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Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay's deliberate late entry at the public rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur on Saturday has been blamed for the horrible stampede that killed 41 people. However, the FIR has not named the popular star of Tamil film industry, founder of TVK party with ambitions of winning next year's Assembly elections. Criminal cases have been initiated against three party leaders -- district secretary Mathiyazhagan, state general secretary Bushi Anand and state joint secretary CTR Nirmal ...Read More >
New Delhi: Electric Vehicles (EVs) are set to get noisier, thanks to a decision by the Government of India. It has directed EV manufacturers to install Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems (AVAS) on the vehicles to protect pedestrians and other road users. All new passenger and goods-carrying EVs have to be equipped with AVAS starting October 1, 2026, while existing models in production must comply by October 1, 2027, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed in a draft not ...Read More >
New Delhi: Accused of "stealing" the Asia Cup trophy and medals from the Dubai stadium on Sunday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president and the country's interior minister Mohsin Naqvi has now blamed India of "disgracing" the spirit of the game. Naqvi humiliated himself on the world stage by walking away with the trophy after India refused to accept it from his hands. Even as criticism continues to pour in, Naqvi took to X in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's congratulatory post afte ...Read More >
New Delhi: Microblogging platform X plans to challenge the recent Karnataka High Court ruling, regulating its content, along with other social media platforms in the Supreme Court. The High Court had upheld the Government of India's content takedown effort. X has warned that this would enable millions of police officers across India to issue arbitrary directives for content removal. In a post on the platform, X described the ruling as "deeply concerning," adding that it would defend free expre ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: Shattering all hopes of retail jewellery buyers of some relief amid the ongoing Navratri festival, gold rates in Bangalore, and other Indian cities broke another record on Monday, September 29. The price of gold in Bangalore, aka Bengaluru, witnessed a sharp surge bringing 24 karat gold Rs 16,000 above the historic Rs 1 lakh mark. The gold price rally in Karnataka capital mirrored the surge in gold rate in India and across the world. The sharp rally in precious metal ...Read More >
Mumbai: Two natives of Odisha and former cricketers - Shiv Sundar Das and Pragyan Ojha - are now part of Indian cricket's decision-making structure. Ojha along with RP Singh joined the Men's Senior Selection Committee, replacing S Sharath and Subroto Banerjee from South and Central zones respectively, at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday. The reconstituted panel is led by Ajit Agarkar, whose term runs till October 2026, and also has ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The bypoll to Nuapada Assembly constituency in Odisha is likely to held alongside the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. Though the poll dates are expected after the final electoral roll publication on September 30, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced deployment of 470 officers as Central Observers-covering General, Police, and Expenditure categories-across Bihar and other states including Nuapada, where bye-elections are scheduled, to ensure smoo ...Read More >
New Delhi: A top member of Donald Trump's administration has hit out at India once again on the issue of trade imbalance, saying that it is one of the countries that needs 'fixing'. Such a remark from US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick threatens to put the ongoing trade talks between the two countries under stress. If India wishes to sell to American consumers, it will have to "play ball with the President", Lutnick said. Hitting out at India and Brazil, he said that these countries need to d ...Read More >
Rampur: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police shot dead a man accused of killing a 19-year-old NEET aspirant in Gorakhpur's Pipraich on September 16. The man, identified as Mohammad Zubair, died after an encounter in the Rampur district of UP on Friday night. A Rs 1 lakh reward was announced for information on Zubair, alias Kalia, after the incident. Declared an absconder after the September 16 incident, in which Deepak Gupta was killed, he was tracked to the Ganj area. Gupt ...Read More >
Jharsuguda: In a big push to accelerate development in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in key sectors like telecommunications, railways, higher education and health. During his visit to Jharsuguda, Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for a slew of transformative initiatives at the 'Namo Yuva Samabesh' event in Jharsuguda aimed at accelerating India's infrastructure and digital growth. The event was attended by Odisha Governo ...Read More >
Jharsuguda: In a significant boost to railway connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the Amrit Bharat Express, connecting Berhampur in Odisha with Udhna in Gujarat's Surat district. Modi flagged off the new train through virtual mode from a function held at Jharsuguda during his visit to the western Odisha town. The train aims to provide affordable and comfortable connectivity across states, promote tourism, generate employment, and strengthen links between key econ ...Read More >
Jharsuguda: In a big push to accelerate development in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in key sectors like telecommunications, railways, higher education and health. During his visit to Jharsuguda, Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for a slew of transformative initiatives at the 'Namo Yuva Samabesh' event in Jharsuguda aimed at accelerating India's infrastructure and digital growth. Chief Ministers of eight other states an ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Odisha on Saturday and unveil development projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in key sectors, including telecommunications, railways, education and health, officials said. During his visit to Jharsuguda town, Modi will commission more than 97,500 4G telecom towers built with BSNL's 'swadeshi' technology, marking India's entry into a league of nations such as Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, and China that manufacture homegrown telecom equip ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has found a natural gas reserve off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This was confirmed by Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri. According to the minister, natural gas has been found in the Sri Vijayapuram 2 well at a distance of 9.20 NM (17 km) from the shoreline on the east coast of the Andaman Islands at a water depth of 295 metres and target depth of 2,650 metres. "An ocean of energy opportunities opens up in the Andaman Sea," Puri posted on X. "Initial production ...Read More >
Raipur: A tragic industrial accident at the under-construction Godavari Power and Steel Limited Plant in Silatara Chowki (police post), Raipur, claimed the lives of six labourers and left six others severely injured, prompting renewed scrutiny of safety standards in construction zones across Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred during routine work hours when a section of the plant's structure collapsed. Eyewitnesses described a deafening crash followed by chaos as workers rushed to rescue colle ...Read More >
Chandel (Manipur) [India], September 26 (ANI): In a decisive operation aimed at curbing illicit drug trafficking, a joint team of 22 personnel from Assam Rifles and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has successfully apprehended two individuals in possession of a massive cache of narcotics in Chandel district, Manipur, a release said on Friday. According to the release, the operation unfolded on Friday following specific intelligence inputs. Acting swiftly on the information, a mobile vehicle c ...Read More >
Dubai: It was a 'dead' rubber as the Asia Cup finalists had already been identified. But by no means did red-hot Team India take the last game of the Super 4, against Sri Lanka, lightly. In fact, Friday's clash turned out to be an ideal warm-up for the men in blue ahead of the grand finale on Sunday against Pakistan. Asked to bat first after Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka won the toss, India rattled up a big total of 202/5 in 20 overs. Swashbuckling opener Abhishek Sharma led the charge ...Read More >
Dubai: Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, popularly called SKY, has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for Pahalgam terror attack-related' comments after the Asia Cup group league match against Pakistan at Dubai on September 14, PTI reported. when he alluded to the military skirmish between the two countries in May, the tournament organisers said on Friday. Pakistan had filed a complaint against SKY with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for making political comments, as he dedicated ...Read More >
Angul: Jindal Steel has marked a major milestone in India's steelmaking industry by blowing in a 5 MTPA blast furnace. This achievement was realised with the commissioning of the Bhagavati Subhadrika Blast Furnace - II. The ceremonial "blow-in" was led by Chairman of Jindal Steel Naveen Jindal, establishing Angul as the largest single-location steel facility in the country. The Bhagavati Subhadrika Blast Furnace, with a useful volume of 5,499 m², ranks among the world's largest and most advanc ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has allowed Priya Sachdev Kapur, widow of the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, to submit a statement of assets in a sealed cover in the ongoing inheritance dispute, citing the need for confidentiality in handling sensitive financial documentation. The case arises from a partition suit filed by Karisma Kapoor's children, Samaira Kapur and Kiaan Raj Kapur, over their father's estate. The dispute revolves around the distribution of Sunjay Kapur's assets and the righ ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Chhattisgarh Police to preserve the body of top Maoist commander Katha Ramchandra Reddy, who was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Narayanpur district of the state. The Court ordered this while hearing a petition, alleging that Reddy was killed in a fake encounter. Katha Ramchandra Reddy and Kadari Satyanarayana Reddy were killed in the encounter on September 22. The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice A G Masih sai ...Read More >
New York / Delhi / Moscow: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has made public remarks asserting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought clarity from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Moscow's strategy toward Ukraine, and that recent US tariffs on India are exerting pressure on Russia. Speaking to CNN on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Rutte said: "This (tariff) immediately impacts Russia because that means Delhi is now on the phone with Vladimir Pu ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed appeals challenging JSW Steel's Rs 19,700 crore resolution plan for Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL). This was in context to the Court's judgement of May 2, 2025, in which the bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma had struck down JSW Steel's plan and ordered BPSL's liquidation under Article 142 of the Constitution. The bench had then held that the Committee of Creditors (CoC) had erred in approving the plan. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has imposed traffic restriction to ensure no inconvenience to commuters during Durga Puja festivities in Bhubaneswar. These restrictions will be in force from 2 pm to 2 am on all days between September 27 and October 2, according to the order issued by commissioner of police S Dev Datta Singh. No heavy vehicle will be allowed on the following roads during this period: >> Rasulgarh to Lingipur and vice-versa via Bomikhal, Laxmisagar, Kalpana Square, Ravi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon, which has become vigorous over Odisha, along with back-to-back low-pressure areas may dump more rains in the state for 4 days. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low-pressure area over north Odisha and adjoining areas of northwest Bay of Bengal & Gangetic West Bengal persisted over the same region at 8.30 am. It is likely to persist over the same region and become less marked during the next 12 hours. It further stated that the cyclonic ...Read More >
New Delhi: Even as his party continues to accuse the BJP government at the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of bowing to pressure from US president Donald Trump and halting Operation Sindoor, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that India required no persuading as its goal had been achieved on the first day itself. On May 10, soon after India announced cessation of firing at targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Trump claimed that it was he who had brokered peace betwe ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting during his scheduled visit to Odisha on September 27 has been shifted to Jharsuguda from Berhampur in view of heavy rainfall warning, sources said on Tuesday. The state is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall till September 29 under the influence of back-to-back low-pressure areas over the Bay of Bengal. The IMD has warned of heavy rain along with thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40- ...Read More >
Kochi: Raids were conducted at the residences of leading Mollywood actor Prithviraj Sukumaran and actor-producer Dulquer Salmaan by the customs department in search of foreign luxury vehicles brought into the country without paying duties. This is part of a nationwide crackdown codenamed "Numkhor" (which means "vehicle" in the Bhutanese language), targeting a racket allegedly involved in tax evasion and illegal vehicle imports. Raids were carried out at Prithviraj's house in Thevara and Dulque ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Apollo Tyres as the new jersey sponsor of the Indian cricket team. The company has secured the rights till 2027. The search for a new jersey sponsor began after Dream11 was shut down, following a government ban on online betting apps. Team India started its Asia Cup outing without a jersey sponsor. Sources said that Apollo Tyres will pay Rs 4.5 crore per match to the BCCI, surpassing Dream11's earlier contribution of Rs ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned two more former Indian cricketers, Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, along with actor Sonu Sood, for questioning in a money laundering investigation involving the alleged illegal betting platform 1xBet. According to reports, Uthappa (39), who previously featured in the app's promotional videos, has been asked to appear before the agency on September 22 to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Yuvraj (43) ...Read More >
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