New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested another key accused in connection with the sharing of the physics questions in the NEET-UG 2026 examination paper leak case, officials said Friday. The accused, identified as Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, was arrested after a detailed interrogation by the central agency. She is currently employed at Seth Hiralal...

Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian Premier League match Friday. Returning to the side after missing the last game due to a concussion, RCB's regular skipper Rajat Patidar replaced an injured Jacob Bethell in the playing XI, while SRH are unchanged. Teams: Royal...

Jabalpur: Samarth Singh, the absconding husband of Twisha Sharma who was allegedly harassed for dowry and died last week in Bhopal, reached the Jabalpur district court Friday evening to surrender, his lawyer said. The development came around an hour after he withdrew his anticipatory bail application filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Samarth Singh has reached...

Mumbai: Reserve Bank Friday announced a record dividend of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to the government for the year-ended March 2025, providing a financial boost for the exchequer amid rising import bills and supply chain disruptions due to the West Asia conflict. The dividend is 6.7 per cent higher than Rs 2.69 lakh crore for the 2024-25...

Mumbai: The financial conditions, crude oil prices, and capital flows continue to pose challenges to the external sector outlook amid the West Asia conflict, Reserve Bank Bulletin said Friday. The global economy continued to be shadowed by uncertainties in West Asia, said an article on the state of the economy published in the May Bulletin. Domestic economic...

Cuttack: Tension flared in Tigiria area of Odisha’s Cuttack district Friday after bottles were allegedly "hurled at the vehicle of BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain" near the block office square. According to sources, a group of youths allegedly chased the legislator’s convoy with sticks, shouted slogans and staged a protest on the road while Swain was heading...

New Delhi: Actor Kangana Ranaut slammed reports claiming she secretly got married after being spotted with a mangalsutra and said she is shooting for her next film. A picture of Ranaut wearing a mangalsutra went viral Thursday, leading to speculations of getting married secretly. The actor has now clarified the same with a post on her Instagram...

Bhubaneswar: Wildlife experts and veterinarians have stressed the urgent need for well-monitored disease surveillance, vaccination, rapid diagnosis and scientific management to protect Odisha’s elephant population from fatal diseases and growing human-elephant conflict. Asian elephants, recognised as India’s National Heritage Animal and listed as an endangered Schedule-I species by the IUCN, have reportedly witnessed a decline of over...

Bhubaneswar: In an unfortunate development, as many as six persons, including two minor girls, lost their lives in a tragic road accident in the Purusottampur area of Odisha’s Ganjam district Friday. As per reports, an auto-rickshaw carrying 10 members of a family from Erandra village under Golanthara police station limits in Ganjam district was on its way...

Tel Aviv: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was "slight progress" during talks with Iran amid uncertainty as to whether a deal will be reached or war will resume. He spoke days after US President Donald Trump said he was holding off on a military strike on Iran because "serious negotiations" were underway. Trump...