New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday granted the CBI two days of transit remand of Sourabh Chandrakar, alleged kingpin in the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app case. Principal District and Sessions Judge Nikhil Chopra allowed the agency's plea seeking the transit remand to produce Chandrakar before a special court in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Chandrakar's counsel opposed the...

Indore: Three private schools and the Indore Mayor's office have received emails threatening bomb blasts in connection with Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh's planned concert in the city November 15, a police officer said Monday. However, preliminary investigations into the emails suggest the messages were hoaxes, he said. The emails, written in Punjabi, were sent to the three...

Mumbai: The government will continue to support growth by undertaking capital expenditure until private sector investment increases, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday. Speaking at an event organised by HSBC here, she said the government accords top priority to fiscal prudence and will continue to play the balancing act by being "creative" in continuing spending while...

Bhubaneswar/Anugola: Odisha Vigilance Monday apprehended a Special Land Acquisition officer after he was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe of Rs 3.10 lakhs from a land oustee in Anugola for the release of land acquisition compensation amount of Rs 84.62 lakhs. According to the official statement by the Odisha Vigilance, the accused official, Ajay Kumar Garanaik, is...

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that if the United States meets Iran's "legitimate" demands, it will be possible to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days. At a weekly press conference in Tehran, Baghaei said the basis for any indirect interaction between Iran and the United States through mediators remains the seven-day...

Malkangiri: A Royal Bengal Tiger from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has entered Odisha's Malkangiri district and is roaming in the Motu region, sparking panic among the local people, forest officials said Monday. The information was first provided by forest officials in Andhra Pradesh, who said that the four-year-old tiger from the Papikondalu landscape has entered Odisha. "The tiger...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Centre has notified three new Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Kohima (Nagaland) and Agartala (Tripura) taking the total number of these offices to 20 in the country, a government statement said Monday. To cater to the increasing number of foreigners visiting India for tourism, medical and education purposes, Union Home Minister Amit...

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has extended the relief for actor Imran Khan as it has continued interim protection to actor Imran Khan, keeping the FRRO’s ‘Leave India’ notice stayed until the next hearing December 7. The Court also directed Khan to tender an unconditional apology for the alleged violation of OCI rules, saying a mere undertaking...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: A search operation was underway Monday to trace 10 people who went missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck a village bordering Ganjam and Kandhamala districts in Odisha three days ago, officials said. Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force, Odisha Disaster Response Force, Special Operations Group, Fire and Emergency Services and the Railways have been engaged...

Mumbai: Kajol called Shah Rukh Khan 'an absolute rockstar' as she wished him on his 61st birthday Monday. Kajol took to the Stories section of her official Insta handle and dropped a picture where SRK is trying to give a peck on the cheek to Kajol, while she flaunts her dazzling smile. "Happy Birthday @iamsrk! Stay the...