Arjun Tendulkar, son of India great Sachin Tendulkar, tied the knot with Saaniya Chandhok March 5 in a private ceremony attended by family members and close friends from the cricket fraternity. A video from the wedding that has gone viral on social media shows Arjun garlanding Saaniya before the couple embraced. Sachin Tendulkar was seen smiling and...

Peshawar: Security forces carried out coordinated ground and aerial strikes against militant positions along the border with Afghanistan in southwest Pakistan, targeting dozens of posts used by the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij militants, officials said Thursday. Fitna-al-Khawarij is a term that the state uses for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). According to security officials, the Pakistan...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Thursday, launched the Go-Homestay portal to promote community-based tourism and streamline homestay operations across the state. The portal was inaugurated during a state-level workshop on the Odisha Homestays Establishment Scheme-2025, aimed at sensitising stakeholders about the scheme’s provisions and implementation. Addressing the gathering, Parida said homestays are not merely accommodation...

Chennai: The makers of Superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming film, tentatively titled  #Thalaivar173, Thursday announced that the film, which is being directed by Cibi Chakravarthy, would now hit screens for Pongal next year. Taking to its X timeline, Kamal Haasan's production house Raaj Kamal Films International (RKFI), which is producing the film, wrote, "ARAMBIKALAMA (Shall we begin?) #Arambikalama #Thalaivar173...

Moscow: The Kremlin said Thursday that Iran hasn't asked Russia for military assistance as it faces the US and Israeli attacks. Asked whether Russia could go beyond rhetoric and offer military assistance to its ally, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that "there have been no requests from the Iranian side." He added that "our consistent position is...

Mumbai: England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup Thursday. India fielded an unchanged XI, while England made one change with pacer Jamie Overton replacing spinner Rehan Ahmed. Teams: India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya,...

Bhubaneswar: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will develop its capacity to tackle possible threats of drone and cyber attacks on vital installations, a senior officer said here Thursday. "In the next modernisation plan, we will take up drone and anti-drone training in a big way," CISF Director General (DG) Praveer Ranjan said while referring to drone...

Mumbai: Cricketer Arjun Tendulkar, son of legend Sachin Tendulkar, married entrepreneur Saaniya Chandhok in a star-studded ceremony at The St. Regis Mumbai Thursday. The high-profile event drew a diverse crowd of luminaries from the worlds of sports, entertainment, and politics. Arjun has played for India at the U-19 level and in the Indian Premier League for the...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone for the permanent campus of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Bhubaneswar and attend the 57th Raising Day ceremony of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) during his two-day visit to Odisha. Shah is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar Thursday evening. On Friday, he will...

A chance encounter during a Rapido bike ride has gone viral on social media, prompting reflection on how academic success does not always translate into professional achievement. A young man recently booked a bike taxi and was surprised to see the rider’s name listed as Chandan — the same name as his former school class topper. Assuming...