New Delhi: The Congress is likely to resolve the leadership issue in Karnataka after the Rajya Sabha elections, sources said, even though the party remained silent on the contentious issue after a day-long meeting of the top central and state leaders Tuesday. The party insisted that only the issue of Rajya Sabha and state council elections was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan Tuesday asked the district authorities to effectively counter any misinformation campaign on social media about Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which will begin in the state from May 30. The CEO issued such direction while presiding over a preparatory meeting with Nodal Officers, Deputy Collectors (Elections)...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday held talks with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Delhi as the two leaders explored ways to boost bilateral cooperation, with the EAM asserting that there have been a number of "positive developments" when it comes to the India-Australia ties. Jaishankar and Wong held bilateral discussions in the evening...

Hyderabad: A local court Tuesday granted police two days' custody of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son, Bageerath, in a POCSO case registered against him. Police had sought three days' custody, but the court allowed two days', beginning May 27. Bageerath was arrested on the night of May 16 in connection with the POCSO case and was...

Bhubaneswar: Villagers staged a protest before Baranga police station in Odisha's Cuttack, alleging custodial torture of a man, officials said Tuesday. The villagers alleged that Rakesh Behera, a native of Chandi Prasad village under the Baranga police station, was subjected to custodial torture after he lodged a complaint about his missing wife. The woman was missing since...

Dharamsala: Skipper Rajat Patidar hit a magnificent unbeaten 93 off 33 balls to propel Royal Challengers Bengaluru's total to a massive 254 for 5 against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of Indian Premier League here Tuesday. Patidar saved his best for the big stage as he smashed five fours and as many as nine sixes, which left...

Blistering heat keeps people away from bustling Choudhury Bazar, Cuttack    Minister Krushna Chandra Patra flags off a bus carrying Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) winners to ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, from Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Bhubaneswar

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday said the state government will begin issuing forms for the Annapurna Yojana from May 27, under which women would receive Rs 3,000 per month, while the existing Lakshmir Bhandar scheme will continue until the new programme is fully rolled out. Speaking after an administrative review meeting at Kalyani attended...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Tuesday rejected claims circulating on social media regarding the alleged compromise of its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, stating that the portal cited in the post is a testing site and not the operational evaluation platform. "In a post made by a user on social media, it has been...

Patna: At least three persons were killed due to a severe thunderstorm in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, a senior official said Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Nakul Yadav (37), Kuna Devi (70) and Zainul (57). Earlier, a senior district official had stated that five persons had died in the incident, but later revised the death toll...