New Delhi: The BJP Thursday fielded Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Prakash Chik Baraik as its candidates for the July 24 Rajya Sabha bypolls in West Bengal, hours after the three former TMC MPs joined the party. The three leaders had recently resigned from the Rajya Sabha and quit the TMC, prompting the Election Commission to...

London: British wildcard Arthur Fery extended his sensational Wimbledon run into a semi-final against French Open champion Alexander Zverev, after Marta Kostyuk set up a women's last-four clash against Linda Noskova Wednesday. Fery, the world number 114, dismantled Roland Garros runner-up Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 to become the first Wimbledon wildcard to reach the men's...

Bhubaneswar: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has rejected the plea of Puri's Jagannath temple to "reconsider" holding Rath Yatra and other Jagannath festivals on random dates across the globe, and said it "respectfully bows out of the discussion once and for all". An ISKCON spokesperson, on the other hand, said the organisation has been spreading...

Bristol: India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against England in the fourth T20I Thursday. India made two injury-forced changes, replacing Varun Chakaravarthy and Harshit Rana with Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna. England also made one change with Rehan Ahmed coming in for Liam Dawson. India has lost the last two T20Is against...

Dabugaon: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy under these police limits in Nabarangpur district, police said Thursday. Police detained the minor boy in this connection and sent him to a Bal Sudhar Gruha (correction facility) in Bhabanipatana after he was produced before a juvenile justice board in Nabarangpur. The alleged incident occurred when...

Brahmapur: A man was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday for allegedly killing a 60-year-old man over the non-payment of dues for the blood he donated to the victim's daughter, police said. The incident took place in Gopalpur area Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Sunil Kumar Majhi (35), a resident of Gadasanaput in Satyabadi police...

New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI Thursday said it has issued a notice to alcoholic beverage manufacturers over unauthorised use of added flavours and non-compliance with age-related claims. The notice has been issued for violating the provisions stipulated under the Food Safety and Standards (alcoholic beverages) Regulations, 2018. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday raised serious concerns over the alleged non-payment of financial assistance to more than 50,000 children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic since March this year. In a press statement, the regional party condemned the state government over the alleged non-payment of financial assistance to children orphaned due to the COVID-19...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan Thursday said science must not only generate knowledge but also guide policy and ensure sustainability, with the world facing unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges in the present times. Addressing the 15th graduation ceremony of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, the Vice President observed that the world...

Kolkata: Veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee Thursday met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at the state secretariat 'Nabanna' and asserted that there was "no discussion on politics" during the meeting. His visit, however, sparked fresh political buzz as it came days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the actor's residence during his recent trip to the...