Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: India-born filmmaker Soumya Jyoti Pratihari's documentary on veteran Odia artist and writer Prafulla Mohanti has won the Tongues on Fire Flame Award for the best LGBTQIA+ film at the UK Asian Film Festival The award comes days after the documentary -- Shunya: Being Prafulla Mohanti -- had its world premiere at Riverside Studios in London May...

Bhubaneswar: Long queues of vehicles were seen at fuel outlets across Odisha Thursday, with some showing no stock board. However, the state government claimed that there was no shortage of fuel in the state, and the situation was created due to panic buying by some people. We are aware of the matter. The state government will soon...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police Thursday said 13 people, including the prime accused, have been arrested so far in the mob lynching of a GRP constable following an attempt to rape a woman on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar last week. The Crime Branch, in a statement, said that the main accused, identified as Chinu...

Riga: Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina announced her resignation Thursday, according to the Baltic News Service. Her resignation came after the left-wing Progressive Party, part of the governing coalition, said Wednesday it was withdrawing its support for the government, leaving Silina without a majority. Last week, Latvia's Defence Minister Andris Spruds, from the Progressive Party, was...

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denied reports of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the country, noting that reports claiming that the UAE had received the Israeli prime minister or any Israeli military delegation were false. In a statement posted on social media platform X Wednesday (local time), the UAE Ministry...

Chhatrapur: Residents of Banasola village under Patrapur block in Ganjam district submitted a memorandum to district collector seeking fulfilment of a 19-point charter of demands, including repair of an overhead water tank and clearance of pending dues for a pond excavation project. Villagers said they were displaced in 2021 due to the Baghalti Irrigation Project and rehabilitated...

Kyiv: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha tied an overnight attack on Kyiv to the Xi-Trump summit, saying the assault proved Russia was a threat to international security. At the very time when leaders of the most powerful countries are meeting in Beijing, and the world hopes for peace, predictability and cooperation, Putin launched hundreds of drones, ballistic...

Raipur: Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli says he is not immune to the anxiety that comes with performance pressure, admitting that consecutive ducks in the last couple of IPL matches had left him a bit nervous. The 37-year-old roared back to form Wednesday night with an unbeaten 105 off 60 balls as his team, Royal Challengers Bengaluru,...

Taipei: Taiwan said it is grateful for the long-term support of the United States after Xi warned Trump Thursday about potential "clashes and even conflicts" over the self-ruled island China claims as its own. "The government views all actions that contribute to regional stability and the management of potential risks from authoritarian expansion positively and continues to...

Beijing: Economic ties between China and the United States are mutually beneficial and win-win in nature, Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump during their talks, according to the Chinese official news agency Xinhua. "Yesterday, our economic and trade teams produced generally balanced and positive outcomes. This is good news for the people of the...