New Delhi: India Thursday described a US State Department report citing alleged incidents of human rights violations including in Manipur as "deeply biased" and said it reflects a poor understanding of India and it attach no value to it. The annual report of the State Department highlighted instances of human rights abuses in Manipur following the outbreak...

Washington: The United States slapped Thursday sanctions on over a dozen companies, individuals and vessels, including three from India, for facilitating illicit trade and UAV transfers on behalf of the Iranian military. The US Department of Treasury said these companies, individuals and vessels have played a central role in facilitating and financing the clandestine sale of Iranian...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reeled under severe heatwave conditions Thursday with Jharsuguda recording the maximum temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius, officials said. Baripada sizzled at 43.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Nuapada (43.5), Talcher (43.4), and Boudh (43.2). Kendrapara, Cuttack and Bolangir town recorded a maximum of 43 degrees C, according to the Meteorological Centre at Bhubaneswar. A red alert...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received an invitation from his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni to attend the G7 Summit Outreach Session in Italy in June. Modi spoke to Italian Prime Minister Meloni Thursday and thanked her for the invite to the G7 Summit Outreach Sessions to be held in Italy's Puglia, the Ministry of External...

Tamluk: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee Thursday accused a section of the judiciary of collaborating with the BJP to "fix orders" in alignment with the party's political agenda. Earlier this week, the Calcutta High Court declared the recruitment process of the State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools as "null and void,"...

Sonepur: Alleging that the maximum number of poor people live in Odisha despite the state being mineral-rich, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday urged the people to oust the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in the election. Shah said this while launching the BJP's election campaign in Odisha here at Sonepur under Bolangir Parliamentary Constituency in the western...

Hyderabad: Rajat Patidar's explosive innings stood in stark contrast to Virat Kohli's measured approach as Royal Challengers Bengaluru put up 206 for seven against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here Thursday. Patidar (50 off 20 balls) did the bulk of the work in his 65-run stand with Kohli (51 off 43) who was focused on giving the...

Bhubaneswar: Heat wave conditions in Odisha may persist for a week to ten days as weather conditions were influenced by the prevailing climate over Pakistan and Afghanistan, Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) said Thursday. Model products indicated that the maximum day temperature in north Odisha varied between 43 to 45 degrees...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar has opened a dedicated heat stroke unit in response to the prevailing scorching heat wave conditions in Odisha. Dr. Ashutosh Biswas, the Executive Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, emphasized the necessity of this unit due to the intense heat wave conditions in the state. Equipped with necessary medical facilities and staffed by doctors from various...

People take a dip in Mahanadi river near Tulasipur area of Cuttack to get relief from sizzling heat   Cuttack streets wear a deserted look amid scorching heat   A flock of pigeons feed on paddy at Cuttack's Buxi Bazar area     Broken concrete stairs of Gadagadia Ghat at Bali Jatra lower ground in Cuttack yet...