Leh:  With the situation limping back to normalcy after violent clashes September 24, which left four people dead in Leh, the authorities have ordered the reopening of all schools up to Class 8 from Friday. However, they called for strict adherence to the prohibitory orders that ban the Assembly of five or more persons, an official order...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has received support from various sections of society as the country strengthens its position globally. The chief minister greeted the members of RSS on the occasion of its foundation day and the centenary celebration. “I extend my heartfelt greetings and felicitations to all...

Islamabad: Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee core committee member, Sardar Umar Nazir Kashmiri, Thursday issued an urgent appeal to the international media and global human rights organisations Thursday, calling for immediate attention to the ongoing crisis in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. Since September 29, a peaceful public movement by the locals of PoK and JKAAC members has been met...

Sam Pitroda’s close association with Rahul Gandhi contradicts Chidambaram’s denial New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s remark during a podcast interview with ABP News - that Sam Pitroda does not guide Rahul Gandhi on foreign policy matters - stands contradicted by footage showing Pitroda accompanying the Congress MP upon his arrival in Bogota, Colombia. Rahul Gandhi...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Thursday launched a year-long yatra in Odisha from Malkangiri to Mayurbhanj for creating awareness among people about alleged vote theft and rising crimes against women during the BJP's rule in the state. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das commenced the march at Mugi point in Malkagiri district, bordering Chhattisgarh, on the occasion...

Durga Puja celebrations draw devotees to pandal at Saheed Nagar in Bhubaneswar   Bengali women play sindoor khela at Ashok Nagar Kalibari in Bhubaneswar   Devotees witness Maha Alati at Sheikh Bazar Puja Mandap in Cuttack on Dussehra

New Delhi: India and China will resume direct flight services later this month, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. The flight services between the two sides were suspended following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It was not restored in view of the eastern Ladakh border row. It has now been agreed that direct air services...

New Delhi: Claiming that there is a wholesale attack on the democratic system in India currently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said allowing different traditions to thrive is important for the country, as we cannot do what China does, which is to suppress people and run an authoritarian system. Speaking at the EIA University in Medellin, Colombia,...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday came down heavily on Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks made during his visit to Colombia, accusing him of defaming India on foreign soil and showing “affection for China.” Senior BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, addressing...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha Thursday as a deep depression is set to cross the state's coast near Gopalpur in Ganjam district in the evening, prompting the IMD to issue red alert of extremely heavy downpour for seven districts, an orange alert for 16 and a yellow alert for the remaining seven districts, officials said. Almost all...