India, Japan to play historic men’s T20I match ahead of Asian Games
New Delhi: The Indian men's cricket team will take on Japan in their first-ever T20 International September 22, marking the launch of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations. The match, to be played in Sano in Japan,...
Odisha floods: Crop losses, waterlogging hit Baleshwar villages
Baleshwar: Flood-hit areas of Baleshwar district continued to face hardships Friday, with several villages in Baliapal and Bhograi blocks reportedly remaining waterlogged despite the Subarnarekha river falling below the danger mark. The river was reportedly flowing at 9.60 metres at...
Odisha govt announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for students dying, suffering disability in accidents
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government announced an ex-gratia assistance of Rs 2 lakh for students who die or suffer permanent disability in accidents occurring in schools, while travelling to or from school or during school-related activities, according to an official order....
Odisha CM disburses Rs 833 crore under CM-KISAN scheme
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday disbursed over Rs 833 crore as the fifth installment of financial assistance to more than 41 lakh farmers under the CM-KISAN scheme. CM Majhi said all eligible beneficiaries -- mostly small, marginal...
No farmer died by suicide in Odisha in last 2 yrs: CM Majhi
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday claimed that no farmer suicide has been reported in the eastern state in the last two years after the BJP came to power. Majhi made the assertion while disbursing over Rs 833...
Delhi Police detains Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in Bulandshahr
New Delhi: Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was detained from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh Friday, hours after Delhi Police assured CJP protesters that he would be arrested within 72 hours for allegedly assaulting the father of a student in July, officials said. Several teams were deployed to trace Bhardwaj, who describes...
Read moreDetailsArmy kills one terrorist in forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam
Srinagar: One terrorist was killed Friday during a joint operation by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police deep inside a forest area in Budgam district, officials said. The operation was launched based on information about the movement of a suspected group of terrorists from Pakherpora in Pulwama district towards Yousmarg in Budgam, the officials said. Srinagar-based Chinar Corps posted on X, "Based on specific intelligence input, a joint search operation...
Read moreDetailsAir India A320 lost all 3 hydraulic systems at 36,000 feet; AAIB recommends action against pilot failing dope test
New Delhi: An Air India Airbus A320 carrying 145 people suffered near-simultaneous loss of all three hydraulic systems while cruising at 36,000 feet on a Phuket-Delhi flight on August 4, triggering an autopilot disconnect, a brief stall warning and an altitude upset that injured 24 people, AAIB said in a preliminary investigation that sought action against pilot-in-command for testing positive for banned drugs upon landing. The report did not establish that...
Read moreDetailsWMO says El Nino to persist through Feb 2027: What it means for India
New Delhi: The prevailing El Nino conditions over the equatorial Pacific are most likely to intensify into a very strong event in the coming months and persist through February 2027, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said. It said this could have substantial impacts on rainfall and temperature patterns and the associated risks of floods, drought and extreme heat. In a statement Thursday, WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said, "El Nino in...
Read moreDetailsTwo workers rescued from Nepal tunnel after nine days
Kathmandu: Two men have been rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project nine days after a flash flood tore through the Trishuli River corridor in central Nepal. They have been identified as Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor on the project, and Sanjay Sah, 30, a foreman, according to the Public Relations Directorate of the Nepal Army. Maharjan has been flown to Kathmandu as his condition is...
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India, Japan to play historic men’s T20I match ahead of Asian Games
New Delhi: The Indian men's cricket team will take on Japan in their first-ever T20 International September 22, marking the launch of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations. The match, to be played in Sano in Japan, will offer the Indian team valuable game time to fine-tune combinations and build momentum ahead of the...
Delhi Police detains Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in Bulandshahr
New Delhi: Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was detained from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh Friday, hours after Delhi Police assured CJP protesters that he would be arrested within 72 hours for allegedly assaulting the father of a student in July, officials said. Several teams were deployed to trace Bhardwaj, who describes himself as a 'kattar Hindu'. A video...
Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal wraps up filming of SLB’s ‘Love & War’
Mumbai: Indian auteur Sanjay Leela Bhansali has wrapped up the shooting of her upcoming film Love & War which stars Ranbir Kapoor, his wife Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal. SLB, who is known for his opulent visuals and emotionally charged narratives, is expected to present a cinematic spectacle that combines scale with intense human drama for audiences worldwide....
Basement, two floors of building housing Abhishek Banerjee’s office ordered to vacate over ‘fire safety’
Kolkata: West Bengal Fire Department Friday ordered that the basement and two floors of a high-rise building, housing TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's office, in central Kolkata be vacated over "lack of fire safety measures", an official said. This came a day after Banerjee's Camac Street office was ransacked, with the TMC blaming BJP-linked men for the attack,...
Man who chanted Hare Krishna for 9 days while trapped in Nepal tunnel rescued on Krishna Janmashtami
Kathmandu: A man who was rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nepal after nine days Friday said he kept chanting 'Hare Krishna' mantra while he was trapped, hoping to be rescued. And coincidentally, he got rescued on the day of Krishna Janmashtami, a Hindu festival which celebrates Krishna's birthday. Sanjay Sah, a...
Forex kitty jumps $11.47 bn to fresh all-time high of $740.8 bn
Mumbai: India's forex reserves jumped USD 11.475 billion to a new all-time high of USD 740.803 billion during the week ended August 28, the RBI said Friday. In the previous reporting week, the kitty increased USD 12.422 billion to a USD 729.328, then a record high. The previous all-time high had stood at USD 728.494 billion was...
Odisha floods: Crop losses, waterlogging hit Baleshwar villages
Baleshwar: Flood-hit areas of Baleshwar district continued to face hardships Friday, with several villages in Baliapal and Bhograi blocks reportedly remaining waterlogged despite the Subarnarekha river falling below the danger mark. The river was reportedly flowing at 9.60 metres at Rajghat Friday morning, below its danger level of 10.36 metres but still above the warning level. OP...
NSE gets SEBI nod for Rs 30,000-cr IPO
New Delhi: National Stock Exchange (NSE) has secured market regulator Sebi's approval for its much-awaited IPO, estimated at around Rs 30,000 crore, paving the way for one of the largest public issues in the history of the Indian stock market. According to an update with the markets regulator, NSE obtained Sebi's final observations September 4. NSE had...
Chimpanzees may have ‘dialects’! Study reveals new details
New Delhi: Acoustics of chimpanzees' laughs, grunts and whimpers have revealed that young ones may go on to develop distinct vocal patterns or 'dialects', according to a study. Researchers said findings published in the journal PLOS One provide a new way of understanding how distinct vocal patterns between varied populations of chimps originated and developed, and challenge...
Man who assaulted student’s father flees Bulandshahr: Sources
New Delhi: Hours after the Delhi Police assured CJP that it will arrest Swatantra Bharadwaj, accused of assaulting a student's father during the Jantar Mantar protest, he managed to flee from Bulandshahr before the team reached there to nab him, police sources said Friday. Bharadwaj had left Naithla village on a Bullet motorcycle towards Khurja and was...
