Mumbai: Akshay Kumar-starrer comedy adventure Welcome to the Jungle earned Rs 27.60 crore at the worldwide box office on its first day, the makers said Saturday. Directed by Ahmed Khan and produced by Star Studio18, Base Industries Group, Cape of Good Films and Seeta Films, the film was released in theatres Friday. According to the producers, the...

London: Britain's government said it will open safe, legal routes for eligible refugees, while also changing human rights laws to make it easier to deport people who are in the country illegally. The new routes will allow community groups, universities and employers to sponsor refugees to come to the UK. Authorities said the plan was inspired by...

Dubai: A maritime body overseen by the US Navy said Saturday that a route through the Strait of Hormuz near Oman's shores is expanding to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic. The announcement by the Joint Maritime Information Centre serves as another warning to Iran that the US is pushing to reopen the strait. Iran has...

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three more accused, including an absconder, in connection with the November 10, 2025, car bomb explosion that killed 11 persons near the Red Fort. In a supplementary chargesheet filed in a special NIA Court, the National Investigation Agency has named Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, Tufail Ahmad Bhat and Muzafar...

Bhubaneswar: A father and his daughter were injured after an Ama Bus allegedly hit their two-wheeler while travelling on the "wrong side" of the road in Mancheswar area of Bhubaneswar Saturday. The accident took place while father and daughter were returning home from school. According to eyewitnesses, "bus was moving on the wrong route when it struck...

Chandigarh: The AAP government in Punjab, which had been opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G), has notified the rural employment scheme, which will come into force from July 1 in the state. The Bhagwant Mann government had convened a special session of the Punjab Assembly last December, which had unanimously...

Dubai: Bahrain accused Iran Saturday of launching a new drone attack targeting the island nation. A statement from Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said a number of Iranian drones targeted the country. It did not elaborate on the target. Iran did not immediately acknowledge launching an attack. Orissa POST - Odisha’s No.1 English Daily

New Delhi: The funeral of former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's elder brother, Shahid Akhtar, in Islamabad has come under scrutiny after senior members of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), including its deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri, were seen attending last rites. Shahid Akhtar passed away June 24 and was laid to rest at the H-8 graveyard in...

Pune/Thane: The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026, scheduled for Sunday in Maharashtra, has been postponed after a raid in Bhiwandi of Thane district found that some individuals possessed several questions similar to the actual question paper, officials said. The Council remains firmly committed to conducting the examination with complete transparency. Given the gravity of the situation and...

Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Cell (BJMC) has lodged a police complaint seeking registration of an FIR against former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim and ex-councillors Anwar Khan and Shams Iqbal, alleging their role in permitting illegal constructions that allegedly led to recent building and warehouse collapses in the city, a senior police officer said. The complaint was...