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Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the US Friday to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step towards peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The agreement does not...

Bhubaneswar: Dubai-based Non-Resident Odia (NRO) and noted scuba diver Priyadarshee Panigrahi has added another milestone to his international underwater explorations by successfully diving the submerged Lockheed L-1011 TriStar passenger aircraft in Jordan’s Red Sea, one of the world’s most unusual underwater aircraft wrecks. Panigrahi undertook...

Manchester: Shafali Verma bludgeoned the Bangladesh attack with a 34-ball 53 to set up a five-wicket win for India in the Women's T20 World Cup Thursday, notwithstanding another poor fielding effort from her team. India's abysmal fielding in tournament thus far hit a new low...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday announced the winners of the 35th and 36th State Film Awards for 2023 and 2024, recognising achievements across 30 categories each year. The awards were announced by Odisha's Minister for Odia Language, Literature and Culture, Suryabanshi Suraj, at Sanskruti Bhawan...

Mumbai: Dhanush celebrated Malayalam superstar Mammootty's Padma Bhushan win on the sets of their forthcoming drama OM. The makers, Wunderbar Films, took to their official Instagram handle and published a couple of photos where Mammotty can be seen cutting a cake with Dhanush and other...

Caracas: Acting Venezuela President Rodriguez said early Thursday there are at least 32 people dead and 700 injured after back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck the country Wednesday evening. She warned the toll was expected to rise as rescuers searched collapsed buildings and emergency crews reached devastated...

Bhubaneswar: Speculation over former IAS officer Sujata Karthikeyan's possible entry into BJD intensified Wednesday following a meeting between party president Naveen Patnaik and senior leaders at Naveen Niwas. Opposition Chief Whip Pramila Mallik, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak and Pratap Jena attended the meeting. According to reports,...

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 1 per cent Wednesday after falling sharply in the previous session, propelled by softening crude oil prices and hectic buying in bank, financial and IT shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 790.54 points, or 1.04 per...

New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings Wednesday said energy stress, sub-par monsoon and slowing global growth will pull down India's GDP growth to 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal. The Indian economy recorded 7.7 per cent growth in the 2025-26 fiscal and 7.1 per cent...

New Delhi: Tennis legend Vijay Amritraj, actors Mammootty and Satish Shah, cricketer Rohit Sharma, and playback singer Alka Yagnik were among eminent personalities conferred with the coveted Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday. In the second civil investiture ceremony at the Ganatantra Mandap of...