Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma scythed through a hapless Delhi Capitals bowling attack with a scintillating unbeaten century as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted an imposing 242 for 2 on a placid track in an IPL match here Tuesday. Abhishek (135 not out off 68 balls) was at his imperious best as neither Nitish Rana's (0/55 in 4 overs) off-breaks bothered...

Kolkata: The Election Commission Tuesday announced the deployment of 2,321 companies of central forces for the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections to be held April 29. Each company of the central force will comprise at least 72 armed personnel, an official said. "The deployment was planned based on vulnerability assessment and past poll-related inputs to...

Washington: US forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran. US forces "conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction" and boarded the M/T Tifani "without incident," the Pentagon said on social media. The...

Patna: Bihar MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav Tuesday drew flak for making controversial remarks while commenting on the issue of women's reservation in Parliament. A video footage of the Purnea MP's disparaging comments on women in politics has gone viral on social media. While talking to reporters, he purportedly said, "90 per cent of women cannot...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday approved 18 investment proposals worth Rs 3,877 crore, which would generate employment for 7,565 people, an official said. The projects got the state government's nod at the meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, the official said. These projects would be established across 11...

Jajpur: Headmaster of a state government-run school in Odisha's Jajpur district was suspended Tuesday following allegations of subjecting at least ten students to punishment with stinging nettle, officials said. After examining the allegation, the authority suspended Basudev Dehury, the headmaster of Saruabili Upper Primary School under the Sukinda block in the district. According to local education department...

People will give befitting reply to those who derailed bill on women"s quota: Odisha CM Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday lambasted the Congress, days after the Centre's bid to implement 33 per cent women's reservation in legislatures in 2029 was derailed in the Lok Sabha, saying people will give a befitting reply to the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he's ready to resume Iran bombardment if talks don't go well. In an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Trump was asked directly if he'd resume strikes if there isn't progress in the coming talks in Islamabad. "Well, I expect to be bombing because I think that's a better attitude...

Hyderabad: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to field in their IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad Tuesday. DC made one change from their previous match playing XI, with Nitish Rana coming in for Auqib Nabi. For SRH, Harsh Dubey is back in the playing team. Teams: Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (c), Pathum Nissanka,...

London: The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, has held a wide range of high-level discussions with military counterparts and ministers on the evolving nature of conflict and countering emerging challenges in the Indo-Pacific in London this week. General Chauhan called on Luke Pollard, UK Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Readiness & Industry, and Seema...