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Toronto: A 20-year-old Indian doctoral student has been shot dead near the University of Toronto Scarborough campus, with authorities probing the case as a homicide, officials said. The shooting took place Tuesday, and the Toronto police Wednesday identified the victim as Shivank Avasthi, the Canadian...

Kandhamal: Top Maoist leader Ganesh Uike was among six red rebels killed in gun battles with security forces in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called it a "major breakthrough", while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi described it as a...

New Delhi: In a decisive move to curb illegal mining and strengthen ecological protection, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has directed state governments to impose a “complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has delayed the implementation of its "No PUC, No Fuel" mandate until February 1, 2026, the State Transport Authority (STA) announced Wednesday. The policy, which prohibits petrol pumps from providing fuel to vehicles lacking a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, was...

New Delhi:  Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal broke barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh High Commission Tuesday. Protesters forced several barricades down...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the BJP is proposing "elimination of the Constitution" that grants equal rights to all and vowed to create a system of opposition's resistance that will succeed in removing the party from power. Speaking at the Hertie...

United States: The United States has issued a worldwide advisory for applicants seeking H-1B work visas and H-4 dependent visas, warning of enhanced screening procedures that now include closer scrutiny of social media activity. In a statement, the US Embassy said the expanded vetting process,...

New Delhi: India and New Zealand Monday announced the conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations, a move aimed at boosting bilateral trade in goods and investments. The talks started in May this year. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Monday that negotiations for a...

Washington: The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Donald Trump's “America First” priorities. The chiefs of mission in at...

Itanagar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh, securing a majority of seats in the Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats, polls for which were held on December 15, officials said Sunday. The BJP also...