New Delhi: India, which is negotiating a trade pact with the US, has not figured in the list of countries that have been issued tariff letters by the Trump administration Wednesday so far. The decision will provide relief to Indian exporters, as both countries are currently engaged in negotiations for a trade agreement. The US has issued...

Badambadi bus stand stands deserted as bus services remain halted due to an indefinite strike by the Drivers’ Association   A man fishes in the surging Mahanadi River as water levels remain above normal   Water from the overflowing Mahanadi River floods bypass road near Jobra Railway Bridge

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann Wednesday asserted the state has no surplus water for others and demanded its legitimate share in the Indus waters. He also mooted the idea of a Yamuna Satlej Link (YSL) canal instead of the Satlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. Participating in a meeting held at Shram Shakti Bhawan here...

Bhubaneswar:  BJP government in Odisha will soon expand its council of ministers, the party's state president Manmohan Samal said Wednesday. Samal made the statement while taking charge as the state BJP president a day after being reappointed to the post for a fourth non-consecutive term. Discussions with the central leaders have already been held regarding the expansion...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Odisha July 14 on a two-day visit, officials said. During the visit, she will attend the convocations of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar and Ravenshaw University in Cuttack. She will also lay the foundation stone for various developmental works at Ravenshaw Girls' High School, and visit Sarla Bhavan in Cuttack to attend the 600th...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has cracked down on Probo Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd., the operator of the popular online gaming app and website "Probo", over alleged illegal gambling and money laundering activities. Raids were carried out July 8 and 9 at four locations in Gurugram and Jind, Haryana, targeting the company and its promoters, Sachin...

Windhoek: Following their discussions on further strengthening bilateral ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah witnessed the exchange of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the fields of health and entrepreneurship, in Windhoek on Wednesday. The MoU on setting up of an Entrepreneurship Development Centre in Namibia and another on Cooperation in the field...

Bhubaneswar: BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan, who was arrested in a case involving the physical assault of a senior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office, was released from jail after getting bail from a local court here on Wednesday. Pradhan was released from the Jharpada jail here this evening. The BJP leader was...

Dubai: The UAE's Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) has dismissed claims in media reports suggesting that lifetime Golden Visas for some nationalities could be obtained for all categories from outside the UAE via consulting or commercial entities under simplified conditions, saying it had “no legal basis.” Meanwhile, in a statement sent to...

Mumbai: Actor Kay Kay Menon, who is gearing up for the release of the upcoming season of the hit streaming show ‘Special Ops’, has lauded show creator Neeraj Pandey for fleshing out perfectly mounted characters in all his projects. Kay Kay Menon recently spoke with IANS, and said that a well carved out antagonist in Neeraj Pandey’s...