New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) reportedly warned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of serious sanctions if they were to withdraw from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in support of Bangladesh after their ouster from the tournament for their refusal to play their matches in India. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Saturday that...

Mumbai: Hindi film industry superstar Shah Rukh Khan has officially announced the release date of his upcoming film King, with an announcement video that comes packed with a powerful punch. Taking to his social media account, the actor unveiled striking visuals from the film while confirming that King will “roar” into cinemas December 24, 2026. The first...

Dhaka: A horrifying act of violence against a Hindu minority member has shocked Bangladesh, coming just weeks ahead of the national elections, as a 23-year-old Hindu man, identified as Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, was reportedly burned alive while sleeping in a garage in Narsingdi, around 50 km from Dhaka, raising renewed fears over the security of minority communities...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday urged industry and start-ups to focus on quality and resolve to make excellence a benchmark in manufacturing. In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' address, Modi said Indian products should be synonymous with top quality and urged the industry to manufacture zero-defect products. "Let us resolve to improve the quality of...

Hyderabad: Three bodies were recovered on Sunday from the rubble of a furniture store that was gutted in a huge fire here, police said. The rescue team found charred remains of three persons from the basement of the four-storey building, where fire broke out on Saturday, and shifted them to Osmania General Hospital. The rescue workers continued...

Phulbani: A fresh controversy has emerged around a school run by the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development department in Kandhamal district after two students were found in an inebriated condition in a local market on Saraswati Puja. The incident occurred Friday at Tikabali, where two Class IX students of the government high school, managed by the...

Rayagada/Tikiri: Police arrested six persons in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old man who was allegedly murdered over suspicion of practising sorcery in Rayagada district. Five of the accused were arrested from Doraguda area, while another was apprehended from Puri, police said Saturday. The incident occurred in Doraguda village in Kashipur block. The victim, identified as...

Keonjhar: Keonjhar police have intensified their crackdown on the cattle mafia under a special anti-cattle smuggling drive, as they froze multiple bank accounts linked to the arrested accused Saturday. As part of a coordinated operation, police conducted simultaneous raids at 46 locations across five districts, including Keonjhar. During the searches, police seized cash, gold ornaments, bank passbooks...

Bargarh: The seizure of more than 5,000 bottles of cough syrup from a farmhouse allegedly owned by a senior police officer has sparked outrage in Bargarh district, intensifying public scrutiny of law enforcement’s role in tackling the illegal drug trade and raising questions about possible official complicity and selective enforcement. The illegal trade in narcotics, including illicit...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Delhi Police has arrested a 27-year-old man from Odisha, along with seven others from separate states, for allegedly duping an elderly NRI couple of over Rs 14 crore through ‘digital arrest’, busting a cyber fraud racket with links to operators based in Cambodia and Nepal, officials said Saturday. The accused were apprehended from Gujarat,...