Odisha: Gang of ATM looters busted, five arrested
Odisha researchers find nutrition-rich little millets in Koraput hills
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Odisha embraces auspicious Makar Sankranti
Bhubaneswar: Auspicious Makar Sankranti grips Odisha in spiritual activities and generosity Monday. Odisha Governor Raghubar Das and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wished the people on the occasion. "Heartiest greetings and congratulations on the occasion of the holy Makar Sankranti. May...
PM Narendra Modi speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday had a "good conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they discussed various positive developments in the two countries' "special and privileged strategic partnership". Modi said he had a "good conversation" with Putin and exchanged views on various regional and global issues, including...
Read moreMissile has struck a US-owned vessel off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden as Houthi attacks continue
Jerusalem: A missile fired from Yemen struck a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden Monday, private security firms told The Associated Press. Ambrey and Dryad Global identified the vessel as the Eagle Gibraltar, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier. The ship is owned by Eagle Bulk, a Stamford, Connecticut-based firm traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The firm did not respond to repeated requests for comment. No group immediately claimed...
Read moreStakeholders working to reduce fog-related flight disruptions; unruly behaviour unacceptable: Scindia
New Delhi: With low-visibility conditions significantly disrupting flight operations at the Delhi airport, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Monday said all stakeholders are working round-the-clock to minimise fog-related impact as well as passenger inconvenience, and asserted that unruly passenger behaviour is unacceptable. A day after poor visibility also forced the Delhi airport to briefly shut down operations of runways, Scindia said aviation regulator DGCA will issue an SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)...
Read moreS Jaishankar meets Iranian counterpart; discusses further developing bilateral ties
Tehran: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday met with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian here and the two leaders discussed further developing bilateral relations and reviewed regional and international developments. Jaishankar is here as part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two sides. Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian met with his Indian counterpart Jaishankar in Tehran and the two ministers discussed developing bilateral relations, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported. "They also...
Read moreChina fully supports sovereignty of Maldives; bilateral ties set to achieve new heights: President Muizzu
Male/Beijing: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has spoken highly of his country's strategic ties with China, saying the two countries respect each other and Beijing fully supports the Indian Ocean island's sovereignty. Muizzu's comments came amid an unease in the Maldives' bilateral ties with India after he took office in November last year. Muizzu, who returned to the Maldives Saturday after a high-profile state visit to China, noted that China has provided...
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Focus on Satwik-Chirag as home shuttlers look to dazzle at India Open
New Delhi: Expectations will be high when Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty spearhead the home challenge at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament beginning here Tuesday, hoping to annex their first silverware of the new season. With six titles in 2023, Satwik and Chirag have been a cut above the rest of the Indians, and the...
Wounded Dragon
The victory of the ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te in Taiwan’s presidential election 13 January signifies the island country refuses to be cowed down by China and will not easily barter away its democracy to embrace the Red Dragon’s autocracy. The result shows the people of Taiwan are ready to chart the trajectory of relations with China over...
Rahul Yatra 2.0
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has embarked on his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from strife-torn Manipur, in what is seen as the party’s narrative-building exercise in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections due in April-May. The 6,700-km yatra that will culminate in Maharashtra will bring to the spotlight issues such as high levels of inflation, growing unemployment,...
Missile has struck a US-owned vessel off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden as Houthi attacks continue
Jerusalem: A missile fired from Yemen struck a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden Monday, private security firms told The Associated Press. Ambrey and Dryad Global identified the vessel as the Eagle Gibraltar, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier. The ship is owned by Eagle Bulk, a Stamford, Connecticut-based firm traded on the New York Stock Exchange....
Exports marginally up at $38.45 bn in Dec; trade deficit narrows
New Delhi: The country's exports edged up 1 per cent to $38.45 billion in December 2023 while the trade deficit narrowed to a three-month low of $19.8 billion, official data released Monday showed. Imports declined by 4.85 per cent to $58.25 billion in December last year due to a dip in crude oil shipments. The previous low...
At Army Day event, Rajnath Singh lauds soldiers for patriotism, courage, humanity
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said an Indian soldier fights the enemy till his last breath not out of hate for the foe but out of his love for the motherland. "When it comes to patriotism, I feel that words cannot describe our soldiers. (They fought) on the peaks of Kargil, where there is an oxygen...
NIA files charge sheet against ISIS Jharkhand module member
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency Monday filed a charge sheet against Faizan Ansari, an alleged member of ISIS's Jharkhand module arrested last year, under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, officials said. In a special court in Ranchi, the agency submitted that Ansari was actively involved in propagating the ideology of violent extremism pursued by ISIS,...
ED arrests former Punjab forest minister S S Dharamsot in money laundering case
Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate Monday arrested Congress leader and former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot under the anti-money laundering law in an investigation linked to an alleged forest scam in the state, official sources said. The agency took the 64-year-old politician into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Jalandhar....
Delhi airport sees five flight diversions due to bad weather
New Delhi: A total of five flights were diverted and more than 100 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport Monday morning due to adverse weather conditions, according to an official. Currently, three out of the four runways at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital are operational. IGIA, the country's largest airport, has...
Odisha: Gang of ATM looters busted, five arrested
Balasore: Odisha police Monday arrested five persons of an ATM looting gang and recovered Rs 6.13 lakh, a stolen car and a pistol from their possession, an official said. Balasore SP Sagarika Nath said the Haryana-based gang was busted from Bhubaneswar airport as they were trying to flee after looting two ATMs in the district. "Another member...













































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