NEW DELHI: In its first cabinet meeting, Odisha’s newly elected BJP government approved a proposal to re-open all four gates of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and establish a corpus fund for the immediate needs of the 12th-century shrine.Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced the decision after chairing the meeting with his ministers at…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the 50th G7 Summit in Italy from June 13 to 15, 2024. Key agenda items Attend the G7 Summit: PM Modi will participate in the summit as an Outreach Country, focusing on key issues such as Africa, climate change, and development. Hold bilateral meetings: He…
NEW DELHI: India-born USA pacer Saurabh Netravalkar stunned a packed-house at the Nassau Stadium in New York, dismissing star batter Virat Kohli for a golden duck in the Group A clash at the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.The left-arm seamer Netravalkar produced a beautiful full-length delivery angling across Kohli as the India opener chased it…
NEW DELHI: An encounter has begun in the Gandoh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday, according to J&K Police.Earlier in the day, a senior police officer reported that a group comprising three to four terrorists was present in the higher reaches of the district. A search operation was underway to neutralize them…
Apple, once again, has become the world’s most valuable company, surpassing Microsoft as the competition for the top spot intensifies in the tech industry. The development follows the iPhone maker’s announcement of AI features during its annual developer event, Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), earlier this week.Apple’s market capitalisation reached $3.3 trillion by mid-morning on Wednesday…
NEW DELHI: The USA cricket team set an unfortunate record in the annals of T20 World Cup history by recording one of the lowest powerplay scores against India during the 2024 T20 World Cup match in New York on Wednesday.Team USA managed to score just 18 runs for the loss of two wickets in the…
NEW DELHI: A family in Kerala‘s Kollam district is anxiously hoping that the news they received unofficially about the tragic fate of Shameer, their sole breadwinner, in the Kuwait fire incident, is not true.Shameer, a resident of Vayyankara village in this southern Kerala district, had been working in Kuwait for the past few years. His…
NEW DELHI: India pacer Arshdeep Singh knew he had opener Shayan Jahangir trapped right in front of the first-ball as he didn’t even bother to appeal in the T20 World Cup the clash against USA in New York on Wednesday.Producing a peach of a delivery, Arshdeep straightaway went into celebrappeal mode after his near-perfect in-swinger…
NEW DELHI: The pope has once again been reported using a highly disparaging word against gay people, for which he had previously apologized last month, according to ANSA news agency on Tuesday. Italian media attributed to the pope the use of the word “frociaggine,” a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as “faggotness,” during a closed-door…
NEW DELHI: Arshdeep Singh has etched his name in the history of the T20 World Cup by accomplishing a feat that no Indian bowler has ever achieved before. The young left-arm fast bowler became the first player from India to claim a wicket on the very first delivery of a match in the tournament’s history.Opening…
