Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court Tuesday ordered authorities to transfer jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to Islamabad's Shifa International Hospital for a comprehensive medical examination within the next few days, local media reported. A three-member Supreme Court bench led by Justice Shahid Waheed passed the order while hearing several petitions seeking Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's...

Gopeshwar/Dehradun: The body of a worker who was trapped after water flooded a tunnel five days ago was found Tuesday, taking death toll from the hydropower project accident to nine. Another worker remains missing, officials said. Twenty-two people were caught in the three-kilometre tunnel, part of the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation's Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project, when a landslide...

Galle: Rishabh Pant has etched his name into the history books as he has become the first-ever Indian cricketer to have hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. The star wicketkeeper-batter achieved the milestone during Day 4 of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium Tuesday. Coming into the match, Pant...

Galle: India strengthened their grip on the opening Test after being bowled out for 193 in their second innings, setting hosts Sri Lanka a daunting 372-run target for victory Tuesday. India, who had posted 462 in their first innings, had dismissed Sri Lanka for 284 Monday to secure a crucial 174-run lead. Returning to the crease Tuesday,...

Baripada: A 50-year-old woman died and her husband was seriously injured after a wall of their kutcha house collapsed and fell on them during heavy rain in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place at Chhanua village under Badampahad police station Monday night when the couple were sleeping inside their home, a police officer...

Bhubaneswar: The depression-induced heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours has worsened the flood situation in Odisha's northern districts Tuesday as the water level of many rivers is rising, officials said. After visiting the marooned villages in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi held a high-level review meeting on the prevailing situation and discussed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 crore relief package for the areas affected by floods. He announced the package after reviewing the prevailing flood situation in the six districts of Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar and Kendrapada. The deluge has so far impacted nearly 9.40 lakh people. "Rs 1,000 crore package...

Paralakhemundi: A 48-year-old farmer died after being bitten by a snake while working in his agricultural field in Odisha's Gajapati district, sources said Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Banamali of Singipur village under Gurandi police limits. Banamali was cutting grass Monday evening in his half-acre farmland when the snake bit him, according to reports. He returned...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would constitute a high-powered committee comprising retired judges, a former DGP, an ex-CBI director and others to examine allegations of police excesses against student protesters in Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said an order for constituting the committee would...

Mumbai: Reality star Munawar Faruqui has opened up about his approach to competition, saying he is strategic but does not manipulate people for his own benefit. Asked if he considers yourself naturally competitive or you have become more strategic over the period of time, Munawar told the media: “No. Of course, I'm very strategic in life as...