Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Israel's foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year's attack on Israel that sparked the war. Sinwar has topped Israel's most wanted list since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war just over a year ago, and his killing strikes...

Gajalaxmi puja held at various pandals in Bhubaneswar     Musical program by Aalap Cultural Trust held at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar

Jajpur (Odisha): A taxi driver was arrested in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday for allegedly looting two people from Bengaluru of their gold and diamond jewellery and Rs 2,000 in cash, police said. The arrested taxi driver has been identified as Prakash Chandra Barala, a resident of Kalapathar area in Khurda district. The passengers, Tushar Priyadarshi and his...

Jajpur: Tension erupted in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday after some youths hurled eggs at the vehicle of BJD leader and former Dharmasala MLA Pranab Kumar Balabantaray. The incident took place at Kurikana village within Dharmsala Assembly constituency in the district when Balabantaray was on way to visit various Laxmi Puja pandals. A group of youths raised slogans...

Lilongwe (Malawi): President Droupadi Murmu Thursday said that India and Malawi can come together to find synergy in multiple sectors as there is immense scope for enhancing cooperation between them in areas like agriculture, mining, energy and tourism. Murmu, who arrived here earlier in the day on the final leg of her three-nation visit to Africa, said...

Kampala: The number of mpox-related deaths in Africa has surpassed 1,000, the head of the continent's top public health agency said Thursday, warning of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination and a lack of rapid test kits. There were 50 mpox-related deaths in the past week, bringing the total to 1,100, indicating that authorities face a challenge...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said it will decide the constitutional validity of penal provisions in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) which grant immunity from prosecution to a husband for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex with him. A...

Guwahati: Actor Tamannaah Bhatia was questioned by the ED here Thursday in connection with a money laundering case probe linked to the 'HPZ Token' mobile app in which several investors were allegedly duped on the pretext of mining Bitcoins and some other cryptocurrencies, official sources said. The Enforcement Directorate said the statement of the 34-year-old actor was...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said it will consider listing a plea seeking time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for applicants, urged a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that the plea needed an urgent hearing. "There...

New Delhi: Former model and actor Somy Ali has reached out to Lawrence Bishnoi via social media and requested an audience with the jailed gangster over a Zoom call, saying she has some details to share that would "benefit" him. Her post came days after the murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, who...