Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Naveen Patnaik, Thursday raised the Keonjhar incident in the Odisha Assembly, stating that it has severely tarnished the state’s image at the national and international level. Speaking during the Special Session on women’s participation in Indian democracy in Odisha Assembly, Patnaik said the incident occurred in the Chief Minister’s home district,...

Singapore: An Indian-origin woman was among three Singaporean activists, fined USD 2,341 each Thursday for organising a procession outside the Presidential Palace to show solidarity with Palestine, local media reported. The High Court overturned the acquittal of the three women, Malay-origin Mossammad Sobikun Nahar, 26, Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, 30, and Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, accused...

Keonjhar: Preliminary findings of a probe into the episode of a tribal man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar district as proof of death to withdraw her money indicate that the staff "did not cooperate with him", a senior official said Thursday. The Odisha government Thursday started the probe into the incident, after a...

Bhubaneswar: A man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar caused an uproar during the special session of the Odisha Assembly convened Thursday to discuss "Participation of Women in Indian Democracy", with Congress MLAs walking out of the chamber briefly in protest. As soon as the day-long session began, Congress members rushed to the well...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag is set to be fined 25 per cent of his match fee for bringing the game into "disrepute" after being caught vaping on camera during the IPL game against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur. Parag's actions during the Royals' chase Tuesday night drew condemnation on social media. PTI has learned that...

New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations Thursday declared the Class X and Class XII results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively. A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class X, examination. About 1,03,316 students took the...

New Delhi: A women's group Thursday demanded an inquiry into visuals purportedly showing cricketer Riyan Parag using a vape-like device during an IPL match, and questioned whether the incident was part of an attempt to normalise banned products. Mothers Against Vaping, a collective of mothers advocating against the promotion of new-age nicotine devices such as vapes and...

Bengaluru: The rains in Bengaluru Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said. Heavy rains coupled with a hailstorm and gusty winds uprooted trees, flooded many key stretches and threw traffic out of gear, they said Thursday. Large parts of the city witnessed sudden, intense rainfall for nearly an hour, bringing down trees and electric poles,...

Islamabad: A Pakistani high court is scheduled to hear a plea filed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, Thursday, challenging their convictions in the Al Qadir Trust case. An Islamabad accountability court in January last year sentenced 73-year-old Khan to 14 years and Bibi to seven years in prison in the...

Pune: Panic spread across the Kondhwa area of Maharashtra’s Pune on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday after a hazardous gas leak was reported from a storage tank at a chemical facility near Gangadham Chowk. According to officials, at least 17 people initially complained of breathing difficulties and were subsequently hospitalised, but the number can increase....