Sambalpur: A wanted drug peddler was injured in an encounter with the police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Sunday, a senior officer said Sunday. As part of the 'Nasha Mukt Odisha Abhiyan', Odisha Police have intensified surveillance, night patrolling and enforcement against the illegal transportation, possession and trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and other intoxicating substances. During...

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday flagged the issue of large-scale deletions during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls being carried out by the Election Commission, alleging that the SIR is actually a massive "Shah Instigated Removal" of voters and an "assault on the Constitution". The opposition party said there is abundant evidence to prove that...

Nisshin (Japan): Explosive opener Shafali Verma blazed her way to a splendid unbeaten ton to fire India to a massive total of 195 for four in the Asian Games women's cricket semifinal against Bangladesh here on Sunday. The India opener went hammer and tongs to clobber nine sixes and three fours to make 100 not out from...

New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Sunday took a swipe at the Congress after a man mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Indore, and the Raebareli MP was seen laughing during the performance. Rijiju shared the Congress’ post on X featuring the mimicry...

Nisshin: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana added another feather to her illustrious cap as she became the leading run-scorer in T20I cricket across men's and women's game Sunday. Mandhana achieved the milestone during the Asian Games semifinal against Bangladesh women at the Korogi Sports Park with a strong cameo of 37 from 19 balls. The Indian vice-captain surpassed...

Nagoya: Elavenil Valarivan added another silver to India’s medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after finishing second in a tense women’s 10m air rifle individual final here at the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery Sunday. Having already contributed to India’s silver in the team event earlier in the day, Elavenil came within touching distance of another...

New York: NASA has an "incredible" partnership with ISRO and is looking forward to more collaboration, the US agency's Indian-American senior official Amit Kshatriya has said. "We already have incredible collaboration with ISRO," Kshatriya, NASA's Associate Administrator and Chief Engineer, told PTI in an exclusive conversation at the iconic Intrepid Museum. "The capability that ISRO is developing,...

Bhubaneswar: Cuba's Ambassador to India, Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera, said his country was opposed to the US policy of imposing tariffs on others for political reasons. He, however, claimed the island nation maintains a cordial relationship with the people of the USA while opposing Washington's policies that many of its own citizens do not support. On a...

Nagoya: The upcoming India-Japan cricket match in Sano City will mark the inaugural event of the celebrations commemorating 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Ambassador of India to Japan Nagma Mohamed Mallick told. The match is scheduled for September 22 in Sano City, Tochigi, and will be a significant sporting event amid the ongoing...

Mumbai: Journalist Payal Mehta passed away in Mumbai early Sunday. She was 46. Mehta developed uneasiness late Saturday night and was rushed to the hospital at around 2 a.m., according to colleagues. However, before any treatment could be administered, the doctors did not find any pulse. Payal Mehta was working as an Assistant Editor with CNN-News 18....