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Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Debashish Samantaray Monday quit the party and also resigned from the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he was being "systematically belittled" in the organisation. Hours after resigning from the party, Samantaray said he met Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan in Parliament and submitted...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Sunday flagged India's concerns with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration's changes to visa and immigration policies, saying legal mobility should not be adversely impacted by the new approach. Rubio acknowledged that there could...

Karachi: At least 24 people were killed and nearly 70 injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province Sunday, authorities said. The explosion occurred near Chaman Phatak railway station in Quetta. Pakistan's Railways Minister, Hanif Abbasi, confirmed the explosion...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that Washington and Tehran were close to finalising a broad peace agreement after a series of calls with leaders from the Middle East and South Asia, including Pakistan's Army Chief General Asim Munir and leaders of Gulf nations....

Islamabad: United States and Iran are close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said Saturday, as the United States has weighed a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic. Iran signalled "narrowing...

New Delhi: Asserting that India-US partnership continues to deepen, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Saturday said that the relationship with New Delhi remains at the cornerstone of Washington's approach to the Indo-Pacific and both countries will have some "exciting and new announcements" to make...

Beijing: Ninety miners were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine in north China, official media in Beijing reported Saturday, adding that 201 miners have so far been rescued. The gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu coal mine Friday evening. Rescue efforts are...

Beijing: Eighty-two people were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine in China, according to an official media report. The gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu coal mine at 7:29 pm Friday. Rescue efforts are ongoing. The death toll rose to 82 following...

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons have died in "heat wave-related incidents" in Odisha this month, as large parts of the state continued to reel under hot and humid conditions, officials said Friday. According to the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) Office, reports of 16 deaths due...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Friday announced polls for 24 Rajya Sabha seats June 18. In a statement, the EC said the elections for the Rajya Sabha seats will be held in 10 states where the incumbents are retiring on different dates beginning June 21...