New Delhi: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, planned for later this week, has been cancelled, sources in Kabul told IANS on Tuesday.As Delhi and Kabul are facing a new tectonic shift in their bilateral relations after the takeover of the Taliban in 2021, both nations have enhanced their diplomatic relations, and…
Patna, 26/8: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday joined her brother Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, during the latter’s ‘Voters Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar which resumed at Supaul after a day’s break. Sitting on the roof of an SUV, Priyanka, flanked by Rahul, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, RJD leader…
Mumbai: Actress Saiyami Kher has joined the cast of filmmaker Priyadarshan’s “Haiwaan” and said that she feels incredibly blessed to be a small part of a film that “already feels so special ”The film, which features Bollywood powerhouses Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, has commenced its shoot in Kochi.“Walking onto the set of Haiwaan has…
Rajgir: Hockey India on Tuesday announced that entry for all matches of the Men’s Asia Cup in Rajgir, Bihar will be free of cost. The tournament, scheduled to be played from August 29 to September 7 at the newly built Rajgir Hockey Stadium, promises to be a grand celebration of hockey in the heart of Bihar.The…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s international wheelchair fencer and national gold medalist Pujaswini Nayak has been selected to represent India at the prestigious 2025 Para Fencing World Championship scheduled to be held in South Korea from September 2 to 7.Over the past five years, Nayak has brought laurels to the state by winning as many as 33 medals…
New Delhi: Two people sustained minor injuries in Delhi’s Mohan Garden on Tuesday after a four-floor roof collapsed in Siddhatri Enclave, police said.The roof collapsed due to incessant rain and the incident occurred under the Mohan Garden PS area in Dwarka district. No life-threatening injuries have been reported to the two injured, as they were shifted…
Doda: Flash floods were triggered due to massive cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday. Normal life was thrown out of gear with the Jammu-Srinagar highway forced to be closed. Heavy rainfall lashed out and led to landslides at multiple locations in the route.Vehicular movement was halted as landslides occurred thus leading to traffic…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will disburse financial assistance worth Rs 1,041 crore to over 51 lakh farmers under the CM Kisan Yojana on Thursday on the occasion of Nuakhai, western Odisha’s major agrarian festival.Under the scheme, small and marginal farmers receive Rs 4,000 annually in two instalments. The initiative has been tailored…
Balasore/Bhadrak: Heavy rain in upper catchments and water release from Galudihi barrage triggered floods in the Subarnarekha and Baitarani rivers, leaving hundreds of villages in Balasore and Bhadrak districts marooned. Although water levels in both rivers have started receding since last night, thousands of people continue to suffer in flood-hit areas.In Balasore district, over 104…
Paikmal: In a tragic mishap, a couple was reportedly trampled to death by a wild elephant in Padmapur area of Odisha’s Bargarh district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Balaram Rana and his wife Sashi Rana, residents of Dhandupali village within Paikmal police limits. The duo was guarding the crops when the incident happened. As per…
