Washington: President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than two hours Monday, after the White House said the US leader has grown “frustrated" with the conflict and planned a separate call with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in hopes of making progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Moscow is ready to...

Washington: The United States Monday announced visa restrictions against travel agencies, their owners and leading officials who knowingly facilitated the movement of migrants illegally into America. This action was announced in a statement by Tammy Bruce, the US State Department spokesperson. She shared no details of the number of identities of people and entities that had been...

 Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Monday said strict legal action will be taken if anyone is found leaking sensitive information to operatives in Pakistan. Harichandan's statement came amid police investigation into the potential links between a Puri-based YouTuber and Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested on the charge of passing on sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence operatives....

Lucknow: Harshal Patel carved his name into the history books with a remarkable individual milestone during their clash against Lucknow Super Giants Monday. The right-arm pacer became the fastest bowler in Indian Premier League history to reach 150 wickets in terms of balls bowled, surpassing legendary names in the process. Patel achieved the feat by dismissing Aiden...

New Delhi: The Pahalgam terror attack was directed from across the border, with terrorists in direct communication with masterminds in Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Monday, according to sources. In a detailed and hard-hitting briefing, Misri laid bare Pakistan’s entrenched role as a terror sanctuary, citing concrete findings from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Monday arrested a fraudster on the charges of duping a rape victim of Rs 1.1 lakh on the pretext of facilitating her get the financial compensation sanctioned by the government. The accused, identified as Amiya Kumar Sahoo (45), who hails from Jagatsinghpur district, is currently staying in the Balianta area of Bhubaneswar. Earlier, Sunday,...

New Delhi: Apple vendor Foxconn has invested USD 1.48 billion or about Rs Rs 12,800 crore in its India unit in the last five days, the company said in a regulatory note. Foxconn has made investment in its Tamil Nadu unit, Yuzhan Technology (India) Private Limited, through it Singapore-based arm. Under this transaction, Foxconn Singapore Pte has...

Jagruti Cultural Academy hosts dance festival at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar, Monday           Rain showers at 3:30 p.m. at Chandni Chowk, Cuttack

Lahore: Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf are expected to be included in Pakistan Cricket Board's central contracts list for the 2025-26 seasons after being dropped last year. The PCB had delayed the announcement of the central contracts last year until October although these contracts run from July 1 to June 30. These three players were...

New Delhi: In a crucial security and foreign policy briefing, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs was informed that there was no nuclear signalling from Pakistan during the recent military standoff following Operation Sindoor, according to sources familiar with the matter. The committee, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, met Monday to discuss the diplomatic and...