New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh fast bowler Yash Dayal has been included in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy squad as a backup player, pacer's father Chanderpal Dayal told IANS Tuesday. Chanderpal, while revealing that Yash got a call to join the squad when he was in South Africa for the T20I series last week and joined the team November 17,...

Sambalpur: Three forest personnel were suspended following the electrocution of three elephants in Odisha's Sambalpur district, officials said Tuesday. The Forest Department also recommended action against two senior officers and one of them was asked to explain why the government would not act against him, they said. Two full-grown female elephants and a calf died after coming...

Jajpur: Lessees of 26 black stone quarries in Odisha's Jajpur district were asked to stop operations for allegedly flouting safety norms, officials said Tuesday. These quarries are located in Bajabati, Rahadpur, Dankari, Baramana and the Bichhakhandi Hills in Dharmasala, they said. Deputy Director of Mines, Jajpur Circle, Jay Prakash Nayak asked the quarries to suspend operations after...

Mumbai: The upcoming 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which is set to be held from November 20 to November 28 in Goa, will host the screening of classics and contemporary Indian movies across two inflatable theatres. The first theatre is stationed at the main venue (Kala Academy), and the other is at Sanquelim (CM’s Constituency)...

Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met leaders of several countries, including those from Italy, Indonesia, Norway, Portugal, Egypt and South Korea on the sidelines of the G20 Summit and discussed ways to improve and strengthen bilateral ties. Modi also met International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath and European Union (EU) President Ursula...

Imphal: A meeting of MLAs of the ruling BJP-led NDA in Manipur adopted a resolution calling for a ‘mass operation’ against the Kuki militants responsible for killing three women and three children in Jiribam district within seven days, a statement said. The meeting, held Monday night, was attended by 27 MLAs. "To start Mass Operations against the...

Mumbai: Janhvi Kapoor has expressed her admiration and support for actress Nayanthara, calling her a “strong woman.” Taking to her Instagram story, the Dhadak actress praised the recently released documentary “Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale.” Sharing Netflix’s post, Janhvi wrote, “Nothing more inspiring than watching a strong woman be a strong woman.” She also added red heart emoji...

Bengaluru: ISRO's latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the US and successfully placed into orbit, the space agency's commercial arm NSIL said. The 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS) satellite has been injected into the desired orbit, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) said in a series of posts on microblogging site 'X. "GSAT-N2...

Rio de Janeiro: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed next steps in bilateral relations following the recent meeting of the leaders of the two countries and the de-escalation of border tensions. At their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 here Monday, they “noted the progress in the recent disengagement in...

New Delhi: The air quality across Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram reached critical levels Tuesday morning, as AQI reached the 500-mark, indicating 'severe plus' conditions. This marks the seventh consecutive day of heavy smog blanketing the National Capital Region (NCR), raising alarm over public health risks. Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) highlighted that areas...