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Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan, the wife of BJD president Naveen Patnaik's former close aide VK Pandian, was granted permission to take voluntary retirement from government service, official sources said Saturday. The approval to Karthikeyan's request for voluntary retirement was informed...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sujata Karthikeyan, wife of former IAS turned politician VK Pandian, has taken voluntary retirement from service (VRS), according to sources. She had applied for VRS nearly a month ago. However, no official confirmation has yet been made public....

Bangkok: The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700, according to the government. State-run television MRTV reported that 694 people have now been found dead and another 1,670 injured, according to a statement from the military-led government....

Bangkok: A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least 10 died in the Thai capital, where...

Naypyidaw: At least 20 people have been killed after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar Friday, followed by a powerful 6.8 aftershock. The death toll is expected to rise as reports indicate that a mosque in Mandalay City collapsed with people inside, leaving several...

Jammu: The number of terrorists killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district has risen to five after two more bodies were recovered Friday in the forest area where they had been hiding. Official sources said that five terrorists had been killed....

Jammu: Three terrorists were killed, and three policemen died, while seven security personnel were injured in the ongoing anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, which was again resumed Friday morning. Officials said that three terrorists had been killed. At the same time, three...

New Delhi: The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, was passed in the Lok Sabha Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing the House during the debate, made it clear that while India welcomes those wishing to come for tourism, education, healthcare, or business, the...

New Delhi: Opposition MPs claimed Thursday that certain provisions of a Bill that seeks to streamline various services related to immigration and foreigners give "arbitrary powers" to immigration authorities and demanded that it be sent to a joint parliamentary committee for detailed scrutiny. The Immigration...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Thursday lathicharged Congress activists and used water canons to disperse them, as hundreds of party workers staged demonstrations near the Assembly to press for the formation of a House Committee to probe into an alleged rise in crimes against women in...