Puri: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday suspended Dillip Kumar Nayak, a party member from Nimapada Assembly constituency in Puri district, with immediate effect over his alleged involvement in fraudulent activities. In its suspension order, the regional party described Nayak’s alleged conduct as anti-party activities and announced immediate disciplinary action against him. However, the order did not...

New Delhi: Even as the Lashkar-e-Taiba keeps throwing up names of its proxies, investigating agencies have zeroed in on the outfit’s role in both the attacks - of November 11 and August 1 - in J&K's Kulgam this year. Both attacks were carried out by the Lashkar, and the outfit tried to pass them off in the...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress-Mamta General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the Kolkata Police Saturday afternoon for questioning in connection with an FIR registered against him over a social media post targeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Banerjee reached the Bhabanipur Police Station in South Kolkata within the stipulated time of 12.30 pm, following a notice issued to...

Mysuru (Karnataka):  An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter that was part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy during his visit to Mysuru developed a technical snag and remained parked at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar helipad near Lalit Mahal Saturday. Prime Minister Modi had arrived in Mysuru at around 3.20 p.m Friday for the inauguration of the COSMOS-Mysuru Planetarium....

Melbourne: Pakistan's legendary former fast bowler Wasim Akram reacted to the reignited Sandpapergate scandal that has rocked Australian cricket yet again. Following Usman Khawaja's explosive claim that the whole Australian team knew about the use of sandpaper on the ball during the Cape Town Test, Australian cricketers have differing views on the episode. While former cricketer and...

New York: Eileen Laubacher, a former US Navy rear admiral who served as a defence attaché at the embassy in New Delhi, has defeated a fiery Republican hardliner in the midterm elections to Congress that have turned into a Democratic tsunami. Democrat Laubacher was declared the winner Friday (local time) from a House of Representatives constituency in...

Hong Kong: Well before reports emerged that former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, the advanced chips made by his company were at the centre of the race between the US and China to dominate artificial intelligence. The scandal now threatens to intensify that rivalry. As President Donald Trump prepares...

Quetta: Security posts of the Pakistani forces in Balochistan's Nushki were reportedly targeted with rockets and gunfire, a day after a suicide bombing and armed assault on a military camp in Mastung, local media reported. Reports indicate that military posts near the football stadium and elsewhere in Nushki came under rocket and other weapons attacks Friday. Heavy...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said his government remains committed to ensuring quality education, safety and holistic development of every child in the state. In a message on Children's Day, which commemorates the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, Majhi said children are the future of the country. Taking to social media, the chief minister...

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Congress President, Manickam Tagore, Saturday strongly criticised Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over his remarks on the Cauvery water dispute, accusing him of continuing to adopt a "stubborn stance" that goes against the interests of Tamil Nadu farmers and is "utterly unacceptable". The reaction came a day after Chief Minister Shivakumar, in the...