New Delhi: Food safety authorities in the European Union have found traces of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical, in 527 products linked to India between September 2020 and April 2024. This revelation has prompted bans on Indian products in regions like Hong Kong and Singapore due to their carcinogenic properties. Despite routine discoveries of ethylene []

Lucknow: KL Rahul (76) dug deep with Deepak Hooda (50) as Lucknow Super Giants managed a competitive 196/5 against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League clash here Saturday. Rahul and Hooda gave LSG a solid footing with a 62-ball 115-run stand for the third wicket after early blows, but the failure of others meant []

Bhubaneswar: BJD Saturday announced candidates for three more Assembly segments in Odisha, dropping two incumbent MLAs. Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik nominated Begunia MLA Rajendra Kumar Sahoo from the Khurda Assembly seat which is now represented by Jyotirindra Nath Mitra. The party also fielded debutant Goutam Buddha Das from the Bhograi Assembly segment, []

Lucknow: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Both LSG and RR have retained the same playing XIs from their respective previous matches. Placed at the top of the table with 14 points in bag, RR will look []

New Delhi: In a significant development, 1,500 members from the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, along with Singh Sabha and other Sikh organisations, joined BJP Saturday, just weeks ahead of Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and Punjab. At a grand ceremony held at the partys central office in New Delhi, BJPs National General Secretary Tarun []

Bhubaneswar: BJP Saturday announced the names of eight more candidates for the Assembly polls in Odisha, with four of them being former members of the ruling BJD who switched allegiance to the saffron party recently. These turncoats are Seemarani Nayak (Hindol), Arindam Roy (Salipur), Gitanjali Sethi (Kendrapara) and Prasant Jagdev (Khurda). Jagdev, formerly a BJD []

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals posted a massive score of 257/4 against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Sent into bat, young Jake Fraser-McGurk started smashing the ball around from the get go and propelled DC to 92 for no loss in the powerplay. Fraser-McGurk blazed away to a 25-ball 84 before []

Dubai: Iran Saturday said the mostly Indian crew of a Portuguese-flagged ship that was seized by Iranian forces in its maritime territory two weeks ago is being granted consular access, raising hopes for their early release and extradition. Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard April 13 seized the Israeli-affiliated, Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, a container ship, manned by []

Kolkata: Buoyed by his teams come-from-behind win in the first leg, Odisha FC head coach Sergio Lobera is bullish as they prepare to defend their lead against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the second leg of the first semifinal of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here Sunday. []

Islamabad/Beijing: China has launched the first of the eight Hangor-class submarines to be built for its all-weather ally Pakistan to provide it with state-of-the-art warships, adding a new dimension to their growing bilateral military cooperation. The launch ceremony, held at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Groups (WSIG) Shuangliu Base Friday, was attended by Pakistan Navy chief Admiral []

Bhubaneswar: With heatwave sweeping across Odisha, the mercury touched 44.6 degree Celsius in the state capital Saturday, the highest during this summer. Bhubaneswar day temperature touched 44.6 degree Celsius during the day at 2.30 pm, weather scientist Umashaknar Dash told reporters in Bhubaneswar. He said the temperature in Bhubaneswar crossed 44 degree Celsius for the []

New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has issued an advisory over three serious vulnerabilities in networking giant Cisco products that could allow hackers to gain access, infiltrate into computer systems and steal data. The vulnerabilities reported in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) []

Los Angeles: Pop icon Britney Spears and her father, Jamie Spears, will no longer be pursuing the legal battle over her conservatorship. The two have settled the dispute over legal fees after the first filing in December 2021. More than two years after the conservatorship that had given the singers father control of her life []

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday told the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has acted in a most highhanded manner in a money-laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. In a rejoinder to the EDs reply affidavit filed on his petition challenging his arrest in the case, Kejriwal said []

New Delhi: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field against Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League match against Delhi Capitals here Saturday. MI made one change to its playing XI, bringing in Luke Wood for Gerald Coetzee. The Delhi side made a couple of changes, bringing in Kumar Kushagra []

Kyiv: Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the countrys energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defence systems had intercepted more than 60 Ukrainian drones over the southern Krasnodar region. Ukraines air force said Saturday that Russia had launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight, of which []

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her balance and fell while boarding a helicopter in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district Saturday afternoon. She was on the way to Kulti for an election rally when the incident happened. The CM fell inside the helicopter after losing her balance while she was trying to sit. []

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that its national side will tour New Zealand next year to play three ODIs and five T20 Internationals. The series, the sixth between the two nations since 2023, was finalised during a meeting between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) CEO Scott Weenink in Lahore []

Shanghai: Asian Games champion Jyothi Surekha Vennams incredible presence of mind helped her bag a stunning hat-trick of gold medals as she spearheaded Indias dominance at the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai Saturday. The world No. 3 Jyothi fought past tournament top seed Andrea Becerra of Mexico in a tight shoot-off finish []

Angul: Three persons were killed as their motorcycle collided with a truck in Odishas Angul district Saturday morning, police said. The accident happened on NH-55 in the Panchamahala area of the district, they said. All three persons died on the spot. They were identified as Krupa Dehury (48), Rajendra Pradhan (21) and Subrat Pradhan (17). []

Bhubaneswar: The BJP will benefit from the anti-incumbency against the Biju Janata Dal government, which is in power for an unbroken 24 years in Odisha and a strong Modi wave to dethrone Naveen Patnaik from the helm of the state, claimed senior saffron party leader Vijaypal Singh Tomar. In an interview with PTI, Tomar said, []

New Delhi: Malayalam survival thriller Manjummel Boys will be available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from May 5, the streamer announced Saturday. The hit movie, written and directed by Chidambaram, hit the theatres February 22 in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and received widespread acclaim from audiences and critics. Manjummel Boys also became the highest-grossing Malayalam []

New Delhi: Sharing a video showing scenic views from Kalsubai Peak (a mountain in Maharashtra), Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra Saturday said that one should definitely take the time out of their busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life. This is Mt. Kalsubai in Maharashtra near Igatpuri, near our engine factory. Ive []

Shanghai: Dynamic Duo Indian compound mixed team of Abhishek Verma & Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated Robin & Lisell Jaatma of Estonia 158-157 to win a third gold medal for India at the Shanghai World Cup, here Saturday. Earlier in the day, the Indian mens compound archery team of Prathamesh Fuge, Priyansh & Abhishek Verma bagged []

Baghdad: Four people were killed in a drone attack on a gas field in Iraqs Kurdistan region, prompting condemnation from both regional and federal authorities. Peshawa Hawramani, the spokesperson for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), said in a statement that the strike killed four Yemeni nationals working in the field and inflicted significant damage on []

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr. has expressed interest in reprising his role as Iron Man. However, there is one problem, the character died at the end of Avengers: Endgame. Speaking with GamesRadar at the Sands: International Film Festival, the films directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, seemed baffled at the notion of a Downey []

Rourkela: Three youths were killed on the spot when the two-wheeler they were riding on was hit from the rear by a coal-laden truck close to the NTPC Power Plant at Darlipali under Bhasma police station late Thursday night. The three deceased were identified as Raghuranjan Pradhan, Ashish Bhoi and Rupak Dharua. The driver of []

Hatadihi: With normal life severely affected due to the heatwave, residents in two locked panchayats under this block of Keonjhar district are facing acute drinking water scarcity. The situation has turned really bad as the tube wells in the villages are not working. Many opined that the groundwater level has decreased at an alarming rate []

Bhawanipatna: The malady of migration has hit Kalahandi district hard. Every year, thousands from the district are migrating to other states in search of jobs for their livelihoods. Most people migrate to the states of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Goa. Two of the favourite cities for migration are Mumbai and Pune, sources []

Keonjhar: Police arrested Thursday night, two history sheeters from Jharkhand on charges of committing armed dacoity at a house in Bhanja Colony on PHD Road under Barbil police limits in this district. The accused were identified as Ainul Ansari and Rajpal Singh, both residents of Dhanbad town. A countrymade revolver with three rounds of bullets []

Bhubaneswar: Raising concerns over the prevailing extreme heatwave conditions in the city, UG students of Rama Devi Womens University staged a protest in front of the university gate demanding the postponement of fourth-semester exams Friday. The state government announced early summer vacation in schools across the state recently due to intense heat. Then how can []

Bhubaneswar: The political battle to win the General Election 2024 has begun and Odisha will join the epic contest in four phases starting May 13, 2024. The Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency is among the 21 in the state where voting will take place in the coming days. The prestigious Capital City LS seat will witness []

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Lucknow: A UP Special Task Force (STF) team, Thursday night, arrested the India head of the Mahadeva gaming app and his associate from Vibhuti Khand in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. The arrested are identified as Abhay Singh and Sanjeev Singh, both from Deoria. According to STF officials, the team seized 276 pre-activated SIM cards of different []

Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries of Odisha and Chhattisgarh on the boat tragedy in the Mahanadi river which claimed eight lives. The NHRC also sought Action Taken Reports from the Superintendent of Police of Jharsuguda in Odisha and Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh on the incident. The []

Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and BJP president JP Nadda will address election rallies in different parts of Odisha April 28. Rahul Gandhi will address a public meeting at Salepur in Cuttack district, and also visit Satyabhamapur to pay tributes to Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das, AICC general secretary and the partys Odisha in-charge Ajoy Kumar []

Berhampur: Police arrested three persons and seized a pistol and ammunition from their possession here, an officer said Friday. A 9-mm pistol loaded with two rounds of live ammunition, an iron sword, and two mobile handsets were seized from their possession, the officer said. The trio was involved in various criminal cases previously, said SP []

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders scored an imposing 261/6 against Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match here Friday. Sent into bat, KKR rode on a 138-run partnership between openers Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) and Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls). The batters that followed the openers then consolidated the home teams position []

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP Friday alleged that Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, who is contesting from two seats, will vacate one of them to facilitate his close aide Kartik Pandians entry into the Assembly. The allegation was levelled by former BJP president Samir Mohanty at a press conference here, a day after Union []

New Delhi: Nearly 61 per cent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid few complaints of EVM glitches and bogus voting in some states. Voters in some villages of Uttar Pradeshs Mathura, Rajasthans Banswara and Maharashtras Parbhani were boycotting the polls over various issues []

Bhubaneswar: There seemed to be no respite from the hot and humid weather conditions in Odisha, with 12 places recording temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius Friday and the IMD forecasting similar weather conditions for the next five days. In its evening bulletin, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that []

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda is scheduled to visit Odisha April 28 (Sunday) for election campaigning, a party leader said Friday. Speaking to mediapersons, senior BJP leader Samir Mohanty said that JP Nadda will address a public meeting at Berhampur in Ganjam district April 28. He will later hold a meeting with []

New Delhi: Former chief election commissioners Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order rejecting pleas to go back to the ballot system and hold complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with paper trail machines, and said the present system of matching results was sufficient. Delivering its verdict on a clutch of petitions, the top court []

New Delhi: Over 60 per cent polling was reported till 5 pm in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid complaints of EVM glitches and bogus voting in some booths in Kerala and West Bengal. Voters in some villages of Uttar Pradeshs Mathura, Rajasthans Banswara and Maharashtras Parbhani []

New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday dismissed an application by BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, seeking further examination of evidence concerning his whereabouts on the date September 7, 2022 of an alleged incident. Singh is accused in a sexual harassment case in which several []

Bengaluru: A case was booked against BJP MP and Bangalore South Candidate Tejasvi Surya for allegedly posting a video on a social media platform and soliciting votes on the grounds of religion, the Election Commission said Friday. He is contesting against Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy, daughter of Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. Taking to X, []

Bhubaneswar/ Balasore: Weeks after resigning from the ruling BJD, Soro MLA Parshuram Dhada Friday returned to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha. Dhada joined the saffron party at an event organised at the BJPs headquarters here in the presence of its state president Manmohan Samal, former president Samir Mohanty []

Nabarangpur: A five-member team of the Election Commission of India Friday searched a helicopter used by bureaucrat-turned-politician Kartik Pandian in Odishas Nabarangpur district, an official said. No objectionable material was found in the helicopter, he said. The search was conducted when the helicopter carrying Pandian, who is a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen []

Bhubaneswar: The process of filing nomination papers for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Odisha Assembly segments to be held May 20 started Friday with the Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) issuing the notification in this regard. The five Lok Sabha constituencies are Bargarh, Sundargarh (ST), Bolangir, Kandhamal and Aska Lok []

Mumbai: Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty wilted under selling pressure Friday after a five-day rally as investors pared exposure to banking, financial and consumer durable stocks amid mixed trends in global markets. Rising global crude prices, a depreciating rupee and persistent foreign fund outflows further weighed on sentiment, traders said. Profit-taking also came into play []