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New Delhi: Reigning Women's Premier League and Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have reportedly received bids from nine parties, including a USD 1.8 billion offer from the Glazer family, which owns top England Premier League club Manchester United. Lalit Modi, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday unveiled an economic plan for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER) and said this initiative would be the state's laboratory for development and prosperity. Launching BCPPER, the Chief Minister said that this region will be developed as a centre...

Cuttack: Police arrested a 75-year-old man Friday for the alleged attempted molestation of a fourth-grade student in Radhadamodarpur village of Cuttack district, sources said Saturday. The suspect, identified as Gagan Bihari Das, was taken into custody following a complaint filed by the minor's mother. He...

Bengaluru/Bhubaneswar: A court in Karnataka's Koppal district has convicted all three accused in the gang rape of two women, including a foreign national, and the killing of a male tourist from Odisha near Hampi. The court is scheduled to pronounce the sentence February 16, after...

Sambalpur: A PhD scholar of the MBA department at Sambalpur University has alleged misconduct by her research guide, prompting the university to suspend the accused faculty member following an internal inquiry, a source said Saturday. Based on the complaint, the university’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)...

Colombo: Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by three wickets in the T20 World Cup opener here Saturday. Sent in to bat, Netherlands lost the way in the later part of their innings after a strong start as Pakistan bowled them out for 147 in 19.5 overs....

New Delhi: The stand-off over the February 15 T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India is close to getting resolved, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) likely to demand an increase in the annual funding from the International Cricket Council (ICC), as per reports....

Mumbai: India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is doubtful for the team's opening T20 World Cup match against the United States Saturday after feeling slightly under the weather and skipping the training session the previous evening. With the opening fixture expected to be a one-sided affair,...

New Delhi: The BCCI have announced a total cash award of Rs 7.5 crore for the U20 Men's Cricket World Cup winning team, technical staff and the selection committee, the board's secretary Devajit Saikia told IANS Saturday. India beat England by 100 runs to win...

Rourkela: A tea stall owner was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified assailants near Rourkela railway station Friday night, triggering brief tension in the area, police said. The deceased was identified as Abinash Yadav, who ran a tea stall near the station. According to preliminary...