Kolkata: Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking at his farewell at the high court in the presence of the judges and members of the bar, Justice Dash said he was "ready to go back to the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday appealed to the BJP to keep Lord Jagannath above the political discourse, after the saffron party's Puri candidate Sambit Patra's remark that the state's most revered deity is a "devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi" sparked a stir. Patra, however, later clarified that it was a slip of tongue and...

Jerusalem: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defence minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders — Yehia Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and...

Berhampur: The family members of a 28-year-old BJP worker, who was killed in a pre-poll clash with BJD supporters in Odisha's Ganjam district, exercised their franchise amid tight security Monday, officials said. Dillip Pahan was killed in a clash between BJP and BJD supporters at Srikrushnasaranapur village last week over putting up posters of candidates. His widow...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is scheduled to deliver Tuesday its order on bail pleas of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in money laundering and corruption cases lodged by the ED and CBI respectively in connection with alleged liquor scam. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma is likely to pronounce the orders on both bail pleas...

Dhenkanal: Four members of a family were killed when a truck hit a bike near Nihalprasad in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district Monday. Police said a couple and their two children were going on a motorcycle when a heavy vehicle hit the bike, killing the couple on the spot. The seriously injured two children were rushed to a nearby...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Jagannath temple in Puri   Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik holds roadshow in Bhubaneswar‘s Ekamra Assembly constituency Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting in Cuttack Bali Yatra ground   Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Puri

Onda/Panskura (Bengal): If Modi isn’t voted out of power this time, the Constitution will break down, asserted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday. Addressing election rallies, Banerjee said, " We will go to Delhi and get NRC-CAA-UCC removed along with resuming MGNREGA work. " " I have never seen an insolent party before that does not...

Beijing: At least two people were killed and 10 others injured when a knife-wielding woman went on a stabbing spree at a primary school in east China's Jiangxi province Monday, in the second such incident in the country this month. The incident happened in Guixi city and the suspect, a 45-year-old female surnamed Pan, has been brought...

New Delhi: IPL broadcaster Star Sports Monday denied airing the audio of any personal conversation involving Rohit Sharma after the Indian captain accused the channel of "breaching" his privacy despite his requests to stop the recording. A video shared by Kolkata Knight Riders, involving Rohit and KKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, in which the former was purportedly...