New Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi Wednesday on a three-day visit to India, during which she will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen bilateral cooperation across trade, investment, defence and other key sectors. This is Takaichi's first official visit to India. She is visiting at Modi's invitation from July...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Odisha's labour department Wednesday lodged a police complaint seeking a thorough investigation into alleged fraudulent means by showing minor girls as adults and sending gullible tribal persons to work in hazardous industries in Tamil Nadu. So far, 13 female workers from Odisha, including 5 minors, have died in the June 21 gas leak incident at a...

New York: President Donald Trump took in nearly USD 1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses. Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that...

New Delhi: The Centre Wednesday issued a notice to Meta regarding the controversial username feature on WhatsApp in India due to concerns about impersonation and fraud, and warned the platform not to roll it out until consultations on the issue are completed "to the satisfaction of the Government". It has also directed Meta to furnish a detailed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Wednesday approved a scheme to provide free education from kindergarten (KG) to postgraduate (PG) level in all government and government-aided educational institutions in the state. Addressing the media, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the cabinet cleared the 'Gyanodaya-Shiksharu Samruddhi: KG to PG Free Education' scheme, which will be implemented from the 2026-27 academic...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from Friday, during which he will inaugurate BPCL's Rs 1,775-crore second-generation (2G) ethanol plant in Baragada district, participate in official programmes and launch several development projects, official sources said. According to the sources, Shah will arrive at Jharsuguda Friday night and stay there before...

New Delhi: Diplomat Somnath Ghosh has been appointed India's next High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement Wednesday. Ghosh is a 1997-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer. "Somnath Ghosh (IFS: 1997), presently Consul General, Consulate General of India, Chicago, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Malaysia,"...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has seized ganja worth Rs 2,106 crore and hash oil valued at Rs 225 crore, besides destroying illegal hemp cultivation spread over 63,720 acres, during a statewide anti-drug drive conducted between July 2024 and March 2026, DGP YB Khurania said Wednesday. Khurania shared the details while addressing the state-level pre-trial drug disposal programme and...

New Delhi: In a significant verdict aimed at bringing uniformity to motor accident compensation, the Supreme Court Wednesday laid down guidelines on how courts should determine the annual income of deceased victims or injured claimants on the basis of Income Tax Returns. The top court held for salaried individuals, only the Income Tax Return (ITR) of the...

Doha: Indirect talks between United States and Iran are underway in Doha Wednesday under the mediation of Qatar and Pakistan. "The talks are taking place indirectly now, with no face-to-face meetings between the two sides," a source told Xinhua news agency. "The sessions are closed and are being facilitated by the mediators." The source added that the...