New Delhi: The national capital is on high alert following intelligence inputs indicating a possible terror threat. This prompted the Delhi Police and other security agencies to intensify vigil across several sensitive locations, sources said Saturday. A source said security has been increased at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Marg and...

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and elected to bowl against Gujarat Titans in an IPL match in Jaipur Saturday. Jaiswal is leading the side against GT after regular skipper Riyan Parag pulled his hamstring in RR's previous match. GT made one change, bringing in Prasidh Krishna in place of Manav Suthar while...

Bhubaneswar/Kolkata: Odisha's Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday congratulated BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of neighbouring West Bengal. Patnaik, who was the longest-serving CM of Odisha, said he was hopeful that West Bengal would reach new heights of development under Adhikari's leadership. "Congratulate Shri @SuvenduWBji on being sworn in as...

New Delhi/Chandigarh: Enforcement Directorate Saturday arrested Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora in connection with a new money laundering case involving him and several entities allegedly linked to him, officials said. According to officials, Arora (62) was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following early morning raids at his official residence in Chandigarh....

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple authorities Saturday said the inventory process of the sacred 'Ratna Bhandar' of the Puri temple will resume May 11 and will continue for two days, adhering to the SOPs approved by the Odisha government. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said that the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) inventory was paused for...

New Delhi/Balasore: India has successfully carried out a flight test of an advanced Agni missile featuring multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) off the coast of Odisha. The MIRV feature ensures that a single missile can deploy multiple warheads at different locations. The missile system was tested Friday, according to the defence ministry. "India conducted the successful...

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Amid intensifying lobbying and public campaigns by supporters of the three main contenders for Kerala Chief Minister's post, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan Saturday said the party high command was likely to take a final decision on the issue within 24 hours. The Congress-led UDF's sweeping victory in the Assembly polls has triggered hectic lobbying...

Chennai: Ending the suspense, the VCK Saturday declared unconditional support to Vijay-led TVK to form the government in Tamil Nadu, and the actor-politician is expected to call on Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar soon. Shortly after VCK's decision to back Vijay, another DMK ally, the IUML also extended support to TVK. IUML has two MLAs. With the two...

Bhubaneswar: Six more people were arrested for allegedly being involved in the lynching of a 32-year-old GRP constable, who was accused of attempting to rape a woman in Odisha's Khurda district two days ago, police said. With these arrests, the number of people apprehended in the case rose to 11, a senior officer said. The GRP constable,...

The Kia Seltos and the Hyundai Creta share a platform, a price bracket and many of the same buyers in India's used car market. But they are not the same car. A used Kia Seltos and a second hand Hyundai Creta at the same price point make different promises: the Seltos leans toward feature richness and a...