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Jagatsinghpur: Odisha Vigilance has cracked down on a major financial fraud case involving government officials over the alleged misappropriation of public funds to the tune of Rs 3.02 crore in Jagatsinghpur district, officials said. In this connection, two former officials of Tirtol block in Jagatsinghpur district were arrested by Vigilance sleuths Thursday. The accused persons []

Mumbai: An original series on freedom fighter Bhagat Singh is being developed by Collective Studios Historyverse, the makers announced Thursday. The yet-to-be-titled series, which is made in association with Hathiramani Commercial Ventures and co-produced with investor and entrepreneur Manish Hathiramani, will explore Bhagat Singhs formative years, his influences and the experiences that shaped him into []

New Delhi: From the recent student mobilisation at Jantar Mantar to demands over admissions, metro concessions and access to education, issues that have fuelled Delhis campus protests are set to find their way into the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) election campaign, with student organisations gearing up for the September 18 polls. The university Thursday []

New Delhi: Air India and Air India Express will begin mandatory psychoactive substance testing of all their pilots Thursday, expanding checks beyond regulatory requirements, following the captain of a Phuket-Delhi flight that suddenly lost altitude tested positive for marijuana, according to sources. The two Tata Group-owned airlines together have more than 5,000 pilots. The comprehensive []

Mumbai: Actress and politician Kangana Ranaut has issued a clarification with regards to her earlier remark on Gen Z during the student protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. On Thursday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared a video of herself, speaking to the camera as she furnished []

New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh Thursday hit out at the Opposition for bringing monkeys into Parliament and said they have crossed all limits. His remarks came after several Opposition members, including Congress MPs Pawan Khera, Imran Pratapgarhi, and Jebi Mather, participated in a demonstration while raising slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre. []

Zurich: The heads of six Arab soccer federations expressed their full support and confidence in Gianni Infantino Thursday as the embattled FIFA president fights to keep his job after his failed World Cup private investment plan. The backing came from 2030 World Cup co-host Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon and Sudan, with four of the []

Kolkata: West Bengals BJP government Thursday withdrew and annulled Banga Bibhushan, the states highest civilian award, previously bestowed upon the partys Rajya Sabha MP Nagendranath Roy aka Ananta Maharaj, in the wake of his alleged derogatory remarks about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The move came less than 24 hours after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari directed []

Bhubaneswar: The IMD has issued a red alert for parts of Odisha Thursday as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal moves northwestward, bringing the threat of very heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours. According to the weather office, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue in Odisha through August 16, []

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant Thursday expressed concern over the mounting backlog of cases in consumer commissions across the country, observing that prolonged delays have defeated the very purpose for which these forums were created. Hearing a matter related to the functioning of consumer dispute redressal bodies, the CJI questioned the []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday told the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) not to finalise, till August 18, names of probable officers for appointment as Director General of Police of Odisha. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana sought responses from the UPSC and others on a []

New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) interim investigation report on Air India Flight AI 2379, which abruptly dropped by 300 feet at an altitude of 36,000 feet while flying from Phuket to Delhi, injuring 24 people on board, is expected to be submitted within a month, according to reliable sources. The government has []

Kataka: Odisha police Thursday arrested five people for their alleged involvement in the rape of a woman in Odishas Kataka district when she was out with her friend on a drive. The incident happened in the Nischintakoili police station area Tuesday night, the police said. The woman was out with her male friend and heading []

New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die Thursday, drawing curtains on a stormy Monsoon session which saw relentless protests by the opposition over police action on agitating students and alleged theft of Ram temple donations, and passage of several key bills without debate. As soon as the House met for the day, all six []

Colombo: Nine Indian fishermen were arrested and their trawler seized by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly engaging in illegal fishing in the island nations waters, authorities said Thursday. The fishermen were arrested near Urumalei Point in Talaimannar Wednesday night, the Navy said. According to a Navy release, the trawler had allegedly crossed the International []

United Nations: A terrorism monitoring team of the Security Council has declared the deadly Red Fort suicide car bombing that killed 11 people the work of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which it warned is spreading its tentacles across the region. The report by the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on terrorism to []