New Delhi: Incessant rains battered northern states Thursday, cutting off Kashmir from the rest of India, worsening the flood situation in Himachal Pradesh, and raising the Yamuna’s water level to a threatening mark in Delhi. Educational institutions have been shut down, normal life has been adversely affected and business has come to a standstill due to the...

New Delhi: India and European Union Thursday pledged to seal their much-awaited free trade deal by December with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 27-nation bloc's top leaders Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen pledging to promoting a rules-based global order, amid Washington's disruptive trade policies. In a joint phone call with European Council president Costa and...

Kyiv: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to send troops as a “reassurance force” once fighting ends in the war with Russia. Macron spoke after a meeting in Paris of the so-called “coalition of the willing", a group of 35 countries who support Ukraine. He said 26 of the countries...

Imphal: The Kuki Zo Council (KZC) Thursday asserted that the issue of "reopening" National Highway-2 (Imphal–Dimapur) does not arise, as the road was never closed or blocked, and cautioned that its decision must not be misinterpreted as an endorsement of unrestricted or free movement across the Meitei and Kuki areas. In a press statement, KZC said, "We...

Bhubaneswar: Former minister Snehangini Chhuria was appointed the president of the BJD women's wing Thursday, a statement said. Chhuria, a prominent Dalit leader, would function as the president of the Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) with immediate effect, it said. BJD president Naveen Patnaik also appointed 15 leaders as senior general secretaries and general secretaries (women's affairs)...

Dhenkanal: Odisha Police has busted an inter-state syndicate and arrested eight people for allegedly impersonating road safety department officials and cheating commuters by illegally collecting money and selling vehicle accessories under the guise of enforcement. Dhenkanal SP Abhinav Sonkar said the arrests were made Wednesday following credible intelligence received by Motanga police. A team led by sub-inspector...

Bhubaneswar: High drama prevailed in an apartment in Bhubaneswar Thursday after a police team from Assam waited for nearly three hours to conduct a raid at a flat, ultimately broke open its lock, but did not find the man in search of whom they had come to Odisha, an officer said. The police team, however, arrested another...

Soil initiation ritual performed at Kuakhai river by VSS Nagar Durga Puja Committee     Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation holds preparatory meeting for Durga Puja Jharapada Durga Puja Committee holds special procession to Kuakhai river for soil initiation ritual     Cultural programme ‘Abhilasha’ organised by Moksh Organisation at Suchana Bhawan, Bhubaneswar

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan faced ED questioning Thursday in connection with alleged money laundering tied to an “unauthorised” gaming app endorsed by him in advertisements, an official said. The former Team India opener was summoned by the probe agency to get clarity on his advertising contract with app named 1xBet, the official said. Dhawan...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said that Odisha will majorly benefit from the reforms in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) announced during the 56th GST council meeting held in New Delhi. Speaking to media persons, CM Majhi said, as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 79th Independence Day speech, the GST reforms...