Jajpur: An elderly couple from Andhra Pradesh drowned in a river in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday while trying to rescue their daughter and nephew, who had ventured into deep water while taking a holy dip, police said. The deceased were identified as M Srinivas Sulu (65) and his wife M Devi (61), residents of the Palamaneru area...

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has forwarded to the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development a representation raising concerns over the reported financial association between UNICEF and Meta, apprehending that such engagements could undermine independent child-protection initiatives and ongoing efforts to hold the social media giant accountable in matters concerning Child Sexual Abuse...

Manchester: Michael Carrick was fired by Manchester United Thursday after overseeing the 20-time English champion's worst start to a Premier League season, with U.S. men's coach Mauricio Pochettino a potential candidate to succeed him. Carrick's departure comes less than six months after he was given a two-year contract and the responsibility of reviving the fortunes of the...

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of reviving his "delimitation plantation" with his claim that he will get the delimitation bill passed in Parliament by 15-18 votes and dubbed him a "master of bluff and bluster." Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Shah tried getting the delimitation bill passed earlier but faced...

Visakhapatnam: Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu said Thursday that the sixth round of trade talks with India is currently underway, with both countries aiming to finalise the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's anticipated visit his country next month. Sidhu held a meeting with India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal...

Kolkata: A bulldozer was deployed outside TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's residence Thursday as civic workers demolished a temporary bamboo shed erected over the footpath and removed an iron gate allegedly obstructing pedestrian movement. A large contingent of Kolkata Police personnel and central forces was deployed outside the TMC national general secretary's residence at 121, Kalighat Road, as...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to the Philippines next week to attend the 23rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit and the 21st meeting of the ASEAN-led East Asia Summit process, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. The visit will take place from November 16 to 18, Rudrendra Tandon,...

Dhaka: In yet another disturbing incident targeting a Hindu place of worship in Bangladesh, a goddess Durga temple located inside Laxminarayan Cotton Mill in the Siddhirganj area of Narayanganj was vandalised, local media reported. Knit Concern Group, a ready-made garment manufacturing company, has been accused of blocking access to the temple and carrying out the vandalism. Police...

Baragada: Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary authorities have announced a cash reward of Rs 1,000 for credible information on wildlife poaching, following the arrest of two suspected poachers during a joint anti-poaching operation with Baragada district police. Around 70 armed forest and police personnel conducted raids and searches in five villages bordering the sanctuary November 10 and 11, acting...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief and rehabilitation initiative, the Odisha Government has sanctioned Rs.482.42 crore for the repair, reconstruction and restoration of public infrastructure damaged by Cyclone 'Arnab' and the subsequent heavy rainfall and floods in six districts of the state. The funds have been sanctioned to the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department from the State...