Wellington: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the west coast of New Zealand. There is no tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey says the quake occurred shortly after 1 am local time. It was 300 kilometres southwest of Invercargill, New Zealand, and 10 kilometres under the sea. Monitors in New Zealand described the quake as moderate. There...

Berhampur: A delegation of the opposition BJD Tuesday met the family of the four-year-old girl, who was raped and murdered in Odisha's Ganjam district, and demanded stringent punishment for the accused. The girl was found dead at an under-construction building Sunday, according to the police. "The BJD will move the Human Rights Commission, seeking justice for the...

Berhampur: The biennial Thakurani Yatra in Odisha's Berhampur concluded Tuesday with the idol of Goddess Budhi Thakurani being taken back to the temple dedicated to her in the morning. The festival began April 3. Thousands of people joined the return journey of the deity, which started Monday midnight from Desibehera Street, where a pandal was set up,...

New Delhi: A collective batting effort helped Kolkata Knight Riders post 204 for 9 against Delhi Capitals in the IPL here Tuesday. Invited to bat, KKR went hammer and tongs from the beginning, but the Capitals were able to slow their momentum by taking wickets at regular intervals. Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44 off 32 balls) was the top...

Mangaluru: A man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of people over a dispute during a cricket match in the outskirts of the city, following which 15 people have been arrested, police said Tuesday. Terming the incident as "mob lynching", Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said he has not yet received the report but assured...

New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was Tuesday appointed the next Chief Justice of India. He would enter the office of the CJI May 14, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Sanjiv Khanna retires. The law ministry issued a notification announcing Justice Gavai's appointment as 52nd chief justice of India. "In exercise of the powers conferred by...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday said it has attached assets worth Rs 1,428 crore of Goldenland Group of Companies in a chit fund case. In a statement, the ED claimed that its investigations have revealed persons, entities and companies associated with Golden Land Developers Ltd and GLP Developers Ltd illegally raised huge amounts of money from the...

Cuttack: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday recorded the statements of a Cuttack-based family who survived the Pahalgam attack, officials said. A three-member team of the NIA met the family of Ranjit Bhol (69), who, along with his wife Sashi Kumari Nayak (65), younger son Sandeep (35) and daughter-in-law Lelina Subhadarshini (33), were in Baisaran in Pahalgam...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted Tuesday that the armed forces have "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack, as he chaired a meeting with the top defence establishment. During the high-level meeting, which was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor...

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister and President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti demanded Tuesday that while deporting Pakistani nationals, the Government of India must make concessions for women from Pakistan who came here 30-40 years back, married locals and raised families here. “The recent government directive to deport all Pakistani nationals...