Man held for burglary

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Friday arrested a 24-year-old man on charges of burglary under Nandankanan police limits here May 3. The accused Saman Sabar alias Suman, who hails from Keonjhar, was residing in VSS Nagar area here, ACP (Zone VI)...

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Indian embassy in Kyrgyzstan urges students to stay indoors amid mob attacks

New Delhi:  The Indian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, urged Indian students to remain indoors following a series of mob attacks on foreign students. This advisory came in the wake of several attacks on students from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, sparked by videos of a fight between Kyrgyz and Egyptian students that surfaced online May 13. The Embassy shared a message on its official X handle: "We are in touch with our...

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Naxalite killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

Three more bodies of Naxalites found after encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll rises to 13

Sukma: A Naxalite was killed in an exchange of fire with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Saturday, police said. The gunfight took place in the morning on a forested hill between Tolnai and Tetrai villages when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a police official said. The operation was launched Friday night based on inputs about the presence of Naxalites in the area, he said....

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Not too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India: White House

John Kirby - White House

Washington: There are not too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India, the White House has said, applauding the people of India for exercising their right to vote. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby was responding to a question on the ongoing Indian elections in which more than 969 million people are exercising their right to franchise at one million polling stations to elect 545 Members of...

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At least 9 killed, 15 injured after bus catches fire in Haryana

Gurugram: At least nine people were burnt alive and 15 injured when a moving bus caught fire near Tauru in Haryana's Nuh district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The incident occurred around 2 am on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway. The bus was carrying around 60 people, all residents of Punjab's Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana, who were returning from pilgrim towns of Mathura and Vrindavan. All of them are relatives,...

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Indian embassy in Kyrgyzstan urges students to stay indoors amid mob attacks

New Delhi:  The Indian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, urged Indian students to remain indoors following a series of mob attacks on foreign students. This advisory came in the wake of several attacks on students from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, sparked by videos of a fight between Kyrgyz and Egyptian students that surfaced online May 13. The Embassy...

Major Overhaul

Perhaps stung by all the criticism of the changes to the current laws, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is actively seeking input from the Directors-General of Police across all states and union territories on a proposal to modernise and streamline over a dozen pre-independence laws. This significant move is notably timed alongside the Lok Sabha elections...

Three more bodies of Naxalites found after encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll rises to 13

Naxalite killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

Sukma: A Naxalite was killed in an exchange of fire with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Saturday, police said. The gunfight took place in the morning on a forested hill between Tolnai and Tetrai villages when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a police official said. The operation was launched Friday...

Boeing Starliner’s manned mission likely to fly May 25: NASA

New Delhi: Boeing Starliner's historic crewed manned mission has been delayed yet again over a helium leak detected in one of the capsule's thrusters, said NASA Saturday. The spacecraft, aiming to carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian-Origin Sunita Williams to the space station, is expected to fly May 25. "NASA, @BoeingSpace, and @ulalaunch are now targeting...

John Kirby - White House

Not too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India: White House

Washington: There are not too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India, the White House has said, applauding the people of India for exercising their right to vote. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby was responding to a question on the ongoing Indian elections in which more than 969 million people are exercising...

At least 9 killed, 15 injured after bus catches fire in Haryana

Gurugram: At least nine people were burnt alive and 15 injured when a moving bus caught fire near Tauru in Haryana's Nuh district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The incident occurred around 2 am on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway. The bus was carrying around 60 people, all residents of Punjab's Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana, who...

IDF’s air strike kills Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader

Tel Aviv: Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in a statement Saturday, said that it killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Friday night in an air strike. The deceased is identified as Aslam Hamaisa, a commander of the Jenin brigade of PIJ. IDF said that in a joint operation with the Shin Bet, they located the Islamic Jihad...

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Missing TMKOC actor Gurucharan Singh returns home after 24 days

New Delhi: Missing actor Gurucharan Singh, who played Roshan Singh Sodhi's character in TV serial 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', returned home Friday after 24 days, officials said. According to a police officer, Singh had gone for a spiritual journey during which he visited several Gurudwaras and religious places in Punjab. He returned home Friday early morning,...

 

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