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Entry of non-Hindus to the revered Himalayan shrines of Badrinath Temple and Kedarnath Temple will no longer be allowed starting this year, according to an announcement made by the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee on Wednesday. The decision was finalised during a committee board meeting held on Tuesday and chaired by the committee’s president, Hemant Dwivedi. Officials…
Thiruvananthapuram: Monalisa Bhonsle, the young woman who became an internet sensation during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, approached the police here on Wednesday seeking protection so she could stay with her boyfriend and marry him. Bhonsle went to the Thampanoor Police Station claiming that her father was trying to take her back to her hometown against…
Cuttack: Sundargarh held their nerve in a tense finish to defeat Cuttack-A by two wickets and lift the Kalahandi Cup 2026, OCA’s senior men’s inter-district cricket tournament title at the Barabati Stadium, here on Wednesday. After winning the toss, Sundargarh opted to field first and managed to restrict Cuttack-A to 232 for 9 in their…
Protests and mourning were reported from several parts of India on Sunday after news broke that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike in Tehran. Iranian state media confirmed his death a day after the strike, stating that he was killed during coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel….
New Delhi: A six-year-old girl lost her life and her grandmother was injured after the e-rickshaw they were travelling in overturned following a collision with a car in west Delhi’s Janakpuri, police said on Thursday. The accident took place on the morning of February 17 when the child was on her way to school with…
The Day 2 of the Kalahandi Cup 2026 (OCA Senior Men Inter District Cricket Tournament) delivered another action-packed schedule, with eight matches played across venues in Odisha. From dominant bowling spells to tense last-over finishes, the preliminary league continued to heat up. At Adashpur Ground, Sundargarh defeated Nayagarh by 47 runs in a low-scoring encounter….
The opening day of the Kalahandi Cup 2026 (Senior Men Inter District Cricket Tournament) witnessed nine matches across venues in Odisha, with some dominant wins and a few nail-biting finishes. At BJB School Ground, Khordha, Sundargarh chased down 182 to beat Sambalpur-B by four wickets. Sambalpur-B were bowled out for 182 in 39.5 overs, with…
Meerut: Police have arrested a woman here and registered a case against her daughter over allegations of illegal stay, forged documents, and suspected links to Pakistan’s intelligence agency. The accused woman, identified as Saba Farhat, lives in the Delhi Gate area of Meerut. The action was taken after a complaint was filed by a local…
Kurukshetra: A 19-year-old student from Telangana was found dead in his hostel room at the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra in Haryana on Monday, police said. Shiva hailed from Maheshwari village in Telangana’s Rangareddy district and had recently joined the institute as a first-semester Computer Science and Engineering student. He was living in the hostel…
New Delhi: Deaths caused by pothole-related road accidents have risen by 53 per cent between 2020 and 2024. A total of 9,438 people lost their lives across the country during this period, the Centre informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh accounted for more than half of these deaths, making it the worst-affected state. In a written reply,…
