Odisha govt officer accuses BJD MLA of assault, files police complaint
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NGT forms panel to probe ‘illegalities’ at Balasore firm
Balasore: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a four-member high-level fact-finding committee to investigate alleged illegal activities at Gadre Marine Export Private Ltd operating in Balasore district. The committee has been directed to conduct an on-site investigation at the...
NIT Rourkela to host CSAB for admissions to IITs, NITs
Rourkela : National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela will be coordinating Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) 2025 for the academic year 2025-26, facilitating admissions to undergraduate programmes at IITs, NITs and other institutions, officials said Wednesday. CSAB 2025 is designed...
Rubio, Jaishankar discuss Pahalgam attack, US pledges counterterrorism support
New Delhi: The US is committed to cooperation with India to confront terrorism, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio conveyed this to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in a phone conversation that came amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack. On his part, Jaishankar told...
Read moreNIA chief in Pahalgam to review progress in terror attack investigation
Srinagar: The Director General (DG) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Sadanand Date, reached Pahalgam Thursday after the agency took over the probe into the terror attack in which 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and a local, were killed on April 22. The NIA took over the Pahalgam terror attack investigation on Sunday following an order issued by the Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation (CTCR) division of the Union Ministry of...
Read moreLawrence Bishnoi gang threatens Pakistan; is Hafiz Saeed the target?
After the recent terrorist attack in the Pahalgam area of Jammu and Kashmir, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s group has openly threatened Pakistan. In a social media post, the group delivered a sharp message by displaying a crossed-out image of terrorist Hafiz Saeed. The caption read: “You have killed our innocent people. Now we will enter Pakistan and kill a man worth one lakh.” The statement serves as a direct warning, signaling that...
Read moreISI head Asim Malik takes charge as Pakistan’s national security adviser
Islamabad: Pakistan has appointed serving ISI chief Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik as the new National Security Adviser (NSA) amidst raging tension with India. Lt Gen Malik, currently serving as Director General of Pakistan's spy agency – Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), will hold the additional charge of the NSA. He is the country's tenth NSA, but it is for the first time that a serving ISI chief has been given the task...
Read moreWildfire near Jerusalem forces evacuations, prompts national emergency
Jerusalem: A massive wildfire raging through Israel has triggered a national emergency in the nation, forcing the evacuation of thousands and casting dense plumes of smoke over Jerusalem. Authorities have described the blaze as one of the most severe in the nation's history, erupting Wednesday -- coinciding with Israel's Memorial Day for fallen soldiers -- and spreading swiftly due to strong winds and parched conditions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded the...
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Batters have adapted to Pathirana: CSK bowling coach Simons
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Eric Simons has defended Matheesha Pathirana amid his underwhelming form this IPL season, saying that the opposition batters have started reading and adapting better to him. The five-time champions were eliminated from the IPL play off race Wednesday when they lost to Punjab Kings, their eighth defeat in 10 outings. Pathirana,...
NIA chief in Pahalgam to review progress in terror attack investigation
Srinagar: The Director General (DG) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Sadanand Date, reached Pahalgam Thursday after the agency took over the probe into the terror attack in which 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and a local, were killed on April 22. The NIA took over the Pahalgam terror attack investigation on Sunday following an order issued...
MI’s Raghu Sharma replaces Vignesh Puthur’s for rest of IPL 2025
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians (MI) have signed leg-spinner Raghu Sharma as a replacement for Vignesh Puthur, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2025 due to injury, the franchise said Thursday. This marks Raghu’s maiden stint in the IPL. He joins MI at the base price of Rs 30 lakh from the RAPP list....
Kareena Kapoor pens sweet note; Sharmila Tagore sends flowers to Saba on her birthday
Mumbai: Saba Pataudi, the daughter of the legendary cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore, received an outpouring of love and warm birthday wishes from her family members on her special day. The celebrations were marked by heartfelt gestures from her close relatives, including her sister-in-law, Kareena Kapoor, and her mother, Sharmila Tagore. Bebo, who...
Odisha govt officer accuses BJD MLA of assault, files police complaint
Jajpur: A government officer has lodged a police complaint, alleging that BJD MLA Biswa Ranjan Mallick has slapped him and also made a casteist slur against him. Mallick, the MLA of Bari, rejected the allegation levelled by Junior Revenue Assistant Amar Ranjan Nayak. Police said they have started an investigation into the allegations. In the complaint, the...
Gandhis in Rs 5,000 cr scandal? National Herald case explodes again
New Delhi: Long buried beneath decades of post-independence political debate, the National Herald case has returned to the national spotlight, with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) accusing Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of orchestrating a covert operation to divert assets valued at Rs 5,000 crore. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called the alleged scheme a...
Lawrence Bishnoi gang threatens Pakistan; is Hafiz Saeed the target?
After the recent terrorist attack in the Pahalgam area of Jammu and Kashmir, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s group has openly threatened Pakistan. In a social media post, the group delivered a sharp message by displaying a crossed-out image of terrorist Hafiz Saeed. The caption read: “You have killed our innocent people. Now we will enter Pakistan and kill...
Washington sanctions four UAE companies for Iran oil trade involving India
New York: In a crackdown on Iranian exports, the US has sanctioned four United Arab Emirates-based companies that have trade links with Indian companies for allegedly trading in Iranian petroleum products. "So long as Iran attempts to generate oil and petrochemical revenues to fund its destabilising activities and support its terrorist activities and proxies, the United States...
Injured Glenn Maxwell likely to miss rest of IPL matches
Chennai: Punjab Kings' Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is likely out of the Indian Premier League's remaining matches after fracturing his finger. Maxwell suffered the injury before PBKS' rained out previous game against Kolkata Knight Riders in which he was dismissed for 7 continuing an underwhelming season. He was replaced by Suryansh Shedge in last night's clash against...
ED marks high caseload with over 1,700 laundering trials pending, says ED director
New Delhi: Over 1700 money laundering cases probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are currently in the trial stage, and the delay in courts can be attributed to the general delay in the justice system in the country, ED Director Rahul Navin said Thursday. The top officer of the ED, however, said the conviction rate of the...
