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New Delhi: In a push for gender equality in India’s agriculture sector, a senior official from Odisha-based Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (CIWA) Wednesday stressed the urgent need for gender-sensitive policies and improved support for women farmers. Speaking to PTI, Arun Kumar Panda, Head...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police Wednesday found a man, the key suspect in the brutal killing of a woman in Bengaluru, hanging from a tree in Bhadrak district, an officer said. The police also recovered a diary, believed to be belonging to the deceased man Mukti...

New Delhi: Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil will visit Odisha Thursday to participate in activities under the ongoing Swachhata Hi Seva campaign, aimed at promoting sanitation and cleanliness across rural India, officials said. The minister will be joined by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

Srinagar: The second phase of polling in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections saw a voter turnout of over 56 per cent on Wednesday, with the democratic exercise passing off peacefully amid tight security. While there was significant participation in key constituencies in 26 seats...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Ship-building and ship repair clusters will be established in five states including Odisha, Gujarat and Maharashtra, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal said Wednesday. Recognizing the strategic importance of shipbuilding and ship repair, the ministry is developing dedicated...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police questioned former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot's ex-OSD Lokesh Sharma Wednesday in connection with a phone-tapping case lodged on a complaint from Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Sharma was called for questioning at the Delhi Police's Crime Branch office at...

Bengaluru: A Special Court in Bengaluru Wednesday ordered a Lokayukta police probe against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case. The order of the Special Court Judge, Santhosh Gajanan Bhat, came a day after the High Court upheld...

Srinagar: The members of a foreign delegation who are here Wednesday to observe the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir expressed satisfaction over the conduct of polls, with some of them saying the process looks comparable to how it happens in their own countries. Jammu...

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices may be reduced after October 5, according to CLSA, which has based its report on speculation after comments by Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, suggesting a cut last month. The prices have not changed since...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday closed suo motu proceedings initiated over alleged objectionable comments made by a Karnataka High Court judge during court proceedings. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud noted that Karnataka High Court judge Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda, who had...