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New Delhi: Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 3-5 per cent in some vehicles, the Oil Ministry said Friday, but argued the impact is outweighed by benefits, including a higher octane rating, superior anti-knock characteristics, faster combustion, better...

New Delhi: The government has received WhatsApp's reply to the notice on 'username' feature and is examining it, according to sources. The notice was issued to the Meta-owned messaging platform last Wednesday, questioning WhatsApp's proposed username feature, as the government flagged concerns that it could...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan Thursday launched the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) for sustainable harnessing of fisheries in the high seas and the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission document. Radhakrishnan, who arrived in the morning on a day-long visit, launched the two programmes in...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived at Biju Patnaik International Airport Thursday on a one-day visit to Odisha. During the visit, he will attend the national launch programme for the issuance of Letters of Authorisation for the sustainable harnessing of fisheries in the high seas...

Umaria: Five members of a family, including a child and three women, were killed after their car rammed into a truck on National Highway-43 in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district in the early hours of Thursday, police said. The accident occurred between 3 a.m. and 4...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the interim agreement with Iran is "over", but he will allow talks to continue. "For me, I think it's over," Trump responded when asked about the status of ceasefire. "It's just a waste of time dealing with...

Srinagar: A self-styled Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was killed Wednesday in an anti-terror operation by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said. Security forces had launched the search operation in a dense orchard in the Meemandar area, which comprises seven villages, in the...

Thiruvananthapuram/Wayanad: At least five people were killed in a major mudslide at the Meppadi-Kalladi tunnel construction site in Kerala's Wayanad Tuesday, while three persons remained missing and seven others were undergoing treatment in hospital, as rescue teams pressed ahead with a massive search operation involving...

Jakarta: Supplying BrahMos missiles to the Indonesian military, boosting maritime security, and strengthening critical mineral supply chains emerged as key outcomes from talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto Tuesday. The two sides inked nearly a dozen agreements to significantly bolster...

Ayodhya: The Ram temple trust Monday accepted the resignations of Champat Rai as its general secretary and member Anil Mishra in the wake of allegations of embezzlement of donations. Krishna Mohan has been given additional duties as interim general secretary of the temple trust, treasurer...