J&K L-G flags off first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Jammu amid tight security arrangements

J&K L-G flags off first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Jammu amid tight security arrangements

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday flagged off the first batch of Yatris for this year’s Amarnath Yatra from Jammu for the Valley as the 36-day long pilgrimage begins Thursday. Amid slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, ‘Bum Bum Bhole’ and ‘Barfani Baba Ne Bulaya Hai’, enthusiastic Yatris from different parts of the country left in two escorted convoys from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas on Canal Road in...

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PM Modi embarks on landmark five-nation tour to boost Global South ties

PM Modi embarks on landmark five-Nation tour to boost Global South ties

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday departed for Accra, Ghana, kicking off a landmark five-nation tour aimed at boosting India’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic ties across Africa and Latin America. The weeklong visit — covering Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia — is seen as a major outreach to deepen engagement with the Global South and key partners across the Atlantic. In his departure statement, PM Modi said,...

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Jaishankar, Rubio discuss implementing multifaceted cooperation under US-India COMPACT

PM Modi embarks on landmark five-nation tour to boost Global South ties

Washington: The US-India COMPACT, a multifaceted programme for cooperation between the two countries, was the centrepiece of the meeting between External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce. "The Secretary affirmed the strength of the US-India relationship, highlighting implementation of the US-India COMPACT, which will enhance our two nations' collaboration on trade, defence, energy, countering illegal immigration, counternarcotics, and more,"...

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Two Chinese nationals charged in US with spying on naval bases, plotting to recruit spies

Two Chinese nationals charged in US with spying on naval bases, plotting to recruit spies

Washington: Two Chinese nationals have been charged in the US with engaging in espionage activities on behalf of China, including photographing a naval base, coordinating a clandestine cash drop, and attempting to recruit members of the US military, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday (Indian time). The federal case, filed in San Francisco and unsealed Monday (US time), is the latest in a series of prosecutions aimed at curbing what...

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Telangana pharma plant explosion: Death toll rises to 34

Four people from Odisha killed in Telangana factory blast: Official

Bhubaneswar: At least four workers from Odisha were killed and four others injured in the explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in Telangana, an officer said Wednesday. So far, at least 36 people were killed and several others injured in the powerful blast at a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Telangana's Sangareddy district. The explosion occurred Monday (June 30)...

OAS officer and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo was allegedly dragged from his office and assaulted by a group of miscreants Monday

OAS officers condemn assault on BMC Additional Commissioner, seek stern action

Bhubaneswar: The assault on BMC Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo, a senior OAS officer, Monday, has not only drawn widespread condemnations but also raised serious concern over the safety of on-duty public officials. Immediately after the incident, the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) Association called for a statewide cease-work protest beginning July 1, and met CM Mohan Charan Majhi...

Three killed in landslide in Odisha’s Keonjhar: Police

Keonjhar: At least three persons were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain while extracting manganese illegally from a mine in Odisha's Keonjhar district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place at a manganese mine near Bichakundi Dalpahar under Joda police limits when some people were illegally extracting minerals from the manganese mine Tuesday, they said....

Hrithik Roshan and NTR Jr to separately promote ‘War 2’

Mumbai: The makers of the upcoming film War 2 have decided to keep actors Hrithik Roshan and NTR Jr away from each other during the promotional run of the film. This is being done so that the experience of them ruthlessly fighting each other is served to the maximum for the audience. Talking about the same, a...

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ECoR posts 9.69% growth in freight loading in Q1 of FY 2025-26

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) loaded a total of 68.19 million tonnes of freight from April to June 2025, compared to 62.2 million tonnes during the same period last year, a growth of 9.69 per cent, an official said. In the month of June this year, freight loading reached 23.15 million tonne, an increase of 7.72...

No linkages between Covid vaccine and heart-related deaths: Govt

New Delhi: In the wake of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah linking heart-related deaths in Hassan district to Covid vaccine, the Union Health Ministry Wednesday said extensive studies by ICMR and AIIMS have conclusively established no linkages between coronavirus vaccines and sudden deaths. Siddaramaiah had Tuesday said "hasty approval and distribution" of the Covid vaccine to the public...

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Youth kills childhood friend over ‘triangular love’ affair in Odisha

Bolangir: A youth was killed by his childhood friend over a triangular love affair in Odisha's Bolangir district, police said. The deceased has been identified as Kunja Majhi, a resident of Dumerchuan village in Kantabanji area of the district. Two persons have been apprehended in this connection, they said. According to police, Kunja was killed by his...

the body of an 80-year-old woman lay untouched for nearly three hours in Jaraikela village under Tileibani block of Odisha’s Deogarh district, after members of her caste community refused to perform her last rites because she had married outside the caste

Caste over compassion: Woman’s body lies untouched for hours in Odisha village

Deogarh: In a grim reminder of caste-based discrimination, the body of an 80-year-old woman lay untouched for nearly three hours in Jaraikela village under Tileibani block of Odisha’s Deogarh district, after members of her caste community refused to perform her last rites because she had married outside the caste, a source said Wednesday. The deceased, Basanti Mohakul,...

 

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