New Delhi: Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Monday a plea seeking implementation of specific guidelines and regulations to ensure safety of devotees attending the Maha Kumbh where at least 30 people were killed and 60 injured in a stampede January 29. According to the cause list February 3 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench...

Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir has vowed to hunt down the “frenemies” acting as terrorist proxies targeting the country. Munir's comments came as he visited Quetta Saturday following the killing of 18 soldiers during clashes with terrorists in Balochistan's Kalat district. Twenty-three terrorists were also killed in clashes. During the visit, Munir was given a...

Bhubaneswar: Saraswati Puja was celebrated at various educational institutions, offices and homes across Odisha Sunday. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja. May Goddess Saraswati fill everyone's lives with knowledge, happiness, peace and prosperity, the governor prayed. "May...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Sunday said the first instalment of the 'Subhadra Yojana', the women welfare scheme of the BJP government, will be distributed to eligible new applicants February 8 in Jajpur. The state government had earlier postponed the release of the instalment scheduled on December 25. Speaking to media persons, Parida said that...

Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): World Champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Jorden van Foreest of Holland, while Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia as the two Indians shared the lead after a thrilling day at the Tata Steel Masters here. Praggnanandhaa notched up his third consecutive win to take his tally to...

New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has alleged attack on his party workers ahead of the Delhi assembly polls and demanded that the Election Commission appoint independent observers in his New Delhi constituency. In a letter to the Election Commission, Kejriwal has also demanded arrest of BJP workers allegedly involved in such incidents and suspension of police...

Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A complaint was filed against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi before a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district for her 'poor thing' remark on President Droupadi Murmu. Sudhir Ojha, a Muzaffarpur-based lawyer, filed a complaint Saturday against Gandhi seeking registration of an FIR against her for allegedly disrespecting the country's highest constitutional authority. Ojha also named Leader...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that excluding his country from talks between the US and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be “very dangerous" and asked for more discussions between Kyiv and Washington to develop a plan for a ceasefire. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Zelenskyy said Russia does not...

Palm Beach: President Donald Trump Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation from the country's North American neighbours in an emerging trade war. The Republican president posted on social media that the tariffs were necessary “to protect Americans," pressing the three nations to do more to...

Berhampur: The three-month-long mating process of Olive Ridley sea turtles in the ocean has come to an end, a report said. According to Rabindra Nath Sahu, secretary of the Rushikulya Turtle Protection Committee, the female turtles have now begun surfacing on the seawater. This is indicative that the turtles have concluded their mating. Sahu stated that Rushikulya...