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Bhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday stressed on the importance of the diaspora as India strives to build a "global workforce". Addressing the Indian diaspora at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention here, Jaishankar said that in times of difficulty abroad, they can be confident...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday reached the Janata Maidan here to inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2025. He will also inaugurate four exhibitions and then take a tour of the exhibitions and promotional stalls of Union and state ministries and departments, officials said....

Tirupati: As many as devotees were killed and some others were injured in a stampede at three places during the sale of Tirumala temple darshan tickets in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati Wednesday night. The incident occurred at three places where Vaikunta Dwara Darshan tickets were to...

New Delhi: A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court is set to consider Thursday the batch of review pleas filed against its October 2023 verdict refusing to grant any legal recognition to same-sex and queer couples. As per the cause list published on the website...

Kochi: Prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur was arrested Wednesday by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the sexual harassment case filed by Malayalam actress Honey Rose, police said here. He was taken into custody from Wayanad Wednesday morning and brought to Kochi in a police jeep...

Bijapur: A court in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Wednesday remanded four accused arrested in the murder case of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in 14-day judicial custody. Construction contractor Suresh Chandrakar, his brothers Ritesh and Dinesh Chandrakar, and Mahendra Ramteke were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate. Mukesh...

Gadchiroli: Two hardcore women Maoists, carrying a collective reward of Rs 10 lakh on their heads and facing more than 50 criminal cases, surrendered before security forces in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra Wednesday, police said. Shamala Pudo alias Leela (36) and Kajal Vadde alias Limmi...

Mumbai: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra complimented Kangana Ranaut on her work and her hair when they crossed paths in Parliament and responded with an ‘okay, maybe’ when the actor and BJP MP asked the Congress leader to watch her new film ‘Emergency’. The much in the...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will be on a two-day visit to Meghalaya and Odisha from Thursday to attend different events, according to an official statement. On the first day, she will attend the golden jubilee celebration of the ICAR Research Complex for the North-Eastern...

New Delhi: A robust exchange of contesting views Wednesday marked the first meeting of a parliamentary panel scrutinising two bills on conducting simultaneous polls, with opposition members criticising the concept as an attack on the basic fabric of the Constitution and federalism, and BJP MPs...