Kolkata: Babu Majumdar a.k.a. Kalia, the second accused of making a misleading announcement that triggered panic among devotees at the Durga Puja pandal of Chorbagan Sarbojanin in North Kolkata on the night of October 17, was arrested by the Kolkata Police Friday. Earlier, Thursday, the cops first detained and then arrested the prime accused behind the misleading...

New Delhi: India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the second T20I against New Zealand due to a "low-grade right adductor strain", BCCI said Friday. Ishan sustained the injury during the first T20I of the series, which India won by four wickets in Christchurch. The BCCI said the medical team is monitoring Ishan's progress. "Ishan...

Washington: Five Democratic US senators have asked Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to disclose whether the company communicated with the Trump administration about No Kings protests, following the temporary shutdown of the coalition’s Instagram account during nationwide demonstrations. The senators sought answers by October 29 about the removal, the delay in restoring administrators’ access and safeguards against...

Nagoya: India's Nitesh Kumar and Naveen Sivakumar clinched gold medals in men's singles SL3 and SL4, respectively in the badminton competition at the Asian Para Games here Friday. Nitesh produced a clinical performance to beat compatriot Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 in a clash between two Paralympic gold medallists. "Very happy to win the Asian Games gold medal....

Two critical security flaws in PHP, a programming language that powers a large number of websites worldwide, could allow hackers to break into vulnerable servers without logging in. Attackers could run harmful programs remotely, steal sensitive information and potentially compromise websites. Dubbed ‘PHP2Shell’, the flaws could allow hackers to break into vulnerable servers, run harmful commands and...

Beijing/Lhasa: At least 16 people were killed, and 65 others injured after a magnitude seven earthquake struck Baqen County of Nagqu City in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the city's earthquake relief headquarters said. The powerful earthquake that struck around 10:33 pm Thursday prompted the regional disaster prevention, reduction and relief committee to activate a Level III emergency...

PITAMBAR SAHU, OP Amarpali: A government upper primary (UP) school in Subarnapur district operating on private land has been struggling with a shortage of classrooms, vacancy of teachers and absence of other essential infrastructure such as a boundary wall and a kitchen. Bisalpali Government Upper Primary (UP) School in Bahal Pader Panchayat under Birmaharajpur block was established...

Nabarangpur/Tentulikhunti: A large public rally was held Thursday at Hirmimunda ground in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district to oppose a proposed nuclear power plant. The Anabaika Shakti Prakalpa Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (Nuclear Power Project Resistance Struggle Committee) organised the event, which focused on protecting water, land, forests, livelihoods and the environment. Congress and Biju Janata Dal leaders,...

Hatadihi/Bancho: Residents of Bancho village under Hatadihi block in Kendujhar district blocked the State Highway 53 Thursday to protest the absence of irrigation facilities for their farmland despite the Baitarani River and a canal running through the area. Due to the blockade, several vehicles travelling between Anandapur and Bhadrak were stranded on the highway. Villagers complained that...

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Central assistance allocated to Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0 is not being utilised within the stipulated timeframe. A review by Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department has identified three key reasons behind the delay. Following queries raised by the department, Sangram Keshari Biswal, Deputy Secretary of the...