New Delhi: India and Canada have agreed to boost security cooperation including in combating terrorism and transnational crimes, the external affairs ministry said on Friday against the backdrop of Ottawa's decision to list the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity. Canada on Monday designated the Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity for "violently targeting" certain communities...

Large crowd gathers for Goddess Durga’s idol immersion procession at Bhubaneswar's Nayapalli   Vibrant scenes from Goddess Durga’s idol immersion procession in Bhubaneswar   Durga Puja festivities end with immersion of idols at makeshift pond near Kuakhai river  

Mumbai/New Delhi: Pilots' grouping ALPA India Friday said AAIB has declined the request to include its representative in the team probing the Air India plane crash in June that killed 260 people, citing government norms. Representatives of the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) India Friday held a meeting with Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Director General GVG Yugandhar...

Washington: Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators were headed back to the Capitol for another vote on government funding on the third day of the...

Bhadrak: A massive search is underway for a mentally-challenged woman who was allegedly kidnapped by a truck driver from the roadside in Odisha's Bhadrak district, with the entire incident being caught on CCTV, police said Friday. The woman had taken shelter at the verandah of a shop near the police outpost at Charampa along NH 16 Thursday...

Madurai/Chennai: Madras High Court Friday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the September 27 stampede at the political rally of actor and TVK founder Vijay, on a day when two senior party leaders' anticipatory bail petitions were rejected by the HC which also found fault with the party and the police over the incident that...

New Delhi: In an embarrassing incident for the organisers, stray dogs bit coaches from Kenya and Japan in separate incidents during the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi Friday. Both victims, though, are out of danger after being treated at a nearby hospital. Kenyan coach Dennis Maragia was speaking to one of his athletes outside the...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons died and two others went missing in rain-related incidents triggered by a depression in Odisha's Gajapati district, officials said Friday. The deceased were identified as Trinath Nayak of Bastriaguda gram panchayat and Laxman Nayak of Meripalli gram panchayat, the district administration said. While Trinath died in a landslide at Bastriaguda under R Udayagiri police...

Washington: President Donald Trump Friday said that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6 pm ET Sunday and threatened that the group will suffer more attacks if it doesn't. “An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time,” Trump wrote on social media. “Every...

New Delhi: Denying "contamination in cough syrups" that reportedly led to 11 child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the government Friday issued an advisory to all states and union Territories, urging the rational use of such syrups in children. About nine children succumbed to death in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, and two children in Rajasthan -- one...