Cairo: Iran says it has struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, South Korea says it is considering expanding the operations of a naval operation in the Gulf of Aden off the Arabian Peninsula to protect its ships and oil routes, but it won't send troops to intervene in the Iran war....

Ranchi/Bhubaneswar: Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Ranchi Zonal Office conducted search and seizure operations at seven locations in Jharkhand and Odisha in connection with its money laundering investigation into the alleged Jharkhand State Co-operative Bank (JSCB) scam, the agency said Friday. The searches, carried out under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), were part of...

Nisshin (Japan): Opener Shafali Verma's all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani's devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women's cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, here on Friday. Charani (4/10) and Shafali (2/13) shared six wickets among them as India bowled out Japan for a paltry 57, and...

New Delhi: Shapoorji Pallonji Group Chairman Shapoor Mistry has welcomed the Reserve Bank of India's decision requiring Tata Sons to comply with regulations governing upper-layer non-bank financial companies, saying the move could mark a turning point for transparency and accountability at the holding company of the Tata group. Mistry, whose family's Shapoorji Pallonji Group owns about 18.4...

New Delhi: Actor Dulquer Salmaan announced the release of his film Aakasam Lo Oka Tara, which will be out November 20. The film is directed by Pavan Sadineni and also features Satvika Veeravallin and Shruti Haasan, among others. Salmaan, known for films such as Sita Ramam, Karwaan and O Kadhal Kanmani, among others, shared the news with...

Kataka: A statue of former Odisha Chief Minister Nandini Satpathy was unveiled in Kataka today at Daya Ashram Park near Biju Patnaik Square. The programme was organised by the Kataka Municipal Corporation. Justice Bimal Prasad Das attended as the chief guest, while MLA Sofia Firdous and Bhubaneswar Mayor Sulochana Das were present as guests of honour and...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency Friday declared results for re-examination of UGC-NET papers for English, commerce and sociology. The NTA had last month announced the retest for the three papers of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination following complaints about several errors in these papers. "UGC NET June 2026 Examination Results Declared for English, Commerce, and Sociology....

Nisshin (Japan): India won the toss and elected to bowl against Japan in the women's cricket quarterfinal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games here on Friday. Cricket is being played in the T20 format in the Asian Games and India are the defending champions. The match is also India's first-ever contest against Japan in women's cricket. Teams: India...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday slammed the Election Commission over its decision of directing rival Trinamool Congress factions to not use the party name and the "flowers and grass symbol" during the West Bengal bypolls, saying the poll body's constitutional responsibility is to protect the mandate but instead, it is aiding those very forces that...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had signed two executive orders to expand hunting and fishing access on federal land and ease restrictions on recreational boating, presenting the measures as victories for outdoor enthusiasts at a White House dinner. Addressing hunters, anglers and outdoor industry leaders in the Rose Garden September 17, Trump said the orders...