In a ritual steeped in tradition, servitors carry sacred jewels of the Holy Trinity from Jagannath Temple to the towering chariots, heralding the golden spectacle of Suna Besha   'Suna Besha' of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra at various places in Bhubaneswar  

Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday blasted the moribund UN Security Council and other international institutions using technology metaphors to underscore their growing irrelevance in the 21st century and demanded their reform to give the Global South its due. He said the “21st-century software can’t run on a 20th-century typewriter”, in pithy comparison to those...

Birmingham: Pacer Akash Deep picked a superb 6-99 to complete a ten-wicket match haul as India beat England by 336 runs to get their first-ever Test match win at Edgbaston Sunday. The statement victory has also meant that India have levelled the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series at 1-1. India came into this game without Jasprit Bumrah, not...

Birmingham: Akash Deep and Washington Sundar picked crucial scalps after a long rain delay as India inched closer to a famous victory after reducing England to 153/6 in 40.3 overs at lunch on day five of second Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at Edgbaston. With 455 runs still left for England to make, the responsibility lies on Jamie Smith,...

Patna: The Election Commission Sunday asserted that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was "being implemented smoothly at the ground level" and "there is no change in instructions". The EC June 24 issued instructions to carry out an SIR in Bihar, apparently to weed out ineligible names and ensure only eligible citizens are included...

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates government has started a new type of Golden Visa, which will be based on nomination, albeit with some conditions, unlike the current practice of investing large amounts in either property or business here. Until now, one of the ways to get Dubai's Golden Visa from India was to invest in property whose...

Dubai: A ship came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen by armed men firing guns and launching rocket-propelled grenades, a group overseen by the British military said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes as tensions remain high in the Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war and after...

New Delhi: A UK F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport nearly three weeks ago, is now set to be moved for repairs, as a UK engineering team has arrived in India to undertake the complex task. According to sources, more than a dozen technicians are a part of...

New Delhi: With India setting its red lines on key issues in sectors such as agriculture and dairy for the proposed interim trade agreement with the US, the ball is now in Washington's court to finalise the deal, sources said. They said if issues are settled, an interim trade pact could be announced before July 9, which...

Puri: Lord Jagannath and His Siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were adorned with 208 kg gold ornaments during the 'Suna Besha' ritual on chariots Sunday, an integral part of the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri. The servitors decorated the idols with golden attire. The 'Suna Besha' started at 4.45 pm, much ahead of the scheduled...