NEW DELHI: The Indian Army on Friday debunked a video of a press conference at the Press Club of India being circulated on various media and social media platforms as “fake and misleading”, alleging that it was a malicious propaganda campaign designed to malign the force’s image and push fabricated narratives.The Army clarification was on […]
Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said the prevailing heat conditions would continue in the state at least till May 28.“No large change in maximum temperature during next five days, thereafter fall by 2-3°C in Odisha,” an IMD forecast said.On the day, Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius, even as the […]
Commuters caught in a massive traffic jam at Uppal X roads amid ongoing elevated corridor works. | Photo Credit: G. RAMAKRISHNA Traffic diversions triggered by the ongoing Uppal–Narapally elevated corridor works are increasingly spilling into colony roads and residential lanes, slowing commutes and affecting businesses across Uppal X roads and surrounding areas. What was once […]
The fraud reportedly surfaced after prison authorities sought verification from the Supreme Court regarding the authenticity of the order | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR It was nearly eight years ago that Shankar Armugam, who was serving life imprisonment after being convicted in a 2001 kidnapping-for-ransom case, walked out of the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison. […]
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) MUMBAI: He has left the cricketing world spellbound with his tremendous hitting abilities, with sixes and fours raining off his marauding blade relentlessly but Rajasthan’s explosive opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has also faced a bit of scrutiny for playing as an ‘Impact Player,’ which means that he has only batted during […]
NEW DELHI: The Army on Saturday said contact had been established with terrorists in the Gambhir Muglan area of Rajouri during a joint intelligence-based operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF.In a post on X, the Army’s 16 Corps said the encounter began at around 11:30 am after security forces launched the operation […]
While U.S. President Donald Trump rarely raises human rights, some elements of his base have expressed concerns over the treatment of Christians under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s choice of first stop highly symbolic. Ahead of the trip, Mr. Rubio called India a “great ally, great partner” and said […]
Iran on Friday mocked US President Donald Trump by sharing a viral video of a Bangladeshi albino buffalo that resembles him, claiming the animal had lost its appetite after being compared to the American leader amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.In a post on X, the official account of Iran in Russia wrote: “Poor thing! Bangladeshi […]
Protestors on Tiruchi Road in front of Sulur police station early on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The police arrested two persons early on Saturday in connection with the abduction and murder of a 10-year-old girl, whose body was found in Kannampalayam tank near Coimbatore on Friday (May 22, 2026). Karthik (33) of […]
At least one person was killed and 36 others injured in a blast at a shipyard in New York City, officials said on Friday (local time). Emergency crews rushed to the site following the explosion, while authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the incident.“This was a complex, fast-developing emergency situation,” AP quoted New […]
