Mumbai: Hindi film actress Huma Qureshi posed with Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek on the sidelines of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which commenced May 12. Huma re-shared a picture of herself with Malek from the official Instagram handle of Red Sea Film Foundation, which had the “Women in Cinema” segment. The string of images also had actress...

New Delhi: The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) called for a nationwide temporary shutdown of app-based services between 12 pm and 5 pm Saturday, while demanding a minimum payment of Rs 20 per kilometre for delivery and transport workers following the latest fuel price hike. In a statement, the union said the recent increase in...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of ISIS globally, has been killed in a joint operation carried out by American and Nigerian forces. In a statement posted on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said the mission was conducted under his direction and involved coordinated efforts by US...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab): A four-year-old boy who fell into a newly dug borewell while playing near his home in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district was rescued safely after an intense, nine-hour operation involving multiple rescue agencies and local volunteers, officials said. The incident occurred Friday night at Chak Samana village, located near Bhikhowal along the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road. The boy, identified...

Washington: US President Donald Trump returned from a visit to China, describing his discussions with President Xi Jinping as a meeting between the leaders of two great countries. Trump landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland Friday evening, claiming to have secured significant trade agreements, including the sale of 200 aircraft from Boeing to China, with a...

Bargarh: Two senior education officials in Bargarh were suspended Friday after being arrested in connection with allegations of sexual harassment of a woman employee, abuse of official position and financial irregularities, officials said. The School and Mass Education department placed Bargarh District Education Officer (DEO) Jyotikanta Sahu, 45, and Block Education Officer (BEO) Surendra Kumar Sahu, 45,...

Keonjhar: A 60-year-old woman was rescued after allegedly jumping into the Sanakunda at Bhimkund in Keonjhar district following a domestic dispute, officials said Friday. The woman, identified as Sabitri Mohanta, wife of Gangadhara Mohanta of Dhipa Sahi in Ghatabalijodi village under Dumuria RI circle, was found stranded in chest-deep water for nearly five hours at the tourist...

Patana: Police in Keonjhar district have arrested a 20-year-old youth accused of kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old schoolgirl, before allegedly circulating obscene images of her on Instagram. The accused, identified as Saroj Kumar Mahant, son of Hrusikesh Mahant of Machhagarh Puruna Sahi, was detained Friday at the Machhagarh bus stand. He was later produced in the court....

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed cooling stations at Kalpana Square and Fire Station Square to provide relief to citizens affected by rising summer temperatures and recurring heatwave conditions in the City. The initiative comes amid increasing concerns over extreme heat events driven by rapid urbanisation and climate change, which have disproportionately affected people working...

Los Angeles: NASA’s Psyche probe was headed for a close encounter with Mars Friday and a planned gravity boost to set the spacecraft on its final course to the solar system’s largest known metallic asteroid, thought to be the remnant core of an ancient protoplanet. The Psyche probe, named for the asteroid it was designed to explore,...