Bhubaneswar: The CID Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested the main accused in the Balianta mob lynching case, in which a 32-year-old GRP constable was killed following an alleged mob assault in Khurda district on May 7, 2026 (Thursday). With the latest arrest, the total number of people taken into custody in connection with the case has…
Chandigarh, 7/6: Some farmer outfits on Friday threw their weight behind the CISF woman constable who allegedly slapped actor and BJP MP-elect Kangana Ranaut, saying the entire sequence leading to the incident needs to be properly investigated. Ranaut, in a video message, had on Thursday said she was hit in the face and abused by…
Andhra, 23/9: A team of Andhra Pradesh Police CID officials on Saturday began interrogation of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Skill Development Corporation scam case on Saturday at the central prison here. On Friday, the ACB Court in Vijayawada granted two days police custody of the 73-year old Naidu to the CID for…
Bhubaneswar, 4/7:In a major development, CM Mohan Majhi announced the upgradation of Puri Municipality to a Municipal Corporation at a Press conference today. This decision, according to the CM, aligns with the state’s vision to enhance urban governance and infrastructure in Puri, a city of immense cultural and religious significance due to the Jagannath…
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL), which owns the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPC team, has moved the Karnataka High Court, challenging certain observations made in a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order. On July 1, the CAT’s Bengaluru bench, while quashing the suspension order of senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, had held that…
Bangalore,13/1: England’s Test captain Joe Root has revealed that he is looking to re-enter the lucrative league auction after missing out on any team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction four years ago. In the IPL auction in 2018, no team had bid for Root, considered one of the greats of the game in…
Puri, May 28: A powerful thunderstorm with strong gusts and heavy rainfall lashed the coastal town of Puri on Wednesday evening, damaging the sacred Patitapabana Bana (holy flag) atop Shree Jagannath Temple.The flag, mounted on the temple’s Nilachakra (blue wheel) at a height of about 214 feet, was torn due to the intense winds during…
Berhampur: In a major development in the murder case of lawyer and BJP leader Pitabash Panda, the absconding accused, businessman Sudarshan Jena, has surrendered before the police. According to sources, Sudarshan, known to be an associate of former MLA Bikram Panda, surrendered at the Baidyanathpur Police Station in Berhampur. Earlier on Wednesday morning, 12 accused persons…
Washington DC, 7/2: India has taken significant steps to align sufficiently with the United States on national security, foreign policy and economic matters, President Donald Trump has stated, even as he put in writing what he has been claiming for months – that Prime MinisterModo government has “committed to stop directly and indirectly importing” oil…
Dubai, 25/9: India has filed an official complaint with the ICC against Pakistan cricketers Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan for their provocative gestures during the two sides’ Asia Cup Super 4 game here last Sunday. It is reliably learnt that the BCCI filed the complaint against the duo on Wednesday and ICC is in receipt…
