Bhubaneswar: School and college teachers suspended their stir till September 22 after the Odisha government Saturday assured them of addressing their demands, including providing grant-in-aid and filling up vacant posts in education institutes, said the convener of the protesters' forum. The teachers have been on...
New Delhi: Acknowledging that China presents a long-term and comprehensive challenge to India, former CDS Anil Chauhan Saturday said the boundary issue with the northern neighbour remains unresolved, and there's no mutually agreed definition even on the Line of Actual Control, but New Delhi's ties...
New Delhi: Congress Saturday appointed Sachin Pilot as general secretary in-charge of poll-bound Punjab, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, who has been shifted to Assam in the same position. The party has also appointed Randeep Singh Surjewala as general secretary in-charge of Gujarat. He will, however, continue...
Bhubaneswar: A two-day meeting of the Odisha BJP's executive committee began in Kataka Saturday, with sources saying that it would firm up a three-month roadmap and discuss strategy for the urban local body and three-tier panchayat elections scheduled in March next year. Chief Minister Mohan...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday asserted that India is not only growing at 7.8 per cent but also creating employment opportunities despite wars and disruptions, demonstrating the country's strength, and said that those responsible for pushing the economy into the "fragile five" cannot...
New Delhi: Population enumeration for Census 2027 will take place in Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and parts of Uttarakhand from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027, the Registrar General of India said Saturday, advancing the exercise in the states likely to go to polls...
Cairo: US military Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet." The military's statement said a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded "multiple unprovoked...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government's Higher Education Department Saturday signed MoUs with three organisations to strengthen skill development and digital learning, officials said. The agreements were signed with Gujarat-based CSRBOX, Telangana's Naandi Foundation and the Odisha Knowledge Corporation Ltd (OKCL). The department also launched the 'AI Course...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday renamed the 'Biju Setu Yojana' as the 'Setu Bandhan Yojana' and approved its continuation for another five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31. The Rural Development Department issued a formal notification today announcing both the name change and the extension of the...
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, the Kremlin said Saturday, as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "Putin has ordered...
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