Kolkata: As the deadline to announce the squad for the upcoming ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024 approaches, there is a lot of interest in the team composition with experts and fans alike expressing their opinions on who they want to see on that flight to the Caribbean for the mega event starting June 1. []

Tel Aviv: The indirect talks between Hamas and Israel are progressing in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators taking the lead. The talks that commenced Monday are continuing Tuesday. According to sources in the Israeli Defence Ministry, the negotiations are on a positive path. After Israel reduced the number of hostages to be released from []

Bhubaneswar: Thirty-seven candidates are in the fray for the elections to four Lok Sabha seats in Odisha for which voting will be held May 13, EC officials informed. The nomination process for Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput and Kalahandi Lok Sabha segments started April 18 and the last date was April 25. The papers were scrutinised April []

Shivamogga (Karnataka): Former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy said that the decision of suspending Prajwal Revanna, his nephew and the grandson of former Prime Minister Deve Gowda, has already been taken by his party. The decision was taken by JD(S) after an alleged sex scandal involving his nephew Prajwal Revanna started doing several []

The ruse of Israel that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) harboured 12 Palestinians working for Hamas that launched the attack on Israel 7 October, 2023, has fallen flat. An independent group of experts headed by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has nailed the lie in its report released recently. The importance of []

Kendrapara: With the lone chick-producing farm located inside the veterinary hospital here lying closed for the last 12 years, poultry business in Kendrapara district has slipped into the hands of big companies. These big companies, who own or control everything except the farms, call the shots in the poultry business. Poultry meat is sold for []

Aries: Today, you are raring to go. You should put that adrenaline to good use. This is the time to work and not plan. Its a day you can lift mountains and cross the seas. You can party hard later, says Ganesha. Taurus: Spontaneity, predicts Ganesha, is the need of the hour. Ignore the negative []

Rourkela: NIT Rourkela Monday felicitated five of its illustrious alumni who made it to the UPSC Civil Services Examination merit list in a packed Bhubaneswar Behera Auditorium on its campus in Odishas Rourkela. Five former students of the premier institute have succeeded in the UPSC CSE for 2023, the result of which was declared April []

Malkangiri: Kalimela police seized 350 kg ganja worth `3 crore and arrested two persons Sunday night while patrolling near Kenduguda village under Kurmanur panchayat in this district. Acting on a tip-off about ganja smuggling in the forest, Kalimela police conducted a raid and arrested two smugglers while they were preparing to smuggle the contraband hidden []

Keonjhar: The district Excise enforcement squad and mobile unit nabbed five persons along with seizure of five vehicles loaded with huge quantities of Mahua flower worth over `1 crore during a raid at Banpar village under Town police limits in Keonjhar district, Monday. The Excise personnel arrested three drivers and two helpers of the seized []

Bhubaneswar: An unidentified armed miscreant unleashed terror for over 30 minutes at the office of the Deputy Director of Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) in Bhubaneswar Monday. Though no one was injured in the incident, the miscreant fled after causing extensive damage to furniture and computers in the office. According to sources, at around 4pm, the []

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Mumbai: Actress Jasmine Bhasin, who is currently vacationing in Mauritius with her boyfriend Aly Goni, shared a mesmerising glimpse of her uninterrupted breakfast view Monday. The Bigg Boss 14 fame, who enjoys 8.4 million followers on Instagram, shared a video in the Stories section, offering a peek into the lush green trees and wide ocean. []

Bengaluru: The Congress Monday held protests in Karnataka demanding the immediate arrest of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing allegations of sexually abusing hundreds of women. Congress workers with women members joining in large numbers took to the streets in Hubballi, Hassan and Bengaluru, among other places, seeking action against the 33-year-old []

Mumbai: Tollywoods pan-India star NTR Jr, whos in Mumbai shooting for War 2 alongside Hrithik Roshan, is also making time to bond with members of the Hindi film industry. This past Sunday night, NTR Jr and his wife, Lakshmi Pranathi, were spotted having an intimate dinner with couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, along with []

Ranchi: Jailed Jharkhand ex-CM Hemant Sorens wife Kalpana Monday filed her nomination as the JMM candidate from Gandey Assembly seat in the state. Bypoll to the seat is scheduled May 20 along with the parliamentary elections in the state. The seat in Giridih district fell vacant following the resignation of JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad. Kalpana, []

Bhubaneswar/ Baripada: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police arrested a man for allegedly swindling Rs 9.6 crore money of District Mineral Foundation (DMF), Mayurbhanj, an official said Monday. The arrested accused has been identified as Pomesh Tembhare, a resident of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh. He was arrested April 26 and brought to []

Indore: In a major blow to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, its Indore Lok Sabha seat candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination Monday, a fortnight before polling in the constituency. After withdrawing his nomination, Bam reached the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office here. In a photo released by the BJP on social media, Bam []

Mumbai: Hindi film celebrities including showered love on Maheep Kapoor, the wife of actor Sanjay Kapoor, as she celebrated her 42nd birthday Monday. On Maheeps special day, Kareena took to Instagram stories and shared a black and white picture of the birthday girl, accompanied by a note saying, Happy birthday Moheeeposss Stay absolutely fabulous. Karisma []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. In his latest plea filed before the apex court, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader []

Mumbai: On Hansal Mehtas birthday Monday, actress Kareena Kapoor Khan extended her wishes to the filmmaker and shared that she cannot wait for the magic of their upcoming film The Buckingham Murdersto unfold for the two of them. Kareena took to her Instagram stories and shared a monochrome picture featuring herself and the filmmaker engaged []

Mumbai: Actor Aftab Shivdasani has become the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming comedy Welcome To The Jungle, fronted by Akshay Kumar. In an X post, the actor thanked Kumar, his co-star from the 2008 comedy Awara Pagal Deewana, for making him a part of the third installment of Welcome movie franchise. Shivdasani []

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Special Cells Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit has written to X and other social media platforms to obtain information about a doctored video featuring Union Home Minister Amit Shah. We have written to X, formerly known as Twitter, and other social media regarding the video. We are investigating []

Mumbai: Rapper and singer-songwriter Badshah recently visited the new Parliament building and said that it is a celebration of Indias diverse tapestry and cultural heritage. Badshah shared: I am incredibly grateful and honoured to have got a chance to visit the new Parliament building. It is a celebration of Indias diverse cultural tapestry and heritage []

Ganjam: In a tragic road mishap, 12 labourers were rendered hurt after a borewell drilling vehicle overturned on Taptapani Ghati road in Ganjam district Sunday morning. Among them, five persons sustained critical injuries and are currently, undergoing treatment at the Digapahandi hospital. Reports said, the borewelldrilling vehicle carrying 12 labourers was heading towards Berhampur from []

Baliapal: In a tragic incident, a two-year-old child drowned in a pond at Sunarui village under this block of Balasore district Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Anshuman Panigrahi, the only son of Kunjabihari Panigrahi of the village. As per reports, when the family members were busy doing household chores Sunday morning, Anshuman []

Bhubaneswar: In yet another case of cyber fraud, the Commissionerate Police Sunday busted a fake online job racket and arrested three men who allegedly duped a man to the extent of Rs 2.5 lakh. The accused men lured the victims into their trap by offering money, in exchange for five-star ratings to hotels and restaurants, []

Bhubaneswar: After completing a six-month paid internship programme in Singapore, 24 students from World Skill Center (WSC) returned to the state Sunday. Following their arrival at the Bhubaneswar International Airport from a direct flight from Singapore, students were received by WSC officials. Under WSCs Student Internship Programme, 2022- 23 batch students from the School of []

Bhubaneswar: Forecasting severe heatwave conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday issued a red alert for 15 out of 30 districts of the state for April 29. The districts are Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nuapada, Bolangir, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khurda, and Jajpur. Meanwhile, the state continued to reel under severe heatwave []

Bhubaneswar: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha Sunday urged all political parties in the state to not involve children in election-related activities of any form. This CEOs direction assumes considerable significance in the backdrop of a series of complaints recently filed by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) against BJP MP candidate from Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi, []

New Delhi: Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 29 to May 5. Aries This week, the stars may lead you to a hidden part of yourself where you will be introspective and reflective. Take this chance to dive into your inner world and bring []

Kolkata: Mohun Bagan kept themselves in the hunt for an unprecedented double in the ISL by storming into the final with a 3-2 aggregate win over Odisha FC here Sunday. Having lost the first leg of the semifinal 1-2 at Bhubaneswar, Mohun Bagan began on a dominant note and struck through Jason Cummings in the []

Bhubaneswar: In a fresh list, Congress Sunday announced names of two candidates for Lok Sabha polls and eight candidates for Assembly polls in Odisha. In place of Dulal Chandra Pradhan, Congress has fielded Nagendra Pradhan in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency. For the Cuttack Lok Sabha seat, the party nominated Suresh Mohapatra. Among the list []

Chennai: Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad missed his second IPL ton by just two runs, while Daryl Mitchell scored a fine half-century as five-time champions Chennai Super Kings scored 212 for 3 against table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad here Sunday. Losing opener Ajinkya Rahane (9) early was a big setback but Gaikwad (98 off 54 balls) carried out the []

New Delhi: The Tihar jail administration has denied permission for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals wife Sunita to meet him April 29, an AAP source said Sunday. There was no immediate reaction from the Tihar authorities. Sunita Kejriwal was supposed to meet him tomorrow (Monday) but the Tihar administration has denied permission. The jail administration []

Ahmedabad: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized 86 kg of drugs worth Rs 600 crore from a Pakistani boat and arrested 14 persons on board the vessel off the Gujarat coast, the maritime security agency said Sunday. The overnight operation in the Arabian Sea was carried out in coordination with the Gujarat Anti-terrorism Squad []

Berhampur: BJP president JP Nadda Sunday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the culture, nature and definition of politics in India, as he exhorted the people of Odisha to unseat the BJD government to usher in development. Nadda, while addressing an election rally at Ambapua in Berhampur, said the BJP has ensured prosperity []

Los Angeles: Singer-songwriter Justin Bieber broke down in tears in a new social media post without his wife Hailey Bieber. The singer took to his Instagram Sunday and shared a string of pictures in a carousel post on the photo-sharing platform. And in one of the offerings, the Baby hitmaker could be seen getting emotional, []

Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl in the Indian Premier League match against Chennai Super Kings here Sunday. SRH dropped Mayank Markande for the match. Teams: Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar []

Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl in the Indian Premier League match against Chennai Super Kings here Sunday. The pitch for Sundays match is the surface which was used for CSKs league match against Gujarat Titans, where the hosts won by 63 runs. After winning the toss, SRH []

Ahmedabad: Will Jacks slammed a sensational hundred while Virat Kohli upped his game in the middle overs as Royal Challengers Bengaluru outplayed Gujarat Titans by nine wickets in the IPL here Sunday. Kohli (70 not out of 44), whose approach in the middle overs was questioned in the previous game, employed the sweep shot against []

Sylhet (Bangladesh): Pace duo of Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar shared five wickets as India produced a clinical bowling display to outclass Bangladesh by 44 runs in the opening womens T20I here Sunday. Opting to bat, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia provided solidity in the middle order but India missed the late flourish to []

Jaipur: Usman Ghani, who was recently expelled from the BJP, was briefly taken into preventive custody in Bikaner for not allowing police to check his vehicle, officials said Sunday. The Bikaner police took Ghani into custody under section 151 of Code of Criminal Procedure (arrest to prevent the commission of cognisable offence) Saturday and later []

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans posted 200 for 3 in their Indian Premier League match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru here Sunday. Sai Sudharsan (84 not out) and M Shahrukh Khan (58) struck fifties to take GT to the 200-run mark after being invited to bat. For RCB, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj and Glenn Maxwell took a wicket []

Kolkata: A Trinamool Congress worker has been killed, while a local BJP leader has been seriously injured in separate incidents in Kolkata, police said Sunday. TMC worker Sanjeev Das, who was also known as Potla, was killed in Baguiati area allegedly in a clash between two factions of the party, a police officer said. A []

Belagavi: Coming down heavily on Rahul Gandhi over his recent remark that Rajas and Maharajas used to be land grabbers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday accused the Congress leader of playing appeasement politics and forgetting the atrocities committed by the likes of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb who destroyed hundreds of temples. Congress shehzada says that the []

Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar has once again addressed the topic of nepotism, but this time he said that he stays away from the N word on his social media. Karan shared a video on Instagram featuring Zarna Garg, an Indian-American stand-up comedian, who is currently in India for her show titled Practical People Win. In []

Jammu: The injured Village Defence Committee (VDC) guard passed away in Jammu & Kashmirs Udhampur district. Terrorists had fired at a VDC guard in Sang area of Basantgarh in Udhampur Sunday. Officials said that the VDC guard Mohd Shareef, a resident of Lower Ponar village in Basantgarh, who was admitted to hospital after being critically []

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Sunday appointed World Cup-winning Gary Kirsten as their head coach for ODIs and T20Is, while former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie will take over that role in Test cricket. Along with them, former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood was appointed as the assistant coach of the team across the formats. All []

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made an unannounced and surprising visit to Beijing, according to a media report Sunday. Musks visit has raised hopes for bringing Teslas autopilot and supervised full self-driving (FSD) technology to China, known to be the electric vehicle makers second-biggest market, the South China Morning Post reported. This comes []