All candidates in Odisha’s Nabarangpur LS seat trying to woo Bengali settlers
Man kills self as daughter marries against his wish
Lightning strikes claim three lives
Baliapal/Hatadihi: Three persons including a woman died in lightning strikes during nor’wester rains at separate places in Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts Saturday. In the first incident, Binati, 40, wife of Amulya Kumar Prusty from Sahuchaka village of Kasafala panchayat...
Odisha: 5-year-old boy run over by pick-up van
BJD’s Pandian says BJP would get less than 10% votes if party projects any CM face in Odisha
Lok Sabha polls: Major political developments likely to unfold today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings in West Bengal and Bihar Sunday. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to hold four public meetings in West Bengal -- Barrackpur at 11:30am, Hooghly at 1pm, Arambagh at 2:30pm, and Howrah at 4pm. From West Bengal, the Prime Minister will...
Read moreWhat is our fault if groom flees before marriage: MP CM on Congress candidate’s withdrawal in Indore
Indore: Taking a dig at the Congress over its Indore Lok Sabha seat candidate withdrawing from the fray at the last moment, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said it was not his party's fault if the "bridegroom fled before the wedding". The Congress received a jolt in Indore after its candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination April 29, the last date of withdrawal, and later joined the Bharatiya...
Read moreCIA chief offers information about Yahya Sinwar to Israel for halting Rafah operation
Tel Aviv: The chief of the American spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns has offered intel on Hamas military head Yahya Sinwar in exchange for Israel halting its ground invasion in the Rafah region. Sinwar, who has been on Israel's hit list ever since the war broke out October 7 with Hamas, is reportedly hiding in the tunnel network of the terror outfit between Khan Younis and the Rafah...
Read moreKKR beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs to enter IPL playoffs
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders entered the IPL playoffs with an 18-run victory over Mumbai Indians here Saturday. The match was reduced to 16 overs a side contest after a late start due to rain. Batting first in the rain-curtailed match, KKR scored 157 for 7. In reply, MI were stopped at 139 for eight. Spinners Varun Chakaravarthy (2/17) and Sunil Narine (1/21) bowled beautifully in the middle overs after Ishan Kishan...
Read moreNDA needs 400 seats to implement UCC & get back PoK: Himanta
Begusarai: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, to get back the Pakistan occupied Kashmir, to stop love jihad, to construct a grand temple at the Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura and to stop religion based reservation, NDA has to win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. While addressing a public meeting in Begusarai on Saturday in favour of the...
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All candidates in Odisha’s Nabarangpur LS seat trying to woo Bengali settlers
Koraput: The ruling Biju Janata Dal, BJP and Congress candidates in Odisha's Nabarangpur Lok Sabha seat are trying to woo the Bengali migrant settlers as their votes can sway the electoral fortune in the constituency. The Bengali community is largely comprised of scheduled caste people who migrated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the 1960s and 1970s...
Lok Sabha polls: Major political developments likely to unfold today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings in West Bengal and Bihar Sunday. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to hold four public meetings in West Bengal -- Barrackpur at 11:30am, Hooghly at 1pm, Arambagh at 2:30pm, and Howrah at 4pm. From West Bengal, the Prime Minister will visit Bihar and hold a roadshow in...
What is our fault if groom flees before marriage: MP CM on Congress candidate’s withdrawal in Indore
Indore: Taking a dig at the Congress over its Indore Lok Sabha seat candidate withdrawing from the fray at the last moment, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said it was not his party's fault if the "bridegroom fled before the wedding". The Congress received a jolt in Indore after its candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew...
CIA chief offers information about Yahya Sinwar to Israel for halting Rafah operation
Tel Aviv: The chief of the American spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns has offered intel on Hamas military head Yahya Sinwar in exchange for Israel halting its ground invasion in the Rafah region. Sinwar, who has been on Israel's hit list ever since the war broke out October 7 with Hamas, is reportedly hiding...
Mainz ease relegation worries after stunning Dortmund in Bundesliga
Berlin: Mainz scored three goals in a frenetic first half to stun Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in Bundesliga's 33rd round. Mainz started highly motivated against the Champions League finalist, knowing that a win would lift them out of the relegation zone Saturday night. The hosts pressed Dortmund onto the back foot as Nadiem Amiri rattled the crossbar in...
Man kills self as daughter marries against his wish
Tihidi: Unable to bear his daughter’s move to get married against his wish, a 51- year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train on Bhadrak-Dhamra railway track near Kandapur village under Tihidi police station limits in Bhadrak district late Friday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Hemanta Kumar Rout, a resident...
Lightning strikes claim three lives
Baliapal/Hatadihi: Three persons including a woman died in lightning strikes during nor’wester rains at separate places in Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts Saturday. In the first incident, Binati, 40, wife of Amulya Kumar Prusty from Sahuchaka village of Kasafala panchayat under Singla police limits in Balasore was struck by lightning strike while she had gone to field...
Odisha: 5-year-old boy run over by pick-up van
Basudevpur: Tension prevailed in Basudevpur following the death of a 5-year-old boy who was run over by a pick-up van at Bandhamunda Chhak near Mandari bridge on Basudevpur-Dhamra road in Bhadrak district Saturday. The deceased child was identified as Saroj Mallick, son of Kanhu Mallick from Bandhamunda village. According to reports, the pick-up van was going from...
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Arvind Kejriwal has been released for a few days to campaign, after which he has to return to jail. He has not been convicted of course, and is in jail merely because the BJP opposes his bail. The judges observed that Kejriwal was “the Chief Minister of Delhi and a leader of one of the national parties....
BJD’s Pandian says BJP would get less than 10% votes if party projects any CM face in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader VK Pandian Saturday challenged the BJP to declare its CM candidate for Odisha and claimed that the party would get less than 10 per cent votes if it names any of its current state leaders. Campaigning in the Sundagarh Lok Sabha seat, Pandian said BJP has been "day-dreaming" about forming a government in...