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Indore: India defeated West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20 International to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series Sunday. Chasing a competitive 224-run target, India restricted West Indies to 209 for seven in 20 overs. Shimron Hetmyer (43) and Kamil Pooran (42) scored for the visitors. For India, left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh regained...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha faces no immediate cyclone threat, meteorologist Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu said, even as a cyclonic circulation has formed near the south Andaman Sea. The system is likely to move into the Andaman Sea within the next 24 hours, potentially triggering the formation of a low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal around October 13....

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: A dispute over a non-vegetarian feast near a temple escalated into a clash in Pipili ahead of Odisha’s student union elections, leaving Aryan Mahapatra, a presidential candidate at BJB College in Bhubaneswar, seriously injured. Police have detained two people for questioning in connection with the incident. Mahapatra suffered a serious head injury during...

Washington: Penguin droppings are helping microscopic algae flourish across Antarctica’s snowy coastline, creating colourful blooms that absorb more sunlight and could accelerate snowmelt. A new study suggests that nutrients deposited by penguins and other seabirds may contribute to the expansion of ice-free areas along the Antarctic Peninsula. Snow algae produce striking red and green patches across the...

New Delhi: India Sunday trashed the UN human rights agency's remarks voicing concerns over the detention of thousands of protesters in Delhi, describing them as "unwarranted" and an "unacceptable interference" in the country's internal affairs. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva Saturday called on the authorities to ensure that the right...

Indore: A sloppy batting approach in the middle overs took the sheen off opener Abhishek Sharma's sprightly 69 as India managed 223 all out on a track with some variable bounce against the West Indies in the third T20I Sunday. Abhishek's fiery knock came off 30 balls (6x6, 5x4) and his 108-run stand for the second wicket...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Sunday announced an immediate "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, saying both sides had agreed to stop attacking each other's energy infrastructure, even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had not been informed and Moscow offered no confirmation. "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Sunday orally observed that while there was no dispute over citizens' right to protest, the manner in which demonstrations are conducted must comply with the Police Act, stressing that the exercise of fundamental rights cannot be divorced from the procedure prescribed by law. "You have a right to protest, absolutely no quarrel...

New Delhi/Singapore: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday held a discussion in Singapore with Standard Chartered Bank Group Chief Executive Bill Winters on opportunities to strengthen trade finance, cross-border banking, and financial flows in support of India’s growing engagement with global markets. Other top officials of the bank, including Group Chief Operating Officer Tanuj Kapilashrami, CEO Singapore, ASEAN...