Ahmedabad: The Gujarat police have arrested one more partner of the Rajkot-based TRP game zone where a fire last week killed 27 persons, while another accused died in the blaze, officials said Wednesday. The total number of arrests in connection with the incident has now gone up to five, according to police. Kiritsinh Jadeja, a partner in...

New Delhi: Kylian Mbappe’s exit from Paris Saint Germain has taken a dark turn as his relation with president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has turned from bad to worse with the latter reportedly refusing to pay the young French forward the remainder of his salary. According to a report by French outlet L'Equipe, Al-Khelaifi simply cannot accept the fact...

New Delhi: There has been an increase of 104 per cent in the number of political parties contesting Lok Sabha elections from 2009 to 2024, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR. According to the analysis, 751 political parties are participating in 2024 as compared to 677 who participated in 2019, 464 in 2014, and...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court registry Wednesday refused the urgent listing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking an extension of his interim bail by seven days for undergoing certain medical tests. The apex court registry refused to accept the application, saying since Kejriwal was given liberty to move the trial court for regular bail, the...

Baripada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday promised that if the BJP forms the government in Odisha, it will constitute a committee to ascertain the reason behind the "sudden" deterioration of the health condition of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, hinting at a "conspiracy" behind it. Modi asserted that after a gap of five decades, a full majority government...

Bhubaneswar: The entire footballing fraternity is counting the days till June 6 when an icon of the sport, Sunil Chettri will be donning the Blue Tigers jersey for the final time against Kuwait at Salt Lake Stadium. Chhetri announced his retirement in an emotional nine-minute-long video posted on social media May 16. Sunil Chhetri took to Instagram...

Mumbai: The second single 'Angaaron (The Couple Song)’ from the highly-anticipated upcoming movie Pushpa 2: The Rule was released Wednesday. The video of the song stars National Award-winning actor Allu Arjun as Pushparaj and actress Rashmika Mandanna as Srivalli. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgRoRBLZbUQ   The song, composed by National Award-winning music director Devi Sri Prasad, has been crooned by Shreya...

New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings Wednesday upgraded India's sovereign rating outlook to positive from stable while retaining the rating at 'BBB-' on robust growth and improved quality of government expenditure. S&P said it could upgrade India's sovereign rating in the next two years if the country adopts a cautious fiscal and monetary policy that diminishes the government's...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian Wednesday claimed that the Centre is “grabbing” major benefits from the minerals of Odisha. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday had said that Odisha is rich in natural resources and mineral wealth, but its people are poor and had "blamed" Patnaik for not improving the condition of the state. "Yes, Odisha...

Balasore: Terming as "unfortunate" the EC action against two IPS officers working in Odisha CMO for "interfering with polls", senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian Wednesday alleged it was done as per "design of the BJP, which was unable to digest imminent defeat" in elections in the state. The Election Commission Tuesday suspended IPS officer DS Kutey and...