Bhubaneswar: Congress Sunday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the issue and the formation of a new temple trust after dissolving the existing one. Questioning Modi's "silence" on the issue, the opposition party said that it was the Prime Minister's...

New Delhi: Ajay Devgn-starrer Dhamaal 4 has earned Rs 38.81 crore nett at the domestic box office on the second day of release. The film is directed by Indra Kumar and released Friday. The film is produced under T-Series and serves as the fourth instalment of the hit Dhamaal franchise, reuniting fan-favourite characters Adi and Manav, played...

Puri: Three tourists from Chhattisgarh were rescued from drowning by lifeguards after they were swept away by strong waves while bathing on Puri beach Sunday. The tourists were taking a dip near Chaitanya Square when they reportedly lost control due to strong currents and were pulled into deeper waters. According to reports, a group of tourists from...

New Delhi: US-Iran geopolitical conflict, quarterly earnings announcements, and crude oil price movement will influence investor sentiments in domestic equities, according to analysts. Besides, monsoon trend, inflation data and trading activity of foreign investors will also be closely watched by market participants, they added. "Domestically, investors will closely monitor June CPI inflation, WPI inflation, and the latest...

Manila: The US, the UK and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted Sunday that China's expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling. A joint statement issued by the 14 nations said they rejected destabilising actions in the disputed waters that threaten regional stability. The 27-nation European Union...

Peshawar: A police constable was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the mountainous district of Buner. According to preliminary reports, Constable Miskeen Zada was sitting inside a police post when a militant entered the premises and opened indiscriminate fire, killing...

Kyiv: A Ukrainian attack in southwest Russia killed one person and wounded three more, local officials said Sunday, as Kyiv's forces continued to bombard Russia's oil facilities. The head of Russia's Samara region, Gov Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, said that a child was among the injured. He also said that residential homes and apartment buildings were damaged in the...

Birmingham: Young pacer Harshit Rana and veteran spinner Varun Chakravarthy have been ruled out of competitive cricket for indefinite period due to hamstring injuries of various degrees, while Prince Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi have been named as their replacements for India's upcoming ODI and T20I assignments respectively. Prince will be linking up with the ODI squad in...

Ayodhya: Ram Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra on Sunday stated that the responsibilities and powers of the first-ever Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ayodhya temple will be determined by the temple Trust. The primary responsibility of the CEO will be to uphold the faith of the devotees in the trust, he said. The new CEO...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday launched a scathing attack at Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, accusing them of showing lack of empathy over not visiting the landslide-hit Wayanad.Priyanka Gandhi, who is also a Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad is yet to visit the affected...