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Osaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held talks Thursday during which they discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, the first meeting between the two leaders since the start of Japan's Reiwa era. The prime minster said that President...

Bhubaneswar: The row over candidature of Ashwini Vaishnaw for the Rajya Sabha elections has created a storm in the Assembly on the second day of Budget session, Wednesday. The House was adjourned several times as the Congress members created a ruckus on the floor of...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday again launched a blistering attack on the Congress but at the same time, sought the opposition's support to make India a USD $5 trillion economy. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the Motion of Thanks to President Ram...

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday and discussed various aspects of the bilateral relationship to strengthen the India-US strategic partnership. Pompeo, who arrived here Tuesday, will hold detailed discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in the...

While Kerala remains the healthiest State in India, Uttar Pradesh remains the most unhealthy, said NITI Aayog as it released the second edition of its State Health Index. Some States such as Rajasthan have improved their health status, but what is worrisome is that States...

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in New Delhi Tuesday night on his three-day visit to the country to strengthen strategic ties between the two nations. Pompeo will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar  Wednesday to...

Bhubaneswar: Three railway personnel were killed when the engine of the Howrah-Jagdalpur Samaleswari Express caught fire after hitting a maintenance tower car in Rayagada district Tuesday, officials said. All three deceased were engaged in the maintenance tower car when the accident took place between Singapur...

Antigua/New Delhi: Absconding diamond merchant Mehul Choksi’s citizenship of Antigua may be revoked by the Caribbean country and he could be extradited to India after he exhausts all legal options, the country’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne was quoted as saying by a media report. Choksi,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal Tuesday said the government will emphasise on agriculture development and farmers' welfare for bringing poverty below five per cent over the next five years. Addressing the inaugural session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly, the Governor said the government will...

Bolangir: Bowing to severe criticism and public pressure, the district police Monday arrested BJD’s Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher in connection with the incident of forcing a government official to do sit-ups as punishment for alleged poor quality of road construction work in his constituency. The...