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New Delhi: Fourteen years after it emerged from the anti-corruption movement with a promise to redraw India's political map, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing one of its toughest setbacks, as seven of its members from Rajya Sabha ranks walked away in a rare,...

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak Friday announced that they are joining the BJP along with five other MPs of the party. Addressing a press conference, Chadha said that two-thirds of the Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MPs...

Washington: US President Donald Trump signalled that the United States could resume military action against Iran if negotiations fail, while insisting he is in “no rush” to conclude a deal after weeks of conflict. “I could make a deal right now… but I want to...

Bhubaneswar: Business Eminence Awards 2026, jointly organised by Dharitri and Orissa POST, honoured 18 entrepreneurs from diverse sectors at Bhubaneswar's Hotel Swosti Premium Thursday, celebrating Odisha’s growing entrepreneurial excellence. Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi and Minister of Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said the state is at the cusp of a new phase of growth, as it expands beyond its traditional strengths in culture, heritage and natural resources into emerging sectors such as industry, investment, education, technology and finance....

Bhubaneswar: The Business Eminence Awards 2026, jointly organised by English daily Orissa POST and Odia daily Dharitri, was held Thursday at Hotel Swosti Premium in Bhubaneswar, spotlighting entrepreneurial excellence across industries and celebrating stories of resilience, adaptation and success. Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan...

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission's stern notice to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge for his terrorist remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is evidence that it is functioning as an attached office of the Union Home Ministry, and its behaviour is...

Dubai: Two ships were attacked Wednesday by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and are now in the force's custody and being taken to Iran, Iranian state television reported. It identified the vessels as the MSC Francesca and the Epaminodes. The ship's owners could not be immediately...

Islamabad: President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is extending its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request as he waits for a unified proposal from the Islamic Republic. The announcement came as last-minute ceasefire talks between the US and Iran looked uncertain and a...

Washington: US forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran. US forces "conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction" and boarded...