Chennai: Sharing pictures from his wedding with Kavya Maran, daughter of Sun Group Chairman Kalanidhi Maran and owner of IPL franchise SunRisers Hyderabad, music director Anirudh Ravichander Wednesday said, "My once in a lifetime, for a lifetime 11.11." The wedding, which took place in Greece over two days, has been the cynosure of all eyes, with several...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said his government gave the go-ahead for students' union elections across colleges and universities in the state only after the ABVP assured him of victory. Majhi made the remarks while addressing a state-level conference of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), attended by more than 8,000 delegates. Colleges...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday felicitated para-athlete Payal Nag with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh for winning silver in the women's compound doubles event at the 5th Asian Para Games-2026 held in Japan. Bhupendra Singh Poonia, secretary of the department of sports and youth services, presented a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to Nag here...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has clarified that its October 11 direction to authorities to take down a notice board imposing prohibitory orders under the BNSS in and around the apex court, was for the limited purpose of securing unhindered ingress to and egress from the court. Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023,...

Kendrapara (Odisha):  A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attacking two neighbours, including a woman, with acid following a domestic dispute earlier this year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Bidyadhar Prusty convicted Bijoy Kumar Sahoo and imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on him, prosecution counsel...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday approved a Rs 62,370 crore subsidy on phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for the rabi season 2026-27. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Department of Fertilizers' proposal to fix the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Rabi season 2026-27 (from October 2026 to March 31, 2027) on...

Mumbai: Actor Emraan Hashmi, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming film Gunmaaster G9, has said the project was physically demanding as the gunfights and hand-to-hand combat sequences were new challenges for him. The trailer of the film was unveiled Wednesday, promising a thrilling action entertainer. Hashmi underwent an intensive preparation period, training in martial arts...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday signed a friendship agreement with Japan's Tottori Prefecture to strengthen cooperation in economic development, tourism, culture and people-to-people exchanges, officials said. The agreement was signed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Tottori Governor Shinji Hirai at a programme in Bhubaneswar attended by senior officials from both regions. Around 80 Japanese delegates...

New Delhi: Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa Wednesday accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of attempting to whitewash her family's image through her newly released memoir, claiming that it misrepresented the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and omitted the names of Congress leaders accused in the violence. Calling the book a bundle of lies and not a journey of love...

Peshawar: At least 10 police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a sub-inspector, were killed Wednesday when terrorists attacked a police team during an operation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a media report. The attack occurred in Kohat's Gambat area, the Express Tribune newspaper said. The police team was heading to conduct a...