Balaram Bag rescued two NGO workers in Rayagada district Bhubaneswar: Not all heroes wear capes. Thirty‑five‑year‑old driver Balaram Bag from Rayagada district has won accolades for his extraordinary courage in rescuing two NGO workers, including a young woman, from a violent mob that branded them child-lifters.To encourage more “heroes in plain clothes”, the state police…
How does Trump’s Iran deal compare to Obama’s from 2015? US President Donald Trump spent years attacking Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. He called it weak, dangerous and one of the worst agreements America had ever signed.He called it “stupid”. He called it “disastrous”. He said it gave Iran money, time and space. In 2018,…
NEW DELHI: India’s coastal security capabilities received a major boost with the induction of the first indigenous Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV), commonly known as a hovercraft, into the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The vessel is the first of six hovercraft being built under a Rs 387.4 crore contract awarded to Chowgule Shipyards.Built under a technology…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, second right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal. (AP Photo) The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set for a dramatic week as the expanded 48-team tournament enters the final phase of the group stage, with the race for places in the Round of 32 gathering pace from Monday onwards.After 10 days…
KOLKATA: The BJP government in the state presented its first budget on Monday, focusing on the remaining eight months of the current financial year.Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta tabled the 2026–27 budget of the government led by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, nearly two months after the BJP’s victory brought an end to 15 years of Trinamool…
For a long time, cooperation in the animal world was viewed largely through the lens of competition’s opposite: a useful alliance that helps two species gain something neither could achieve alone. Yet a deeper question has remained surprisingly difficult to answer. How do animals from entirely different species know when to trust one another, when…
Shinde faction set to induct six rebel MPs from Uddhav camp (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs will officially join the Eknath Shinde-led camp on Monday afternoon, marking the second major dent to Uddhav Thackeray‘s party in four years. Earlier in the day, Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik confirmed the development…
Television actress Shafaq Naaz has left fans pleasantly surprised after sharing a major update from her personal life. The actress revealed on social media that she is married and introduced her husband, Zeeshan, to her followers for the first time.Taking to Instagram, Shafaq posted a series of romantic pictures with Zeeshan from their trip to…
Aaditya Thackeray accuses rebel MPs of selling loyalty, reputation amid Shiv Sena (UBT) split (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday launched a sharp attack on the party’s rebel Lok Sabha members amid the ongoing ‘Operation Tiger’ buzz, accusing them of selling their loyalty and reputation for political gain as the…
BENGALURU: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge pulled up party workers during the ‘Sankalpa Samavesha’ programme in Bengaluru after a section of the crowd disrupted the event by raising slogans in support of Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar.Visibly annoyed by the chants of “DK, DK”, the veteran Congress leader scolded the workers, calling them “useless fellows”, and…