Kendujhar: A 15-year-old boy was killed by an elephant in Silipunji forest under Champua forest range in Kendujhar forest division Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Akash Mohanta, a Class X student from Manima village under Champua block in the district. He had gone to the forest after hearing that a herd of around 25 elephants was...

Hyderabad: Keemo Paul's 5 for 41 followed Shai Hope's first-innings 102 not out as a clinical West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I to level the five-match series 2-2 Wednesday. The fifth and final T20I will be played Saturday at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Sanju Samson struck a 23-ball 56 at the top...

Brahmapur: A woman was killed, and 10 others were injured when a truck ran over them at a busy square in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday evening, police said. The accident took place at Chamakhandi Chhaka on National Highway-16 on the outskirts of Brahmapur city. The deceased was identified as Rojalini Mishra (42), a government employee, police said....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission has asked all candidates of the Combined Police Service Examination-2024 at the sub-inspector level to update and validate their credentials and application data online between October 15 and October 29. Online updation and validation will be allowed from 10 am October 15 to 10 pm on October 29, 2026,...

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Hyderabad: Shai Hope produced a stunning unbeaten century, completing the landmark with a six off the final ball, as West Indies piled up 247 for three against India in the fourth T20 International Wednesday, exposing the hosts' bowling frailties. Hope smashed 102 off just 50 balls, while Sherfane Rutherford provided the finishing flourish with an unbeaten 49...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and states to file their response in four weeks on a plea for banning the sale of alcohol in inconspicuous packaging such as tetra packs and sachets. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, R Mahadevan and Aparesh Kumar Singh gave the petitioner NGO 'Community Against Drunken Driving' two...

Kathmandu: Nepal's parliamentary committee Wednesday endorsed the names of proposed ambassadors to 10 countries, including India, according to an official. The Parliamentary Hearing Committee approved Nischal Nath Pandey as the proposed ambassador to India, Kalyan Raj Sharma to China and Chiranjung Thapa to the US, Parliament Secretariat spokesperson Ekram Giri said. The committee also endorsed the nominees...

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 19 paise to close at 95.17 against the US dollar Wednesday, registering the fourth straight session of gain, supported by Reserve Bank of India interventions designed to ease near-term dollar demand and limit speculative foreign exchange exposure. Forex traders said the Indian rupee rose to a one-month high on RBI's measures to curb...

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Sachin Pilot Wednesday said he has no personal animosity against senior party colleague Ashok Gehlot and asserted that they, along with other party leaders in Rajasthan, have to fight unitedly to take on the BJP double engine in the 2028 Assembly polls. In an interview with PTI Videos, Pilot also said Gehlot...