinese electric vehicles. Diplomats fret about alleged Chinese spies in European capitals. And China's continued defence trade with Russia worries anyone...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Sunday ordered the transfer of Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police KV Rajendranath Reddy with immediate effect, sources said. The poll authority has asked the state government to submit by Monday names of three eligible Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the rank of director general to fill the vacancy, the sources...