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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday reached the Janata Maidan here to inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2025. He will also inaugurate four exhibitions and then take a tour of the exhibitions and promotional stalls of Union and state ministries and departments, officials said....

Tirupati: As many as devotees were killed and some others were injured in a stampede at three places during the sale of Tirumala temple darshan tickets in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati Wednesday night. The incident occurred at three places where Vaikunta Dwara Darshan tickets were to...

Bhubaneswar: The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention kicked off in Odisha's Bhubaneswar Wednesday, with over 5,000 delegates from India and abroad expected to attend the three-day event, officials said. The convention began with the inauguration of the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas by External Affairs Minister...

Bhubaneswar: The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention will kick off in Bhubaneswar Wednesday with the Odisha government leaving no stone unturned to showcase the state's rich culture and heritage in front of the NRIs who are coming here from 50 countries. The convention will begin...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday granted interim bail to jailed self-styled godman Asaram in a 2013 rape case on medical grounds till March 31. Notably, a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal directed Asaram not to meet his followers post-release. The top...

Beijing: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Xigaze in Tibet Tuesday, killing at least 32 people and injuring 38, Chinese state media reported. According to regional disaster relief headquarters, the quake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze in Tibet Autonomous Region in China at 9:05...

Bijapur: Eight jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and a civilian driver were killed after Naxals blew up their vehicle with a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Monday, police said. This was the biggest strike by Maoists on security forces...

Sambalpur: Two BJP leaders were killed after a dumper hit their car in Odisha's Sambalpur district in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The deceased were identified as Debendra Nayak and Muralidhar Chhuria. Nayak was BJP's Goshala mandal president, while Chhuria is a former...

Sydney: A listless India was knocked out of the World Test Championship (WTC) final as Australia cruised to a six-wicket victory in the fifth Test here Sunday to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years, leaving the visitors with much to deliberate in a difficult...

New Delhi: In the wake of recent reports of an outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, India is keeping a close watch over the situation through all available channels and has also requested the WHO to share timely updates, the Health Ministry said Saturday....