New Delhi: In a world that is becoming "more protectionist", countries like India and the UK signing a "big trade deal" sends a "very positive signal" to the world, former British prime minister Rishi Sunak said Friday. In an interactive session held at NDTV World Summit, he also said it was "great" to see the trade deal...

Islamabad: Pakistan can no longer afford relations with Afghanistan as in the past, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Friday, as he threatened to exact a heavy price from wherever terrorism originated against his country. His comments came as the deadline for the 48-hour ceasefire ended at 6 pm local time. However, media reports said that the ceasefire...

Members of Parichaya Foundation perform during the Adivasi Mela cultural program at the Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar   Artists of Udhaba Nata Mandali, Sunabeda, perform the drama Manduka Upakhyan at Bhanjakala Mandap in Bhubaneswar, Friday   A scene from the play Biswasghatakata staged by Ravenshaw University students at Seven Pillars of Wisdom Auditorium during Katak Natya Utsav...

Puri: A class 9 student of the government high school in Odisha's Puri district Friday received burn injuries while performing a stunt using petrol, police said. The incident took place at Balukeshwar Government High School at Khajuria, the police said. The injured boy was first admitted at the local hospital and then rushed to District Headquarters Hospital...

Jajpur: Odisha Police Friday arrested two persons with criminal backgrounds for allegedly firing at a travel agency office here over a delay in the refund of cancelled railway tickets. The accused have been identified as Michael Santosh (23) of Purbakot village and Santosh Pradhan (24) of Mundamal village, both in Jajpur district. Police arrested the duo Thursday...

Nuapada:  Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan Friday directed the district administration and police to take prompt action on complaints lodged in the cVigil app for the bypolls to the Nuapada assembly constituency. cVIGIL is a web-based platform where citizens can lodge complaints on Model Code of Conduct violations, bribery, free gifts, liquor distribution, and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Friday said the state government has adopted the Centre's 'No Gift Policy' during the ongoing festive season. Parida urged people not to bring any gifts to her office in keeping with the policy. Taking to social media, Parida said, “During the festive season, based on the government of India's 'No...

Baripada: A special POCSO court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl four years ago. Special POCSO court judge Pratima Patra held 23-year-old Balaram Munda guilty of the crime and also imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 on him, Special Public Prosecutor Abhinna Kumar Pattnaik...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Friday said the law enforcement agencies need to create fear in the minds of criminals by taking prompt action and ensuring strict punishment against them in crimes against women, particularly rape cases. Kambhampati said this during an interaction with journalists at Raj Bhavan. The incidents that took place in Durgapur of...

Ayodhya: Keeping up with the spiritual grandeur and magnificence during the upcoming Deepotsav festival, the holy city of Ayodhya is set to witness the aarti celebrations, bigger and grander than the previous year. The city of Lord Ram will be illuminated with millions of lamps while the banks of the sacred Saryu River are also hoping to...