Puri: Lord Jagannath's 'Bahuda' Yatra or return car festival began Saturday with the ceremonial 'Pahanadi' ritual during which the idols are being carried in a ceremonial procession from Shree Gundicha Temple to the chariots parked at Saradhabali. Though the 'Pahandi' ritual was scheduled to begin...
New Delhi: India does not enter into any trade agreement based on deadlines and will accept the proposed trade deal with the US only when it is fully finalised, properly concluded and in the national interest, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday. He also said...
New Delhi: President Donald Trump has announced that the US administration will start sending letters informing trading partners of their tariff rates as soon as Friday, even as negotiations with various countries including India to avoid higher US levies have stretched into the last lap....
New Delhi: The Centre has notified the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Rules, 2025, regarding multiple aspects of the newly amended legislation, including the portal and database of the properties, audit and maintenance of accounts. This will set in motion the process for...
Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagannath Pradhan in connection with the assault of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo. Pradhan was taken into custody late Thursday night after appearing at the deputy commissioner of police’s office. With his arrest,...
New Delhi: In an apparent snub to China, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Thursday asserted that the decision on the Incarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution and the Dalai Lama himself and no one else. Wednesday, Tibetan spiritual leader...
New Delhi: In the wake of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah linking heart-related deaths in Hassan district to Covid vaccine, the Union Health Ministry Wednesday said extensive studies by ICMR and AIIMS have conclusively established no linkages between coronavirus vaccines and sudden deaths. Siddaramaiah had Tuesday...
Washington: Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie...
Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Administrative Services (OAS) officer and Additional Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Ratnakar Sahoo was assaulted by some alleged supporters of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagannath Pradhan, the party state unit president Manmohan Samal Tuesday suspended five BJP...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) Association Tuesday postponed its planned mass leave protest after a meeting with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The protest was in response to the assault on Ratnakar Sahoo, Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Earlier Monday, the...
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