India’s ODI squad for NZ series announced: Siraj makes comeback, Shreyas’ participation subject to fitness

Mhmbai, 3/1:The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday, January 3, announced the squad for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand starting on the 11th of this month. Senior India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj made a comeback to the ODI side for the three-match home series against New Zealand while Shreyas…

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Odisha: Police personnel beaten while trying to nab Ganja mafia

Bhawanipatna: Police personnel were allegedly beaten up while attempting to apprehend a Ganja mafia in plain clothes recently in Odisha. As per reports, the villagers mistook them for thieves and attacked them. Two Kalahandi police personnel and a driver were assaulted by locals near Kurtamgarh Tollgate in Kandhamal district, who suspected them of being kidnappers. Upon…

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Hanuman Chalisa Row: Relief for Ranas as court orders release on bail

Mumbai, 4/5: A Sessions Court on Wednesday granted bail to Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana and her husband and three-time Badnera MLA Ravi Rana in a sedition case.   The Mumbai police had arrested the couple on April 23 following their statement that they would recite ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena…

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Jaishankar meets Chinese VP; says normalisation of ties can produce mutually beneficial outcomes

Beijing, 14/7: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday conveyed to Chinese Vice President Han Zheng that continued normalisation of India-China ties can produce mutually beneficial outcomes and an open exchange of views between the two sides is very important” considering the “complex” global scenario. The external affairs minister held talks with Zheng shortly after…

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Bengaluru: Techie who shot wife dead over affair had hired hitman for job; talks fell over money

Bengaluru, 1/10: A 40-year-old techie, who allegedly shot his wife dead last month for having an affair, had originally planned to get her eliminated by a contract killer. He dropped the idea after the prospective assassin demanded more money. Police have now arrested the suspected hitman — 35-year-old Moulesh from Salem, Tamil Nadu — for…

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Odisha train crash: 40 Coromandel Express passengers may have died of electrocution

Balasore, 6/6: Around 40 bodies recovered from the Coromandel Express involved in the triple train crash had no visible injury marks and are believed to have died of electrocution, the GRP said. An FIR registered at the Government Railway Police station at Balasore indicated that live overhead wires which snapped when the accident occurred, entangled…

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