'My colleague Naveen Bamel -- he is an advocate of the Supreme Court -- went to the museum at the Red Fort specifically to look for the cap.' 'He inquired with the ASI officials there, and nobody had a clue.' 'So I thought this is not right. This must be brought to the notice of the prime minister.'
Odisha Police have arrested five individuals in connection with the attack on a BJD leader and chairperson in the Ganjam district. The incident sparked political reactions and protests, with investigations ongoing to determine the exact cause.
The Congress party in Odisha has moved its MLAs to Karnataka due to concerns about cross-voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Meanwhile, the BJD has called for meetings of its legislators.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin announced the party's plan to replicate Assam's 'detect, delete and deport' model to expel alleged Bangladeshi infiltrators in West Bengal if voted to power.
The broader theme of the performance will be -- 'Swatantra Ka Mantra - Vande Mataram' and 'Samriddhi Ka Mantra - Viksit Bharat', officials said.
Results and trends from recent bypolls across eight assembly seats in India show wins for MNF in Mizoram, BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, and Congress leading in Telangana and Rajasthan.
Akshay Kumar's patriotism, Rana Naidu's fury, Snow White's fair and lovely attitude... emotions run high on OTT this week.
A landslide on the Kedarnath route in Uttarakhand killed two pilgrims and injured six, while heavy rain led to the temporary suspension of the Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib pilgrimages.
'Health and motor insurance will continue to be our two most important segments'
Arjun Menon looks at 2024's top Web series from South India.
Film stars from Hindi cinema as well as the south came together on a common platform, where they were honoured for their work.
The BJP won 74 seats in the 147-member Odisha assembly and was leading in four more seats, the Election Commission of India.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Many interesting films with A-Listers line up for release in June.
Kumar had also made it clear that he was in the process of uniting the non-BJP leaders.
Varun Tej's committed performance somehow rescues Matka from being a pointless venture with stylish flourishes and interesting ideas, observes Arjun Menon.
'We have restored it in full glory and it now stands as a testimony to BijuBabu's daredevilry.'
Weeks after violent clashes over a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid, the district administration in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, has launched a campaign against encroachments and illegal power theft in the area around the historic mosque. The administration began removing encroachments on Sunday morning, focusing on clearing drains outside houses and shops. The operation uncovered an illegal stockpile of domestic gas cylinders in a house, and the electricity department unearthed illegal connections in four mosques and a madrasa. The Bhasma Shankar temple, which was reopened by the district administration, has resumed regular worship.
Given the possibilities that next year's assembly elections could throw up, Stalin told the state assembly that an interim report had to be submitted by January 2026. The outcomes may well find its way into the DMK's poll manifesto, thus seeking to keep the electoral focus still on the BJP-ruled Centre and Prime Minister Modi, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Senior BJP leader and Patnagarh MLA KV Singh Deo and debutant from Nimapara assembly segment Pravati Parida took oath as deputy chief ministers.
Zee Group Chairman Subhash Chandra on Saturday appeared before the police for questioning in connection with the alleged Rs 100 crore extortion bid by two Zee editors from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's company for not airing news damaging to it.
The right to self defence cannot be used as a pretext for a retributive offence to kill the other person, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Pithorgarh administration said on Thursday that Indian traders can soon start trade with China through Lipu-Lekh pass.\n\n\n\n
Despite declining by three percentage points in 2022-23 (FY23) compared to FY19, Odisha's unemployment rate remains higher than the average in India.
Zee News, Zee Media's flagship brand, was at the centre of a controversy over its media practices that pushed Subhash Chandra towards BJP.
'I feel so happy. I wanted my career to go like this,' Layanya Tripathy tells Radhika Rajamani.
P C Padhi became headlines in Odisha after a media expose on funds received by the BJD became known.
Nineteen people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the state relief commissioner's office said Monday evening.
Besides Defence Minister Singh (Lucknow), Minister of Women and Child Development Irani (Amethi), those in the fray are Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishor (Mohanlalganj) and Minister of State of Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (Fatehpur).
Sarabham is an average mystery thriller that revolves around a kidnapping charade gone horribly wrong.
The court said accused cannot leave India without getting its permission.
There are many dramatic twists in the film, yet itlacks the depth, intensity and sentiment that we have come to expect from Sasikumar.
With the Income Tax department recovering over Rs 225 crore cash during a series of raids on an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured the people that the money looted from the public will be returned.
Insiders say President Kovind has been told he will not be re-nominated, reveals R Rajagopalan.
'I have more respect for this kind of cinema,' actress Swati tells Radhika Rajamani.
A look at Telugu films releasing on New Year's Eve!
BJD managed to retain 112 seats securing another term for Patnaik in the CM chair.
Our political history tells us this has never worked. A united Opposition does work in some specific, limited situations, especially in the states. But never as some brilliant pan-national collection of diverse interests with no ideological or political core, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
The BJP at 43 is a work in progress, with total ideological continuity and much substantive change in political method and style, observes Shekhar Gupta.
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