Ankara(Turkey): President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post on Monday. The Post said the operation was prompted by an...

New Delhi: The government has extended the PM E-DRIVE scheme by two years to March 31, 2028 with electric two-wheelers continuing to receive purchase incentives as part of efforts to accelerate EV adoption and strengthen domestic manufacturing. According to the Ministry of Heavy Industries, the PM E-DRIVE scheme will now continue until March 31, 2028, with a...

New York/New Delhi: A US court has dismissed with prejudice the criminal charges against Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew, bringing to an end nearly two years of proceedings in an alleged fraud and bribery case. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the Justice Department's Rule 48(a) motion to...

Bogota: The death toll from a magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday has risen to 132, with more than 570 others injured, the Colombian government said in its latest update. Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said in Bogota that the quake damaged 1,575 homes and infrastructure at six airports, where commercial flight operations have...

Ranchi: Normal life was affected in parts of Jharkhand Tuesday as BJP workers enforced a state-wide bandh in protest against police action on job aspirants during their march to the state assembly a day ago over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. Most schools and business establishments remained closed, while vehicular movement was very low in the state...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Monday announced a nationwide campaign to improve government schools in villages, calling on parents to conduct social audits of basic facilities and sarpanches to take up the task of improving the institutions. The campaign will be launched August 15, with the CJP calling upon citizens, parents and village...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 94,657 farmers have so far registered to sell paddy for Kharif 2026-27, with Baleshwar district recording the highest number of registrations, official sources said Monday. This was revealed during an inter-ministerial committee meeting, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (A&FE) Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, held here to ensure...

Bhadrak: Two brothers were arrested in Bhadrak district for allegedly declaring their mother dead in official records and transferring her house and land in their names, police said Monday. The matter came to light after 60-year-old Aisha Bibi of Habib Nagar in the Dhamnagar police station area staged a hunger strike outside the Bhadrak SP’s office Friday,...

Bhubaneswar/Balangir: The Special Judge, Vigilance, Balangir, Monday convicted two retired forest officials and sentenced them to three years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.66 lakh from a Forest Range Officer for release of funds meant for repair and maintenance of Kendu Leaf phadies (godowns). The convicts are Pranab Kishor Mohanty, former...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)‑led state government’s claim of providing government employment to around 45,000 youths in Odisha over the past two years, stating that recruitment advertisements for nearly 39,000 of these posts had been issued during the previous Naveen Patnaik‑led BJD government. In a press statement, BJD spokesperson Lenin...