Messi’s G.O.A.T. India Tour set to dazzle, but without the football magic of 2011
Kolkata: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi's long-awaited return to India, after a magical maiden visit back in 2011, will be high on glitz but low on actual football starting Saturday, promising a spectacle that may not recapture the raw sporting frenzy...
JSW pipeline expansion to hit 150 waterbodies
Jajpur: JSW Utkal Steel Ltd. (formerly JSW Steel Ltd.) received permission from the state Water Resources department in 2019 to lay a slurry pipeline transporting iron ore from Joda in Keonjhar district to its steel plant in Paradip. Recently, the...
AI trail helps arrest 5 Similipal poachers
Baripada: Five notorious poachers have been arrested from Similipal National Park after forest officials used advanced scientific tools, including the Similipal Wildlife Intelligence Network, to track them down. The arrested men have been identified as Veerasingh Ho (33), Charan Ho...
Rs 199 crore approved for Hirakud, Satkosia tourism
New Delhi: The Central government has approved over Rs 199 crore for developing tourism infrastructure in the Hirakud and Satkosia regions of Odisha, with Rs 131.92 crore already released to the state. Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared this...
Over 30 Hero Stones with ancient inscriptions found
Bhubaneswar: A remarkable discovery of ancient Hero Stones (Bira Shilas) bearing old Odia inscriptions has been made at Malisahi village under Gadakharada Gram Panchayat of Kanasa Block in Puri district. More than 30 Hero Stones and memorial pillars—worshipped locally as...
IndiGo Crisis: DGCA suspends 4 Flight Operations Inspectors
Mumbai: Aviation safety regulator DGCA has suspended four Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs) over massive disruptions in IndiGo's operations, which resulted in the cancellation of thousands of flights and lakhs of people getting stranded across airports. The airline cancelled over 50 flights from Bengaluru Airport Friday. FOIs are senior officials within...
Read moreDetailsCricket matches allowed at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium with safety measures: Dy CM Shivakumar
Belagavi (Karnataka): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar Friday announced that cricket matches will be allowed at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium with safety measures. Speaking to the media at the Circuit House in Belagavi, Shivakumar, who is also Bengaluru Development Minister, said: "We've allowed cricket matches to be held at the stadium, taking necessary precautions to ensure safety and maintain Bengaluru's reputation." "Home Minister G Parameshwara has been tasked with overseeing the...
Read moreDetailsGoa nightclub fire: ‘Landowner’ claims officials quietly changed property status
Panaji: A man, who claims to be the original owner of the land on which fire-ravaged ‘Birch by Romeo Lane' stood, has alleged that a portion of his property was converted from a salt pan to a settlement zone without his knowledge, to benefit the club. Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar said he had signed a sale agreement with Surinder Kumar Khosla in 2004, but it was withdrawn within six months as he...
Read moreDetailsJapan issues tsunami advisory after 6.7 magnitude quake in country’s northeast
Tokyo: Japan Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country's northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast of Aomori prefecture, in the north of Honshu, the main Japanese island, at a depth of 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) at 11:44 a.m. local time, JMA said. The Pacific coast of Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures could see a tsunami of...
Read moreDetailsAt least nine pilgrims die as bus falls into gorge in Andhra
Visakhapatnam: Nine pilgrims died, and 23 others were injured when a private travel bus fell into a gorge in Alluri Sitharamaraju district in the early hours of Friday. The accident occurred on the Chintur-Naredumilli ghat road when the driver apparently failed to negotiate a sharp turn and hit the safety wall before it fell into the gorge. The bus carrying 37 people, including two drivers, was heading to Bhadrachalam. The passengers...
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India’s Russian crude imports hit five-month high in Nov; fuel exports to Australia soar
New Delhi: India's imports of Russian crude oil rose 4 per cent in November to a five-month high of Euro 2.6 billion, with a large part of the refined fuels produced from it being exported to Australia, a European think tank said. India remained the second-largest buyer of Russian fossil fuels in November behind China, according to...
Film fraternity celebrates Rajinikanth’s birthday with heartfelt wishes
Mumbai: The film fraternity Thursday poured heartfelt wishes to Rajinikanth as the superstar celebrated his 75th birthday. Starting from his daughter Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth to industry veterans like Kamal Haasan, Jackie Shroff and Dhanush, tributes flooded social media. Many described the actor as a legend whose impact continues to inspire generations. Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth wished a Happy Birthday to...
Sunil Gavaskar moves Delhi HC, seeking protection of personality rights
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday asked social media intermediaries to treat a suit filed by former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights as a formal complaint, and to decide on it within a week under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. A...
Rajinikanth celebrates 75th birthday on the sets of ‘Jailer 2’
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth on Friday celebrated his 75th birthday on the sets of director Nelson's eagerly awaited action thriller Jailer 2, a film in which he happens to be playing the lead. Sun Pictures, the production house producing the film, took to its X timeline to post a video clip of the cake-cutting celebrations that took place...
IndiGo receives tax penalty of Rs 58.75 crore amid ongoing crisis
New Delhi: Low-cost airline IndiGo, under intense government scrutiny after days of disruption that disrupted domestic air travel, has received a tax penalty notice of Rs 58.75 crore for the 2020-21 financial year by the additional commissioner of CGST, Delhi South Commissionerate, the airline said Friday. In an exchange filing, Interglobe Aviation Ltd, the parent firm of...
Vinesh Phogat comes out of retirement, aims for LA Olympics
New Delhi: Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat Friday announced that she would be coming out of retirement to take another shot at an elusive Olympic medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, as "the fire never left" her and was merely buried under "exhaustion and noise". The 31-year-old had walked away from the sport after the heartbreak...
‘Dhurandhar’ shows Pakistan as rich; internet says IMF won’t believe this as hilarious memes erupt
The success of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar has created a buzz on social media, and its song Fa9la is everywhere on the internet. While some are mesmerised by Akshaye Khanna's swagger as Rehman, the dakait, others are debating the film's 'over-reality' narrative. The film is also sparking heated debates between left-wing and right-wing groups. Meanwhile, several videos have...
Zubeen Garg death probe: SIT submits 3,500-page charge sheet
Guwahati: In a breakthrough in the probe into the mysterious death of celebrated Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) Friday filed a voluminous charge sheet before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Guwahati. The development marks a crucial step forward in a case that has drawn intense public scrutiny and emotional responses across Assam....
Japan lifts tsunami advisory after 6.7 magnitude quake in country’s northeast
Tokyo: Japan Friday lifted a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country's northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast of Aomori prefecture, in the north of Honshu, the main Japanese island, at a depth of 20 kilometres at 11:44 am local time, JMA said. The advisory was...
Shubman Gill’s poor form adds pressure on team management: Irfan Pathan
New Delhi: In a blunt assessment of India's batting woes, former pacer Irfan Pathan has said that Shubman Gill's lack of form is piling up pressure not just on him personally but also the team management, which is wondering "what to do" besides hoping that it doesn't get any worse. Speaking on 'JioHotstar', Pathan said even bringing...
