Jadeja, Prasidh strike to take India close to win over SL at lunch
Galle: Ravindra Jadeja breached a stonewalling alliance between Sonal Dinusha and Dhananjaya de Silva, reducing Sri Lanka to 175 for six at lunch to push India closer to a victory on the fifth and final day of the first Test...
Ganjam: Woman’s body found in military uniform near Rushikulya river mouth
Chhatrapur: An unidentified woman’s body, dressed in a military uniform, was found floating near the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha’s Ganjam district, sources said Wednesday. The identity of the deceased has not yet been established. The woman’s body was found...
Sexual assault of college student: NHRC seeks fresh ATR from Jajpur SP, DLSA
Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a fresh Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Superintendent of Police, Jajpur, and the Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Jajpur, in connection with the alleged sexual assault of...
Odisha: Man held for duping job aspirants of nearly Rs 50 lakh
Chhatrapur: Ganjam Police busted a fraud ring that duped unemployed youths of lakhs of rupees under the guise of providing employment. Chhatrapur police arrested Panchanan Panda (42), a native of the Dhusuri area in Bhadrak district, in connection with defrauding...
Azad acquitted of all cases, released from Jharpada Jail
Bhubaneswar: Maoist leader Azad alias D Kesava Rao has been released from Jharpada Jail Tuesday evening after spending around 15 years as undertrial prisoner (UTP) after the Special Court in Paralakhemundi acquitted him of all the charges as he was...
Nine die in Kolkata hotel fire; Bengal minister says Bangladeshis among those dead
Kolkata: At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, died and six were injured in an early Wednesday fire at a dingy five-storey building on Mirza Galib Street in central Kolkata that housed several hotels, police said. Five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze that erupted...
Read moreDetailsCM Abdullah rules out raising internal issues with US Ambassador Sergio Gor
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said he will discuss the situation in the region with visiting US Ambassador Sergio Gor, but ruled out raising internal issues with Washington's representative, saying only the central government can resolve those issues. "It is after a very long time that a US ambassador is visiting Jammu and Kashmir. For me personally, it has been a long time since I met any...
Read moreDetailsSitharaman leads delegation to Singapore for ministerial roundtable
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday embarked on an official visit to Singapore with a ministerial delegation to participate in the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). Sitharaman is leading a delegation comprising S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs; Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce & Industry; and Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Commerce & Industry. The roundtable is scheduled for August 19-20, the finance ministry...
Read moreDetailsUS, Canada reach ‘last-minute deal’ to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50 per cent US tariffs on USD 20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more negotiations and avoids, for now, another strain in already tense relations between the historic...
Read moreDetailsJharkhand exam stir: Govt cancels 44 recruitment tests, students’ protests on
Ranchi: Amid a 25-day students' agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams, the JMM-led government has cancelled 44 tests conducted by the state PSC and an outsourced agency since 2014. The government has also cancelled the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination, prompting successful candidates to take to the streets. The decision, announced after a cabinet meeting on Monday and followed by eight notifications issued late...
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Washington: Thousands of Indians seeking US green cards could face wider scrutiny of their finances and use of public benefits under new immigration guidance taking effect September 18. US Citizenship and Immigration Services said officers may consider housing assistance, food stamps, college financial aid and other means-tested benefits when deciding whether an applicant is likely to become...
Jadeja, Prasidh strike to take India close to win over SL at lunch
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Mumbai: Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently shared a glimpse of her happy moment with husband Raj Nidimoru, radiating a pregnancy glow and a blossoming baby bump in a slew of holiday pictures. Samantha shared a string of images from their holiday on Instagram. In the images, the couple was seen gorging at sumptuous meals, shopping for luxurious...
Kolkata hotel fire: Govt orders safety audit of all hotels, lodges in area
Kolkata: After the fire incident at a hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in central Kolkata, which claimed nine lives, the government has decided to conduct an audit of all the hotels and lodges in the same locality, the West Bengal Minister of State for Fire Services, Koushik Chowdhury, said on Wednesday. “I wonder how the hotels were...
CM Abdullah rules out raising internal issues with US Ambassador Sergio Gor
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said he will discuss the situation in the region with visiting US Ambassador Sergio Gor, but ruled out raising internal issues with Washington's representative, saying only the central government can resolve those issues. "It is after a very long time that a US ambassador is visiting Jammu and...
Ganjam: Woman’s body found in military uniform near Rushikulya river mouth
Chhatrapur: An unidentified woman’s body, dressed in a military uniform, was found floating near the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha’s Ganjam district, sources said Wednesday. The identity of the deceased has not yet been established. The woman’s body was found in front of the Gangadevi temple in Purunabandha village under Ganjam police station limits. Local fishermen alerted...
Sitharaman leads delegation to Singapore for ministerial roundtable
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday embarked on an official visit to Singapore with a ministerial delegation to participate in the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). Sitharaman is leading a delegation comprising S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs; Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce & Industry; and Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics & IT...
US, Canada reach ‘last-minute deal’ to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50 per cent US tariffs on USD 20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more...
Jharkhand exam stir: Govt cancels 44 recruitment tests, students’ protests on
Ranchi: Amid a 25-day students' agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams, the JMM-led government has cancelled 44 tests conducted by the state PSC and an outsourced agency since 2014. The government has also cancelled the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination, prompting successful candidates to take to the streets. The decision,...
Nine die in Kolkata hotel fire; Bengal minister says Bangladeshis among those dead
Kolkata: At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, died and six were injured in an early Wednesday fire at a dingy five-storey building on Mirza Galib Street in central Kolkata that housed several hotels, police said. Five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze that erupted around 1.45 am. Police and Disaster Management...

























































































