IPL 2026: SRH opt to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in Eliminator
Mullanpur: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League Eliminator in Mullanpur, Punjab, Wednesday. The winner of this contest will take on Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 here May...
JSW begins work on Rs 65,000 crore steel plant in Paradip: Majhi
Bhubaneswar/Paradip: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said he was optimistic that JSW's Rs 65,000 crore integrated steel plant near Paradip would be operational by 2029, and asserted that it would mark a milestone in the state's industrialisation process....
Man arrested with drugs, arms in Odisha after exchange of fire with police
Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested here with narcotics in the early hours of Wednesday, following an exchange of fire with police in which he was injured, an official said. A team of police officials intercepted Pupun Majhi (31) around 2:30...
Bengal cops detain absconding Trinamool MLA Mondal from Puri
Kolkata: The West Bengal Police Wednesday detained absconding Trinamool Congress MLA Dilip Mondal from Odisha's Puri. Dilip Mondal is an MLA from Bishnupur constituency in South 24 Parganas district. The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police detained him...
Odisha: Rajya Sabha bypoll to seat vacated by Samantaray to be held June 18
Bhubaneswar: Election Commission Wednesday announced that the bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha that has been vacated by Debashish Samantaray will be held June 18. Samantaray, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha on a BJD ticket in...
ED team attacked after raid at Vijayan’s house; personnel injured
Thiruvananthapuram: Tension flared outside the rented residence of veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in the wake of the Enforcement Department raids Wednesday, as angry party workers allegedly attacked vehicles carrying agency officials soon after the searches ended. Three vehicles accompanying the ED team were damaged...
Read moreDetailsNew Assam Assembly’s first session ends with passage of UCC Bill
Guwahati: The first session of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly, during which the important 'Uniform Civil Code, Assam, Bill 2026' was passed, concluded Wednesday. Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass, in his remarks at the end of the proceedings, said the five-day session witnessed several important events, including the oath-taking of the new MLAs and the governor's speech. On the first day, the legislators were sworn in by pro-tem Speaker Chandra Mohan Patowary,...
Read moreDetailsSupreme Court bench was ‘kept in dark’ on NCERT row: Danino
New Delhi: Michel Danino, one of the three NCERT academics earlier barred for life by the Supreme Court over a controversial chapter on judiciary, claimed on Wednesday that the top court had been kept in the dark about the broader context of their work. He also said that the initial March 11 order of the top court came as a surprise, as the academicians were not heard before the ruling was...
Read moreDetailsCBSE OSM row: Rahul demands judicial inquiry, SIT to unearth truth behind ‘scam’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said the CBSE examination results have been marred by "massive irregularities" and demanded an independent judicial inquiry and constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to unearth the truth behind the "entire scam". Gandhi posed questions to the government, asking why the CBSE contract was awarded to COEMPT, which had previously been embroiled in controversies while operating as Globarena. He also asked what, precisely,...
Read moreDetailsAir India to cut 22% domestic flights amid rising fuel prices
New Delhi: Air India will reduce up to 22 per cent of its domestic flights amid rising operational costs due to high fuel prices, according to sources. The loss-making airline, which is facing financial headwinds, has reduced international flights by around 27 per cent, the sources said. Air India operates around 4,400 weekly flights. Out of them, about 3,600 are domestic, and 800 are international services. "In continuation of our previously...
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New Assam Assembly’s first session ends with passage of UCC Bill
Guwahati: The first session of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly, during which the important 'Uniform Civil Code, Assam, Bill 2026' was passed, concluded Wednesday. Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass, in his remarks at the end of the proceedings, said the five-day session witnessed several important events, including the oath-taking of the new MLAs and the governor's speech. On...
IPL 2026: SRH opt to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in Eliminator
Mullanpur: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League Eliminator in Mullanpur, Punjab, Wednesday. The winner of this contest will take on Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 here May 29. RR had their regular skipper Riyan Parag returning to the playing eleven after a brief hamstring...
SC verdict on Bihar voter roll revision not pan-India: Banerjee
New Delhi: Senior Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee Wednesday said the Supreme Court judgment on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was confined to the Bihar case and could not be treated as an all-India ruling, asserting that the issues raised in West Bengal were completely different. Reacting to the apex court's verdict, Banerjee, who...
Supreme Court bench was ‘kept in dark’ on NCERT row: Danino
New Delhi: Michel Danino, one of the three NCERT academics earlier barred for life by the Supreme Court over a controversial chapter on judiciary, claimed on Wednesday that the top court had been kept in the dark about the broader context of their work. He also said that the initial March 11 order of the top court...
JSW begins work on Rs 65,000 crore steel plant in Paradip: Majhi
Bhubaneswar/Paradip: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said he was optimistic that JSW's Rs 65,000 crore integrated steel plant near Paradip would be operational by 2029, and asserted that it would mark a milestone in the state's industrialisation process. Majhi attended an event marking the commencement of construction of the 13.2 MTPA integrated steel plant of...
CBI remand for Twisha Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh till May 29
Bhopal: In a significant development in the high-profile Twisha Sharma suspicious death case, Samarth Singh, the husband of the deceased actress and model, has been placed on remand till May 29 by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CBI formally took over the probe following directions from higher authorities, intensifying scrutiny into the mysterious death of...
India to host Asian Indoor Championships 2027 and Asian Relays 2028
Hong Kong: India have been awarded the hosting rights of the Asian Indoor Championships 2027 and Asian Relays 2028 during the Asian Council meeting here on Wednesday. The Asian Indoor Championships 2027 will be held in Bhubaneswar, while Chandigarh will host the Asian Relays in 2028, World Athletics vice president Adille Sumariwalla confirmed on social media. "Congratulations...
SC leaves decision on VVPAT vote-time display to Election Commission
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday left to the Election Commission to take a decision on a plea seeking a direction to the poll panel to modify VVPAT guidelines so that each slip displays the precise time at which a vote was cast. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said...
ED team attacked after raid at Vijayan’s house; personnel injured
Thiruvananthapuram: Tension flared outside the rented residence of veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in the wake of the Enforcement Department raids Wednesday, as angry party workers allegedly attacked vehicles carrying agency officials soon after the searches ended. Three vehicles accompanying the ED team were damaged in the violence, while central security personnel,...
Supreme Court asks authorities to fast-track Manipur ethnic violence trial
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said that the ongoing trial in the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence needs to be expedited and sought a status report from authorities. Ethnic violence in Manipur broke out May 3, 2025, after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts. The protest was held against the Meitei community's demand...























































































