Sundargarh: The Odisha vigilance department has arrested a police assistant sub-inspector for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a dhaba owner, officials said Friday. The arrested officer, identified as Arupa Nanda Das, posted at Badagaon police station in Sundargarh district, was caught Thursday while accepting the bribe to help the dhaba owner in...

New Delhi: The CBI Friday questioned Anil Ambani's son Jai Anmol Ambani in a Rs 228-crore Union Bank of India fraud case, officials said. Jai Anmol Ambani has been called again Saturday for questioning, they said. The agency questioned him in connection with an alleged bank fraud case in which he was booked along with Reliance Housing...

A month-old social media post by an astrologer predicting a disruption in India’s LPG supply has resurfaced online, drawing amused reactions as reports of gas shortages circulate in parts of the country. The post, originally shared on the social media platform X in September 2025, suggested that supplies of petroleum and natural gas in India could face...

New Delhi: The government Friday said uninterrupted LPG supply to households has been ensured, and there is no need for panic booking for cylinders. Briefing the media, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said the domestic production of LPG has already increased by 30 per cent since March 5. There is...

New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla has clarified that the Indian cricket governing body has no say in the acquisition of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed by franchise Sunrisers Leeds in the Hundred Auction, saying the move pertains to an overseas league and not the Indian Premier League (IPL). Speaking on...

Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government accused Pakistan's military Friday of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and other areas of the country, saying at least six civilians were killed and more than a dozen injured, as fighting between the neighbours entered its third week. Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on X that Pakistani aircraft also struck...

Bhubaneswar: Alleged shortage of LPG cylinders triggered protests and road blockades in several parts of Odisha Friday, with consumers complaining about delays in receiving refilled cooking gas cylinders. Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centres across the state as people waited for refills, often days after booking. In Jajpur town, residents blocked a road by placing...

New Delhi:  Opposition MPs Friday held a protest in the Parliament Complex over the LPG crisis issue, and raised slogans demanding answers from Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. TMC MPs started the protest around 10.30 am Friday outside the Parliament building, holding posters, chanting LPG crisis, and raising slogans attacking the ruling BJP,...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Friday held another telephonic conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, discussing bilateral cooperation and matters concerning BRICS, where India is the current chair and Iran a member of the grouping. This marked the fourth such conversation between the two ministers amid the escalating crisis involving Iran, the...

Kolkata: Sensitivity-mapping will determine the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the district-wise deployment of police observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled to be held later this year. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the ECI is keeping a few factors in...