Ahmedabad: Opener Sai Sudharsan compiled a 41-ball 57 as Gujarat Titans defeated table-toppers Punjab Kings by four wickets in their IPL match Sunday. Sent in to bat, PBKS were reduced to 47 for 5 in the ninth over but Suryansh Shedge (57) steadied the ship with a 79-run stand off 44 balls with Marcus Stoinis (40). However,...

Cuttack: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Sunday suspended Choudwar Municipality Vice-Chairman Shubhendu Samal from the party for alleged anti-party activities, officials said. BJD vice-president (headquarters) Pratap Jena announced the decision in an official statement, stating that disciplinary action was taken against Samal for engaging in activities contrary to the party’s interests. The party did not elaborate on...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Air Kharavela Swain’s suspension was revoked Sunday, party officials said, marking his return to the party fold after disciplinary action earlier. BJP state disciplinary committee convenor Sudarshan Nayak confirmed the decision, stating that the order withdrawing the suspension had been issued after a review of the matter. Swain had previously been suspended on...

Dubai: A bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz has reported being attacked by multiple small craft, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said Sunday, marking at least two dozen attacks in and around the strait since the Iran war began. All crew aboard the unidentified carrier were safe after the attack off Sirik,...

Kathmandu: Nepal  Sunday objected to India and China planning to conduct the upcoming Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass, claiming that it is Kathmandu's territory. In a statement, the Nepalese Foreign Ministry said that Kathmandu was not consulted before finalising the route for the pilgrimage. New Delhi has been maintaining that Lipulekh belongs to it. Nepal's objection...

Sundargarh: Odisha Police Sunday busted an IPL betting racket operating in the Rajgangpur area of Sundargarh district and apprehended five people, an officer said. Acting on credible inputs, a police team conducted a raid in Rajgangpur area and busted the betting racket. During the raid, the police apprehended five individuals engaged in running the betting network and...

Bhubaneswar: A BTech first-year student was found dead in a private university in Bhubaneswar, police said. The deceased, identified as Biswas Swain, a native of Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, was found hanging from the ceiling of his room in the hostel Saturday night. Following his death, students staged a protest on the campus, which comes under the jurisdiction...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, after the Jabalpur dam tragedy that claimed at least 12 lives, has directed officials concerned to ensure strict enforcement of safety protocols in all boats, cruises and other vessels. A cruise, carrying more than 40 tourists, operated by the Madhya Pradesh state tourism department, capsized during a storm at Bargi Dam in Jabalpur...

Ahmedabad: Suryansh Shedge made a 57 of rare quality, but the storm kicked up by pacers Mohammed Siraj, Jason Holder and Kagiso Rabada was enough for the Gujarat Titans to restrict the Punjab Kings to a modest 163 for nine in their IPL match Sunday. But even that total looked distant once Siraj (2/28) and Holder (4/24)...

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