Islamabad: Last-minute ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran looked uncertain Tuesday as a two-week truce was set to expire and both countries warned that, without a deal, they were prepared to resume fighting. US Vice President JD Vance, expected to lead US negotiators if talks continue in Pakistan, remained in Washington Tuesday, a White House...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Tuesday, with the IMD forecasting that hot and humid conditions would continue in parts of the state. The IMD's Bhubaneswar centre said Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts were likely to experience hot and humid conditions April 22. It also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning...

Chennai: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, initially referring to him as a “terrorist,” but later softening his stance and accusing him of “terrorising” political parties and the public by allegedly misusing government machinery and central agencies to stifle the opposition. Addressing a presser in Chennai alongside AICC General...

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 1,000 couples tied the knot in mass weddings in 27 of 30 districts of Odisha under a state government scheme Tuesday, officials said. The Department of Women and Child Development has organised the programmes under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana, launched with an aim to support families facing financial constraints or social pressures in conducting...

Puri: A committee of presiding officers, set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Tuesday reviewed the constitutional and procedural framework governing disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law, officials said. The deliberations were held during the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers in Puri, they said. The four-member panel, headed by Maharashtra assembly speaker...

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Thrissur (Kerala): At least 13 people were killed and several others injured in a blast at a fireworks manufacturing unit at Mundathicode in central Kerala's Thrissur district Tuesday, officials said. Thirteen injured persons, three of them women, are undergoing treatment. Five of them are in critical condition with over 70 per cent burn injuries, authorities at Government...

Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma scythed through a hapless Delhi Capitals bowling attack with a scintillating unbeaten century as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted an imposing 242 for 2 on a placid track in an IPL match here Tuesday. Abhishek (135 not out off 68 balls) was at his imperious best as neither Nitish Rana's (0/55 in 4 overs) off-breaks bothered...

Kolkata: The Election Commission Tuesday announced the deployment of 2,321 companies of central forces for the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections to be held April 29. Each company of the central force will comprise at least 72 armed personnel, an official said. "The deployment was planned based on vulnerability assessment and past poll-related inputs to...

Washington: US forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran. US forces "conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction" and boarded the M/T Tifani "without incident," the Pentagon said on social media. The...