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New Delhi/Chilika: Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Friday referred to the revamped Agnipath in his address at the Passing Out Parade of the ninth batch of its Agniveers at INS Chilka, saying that they now have an "additional opportunity" to become a regular sailor. "With...

New Delhi: Visa matters are "sovereign functions" of any government, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday, responding to reports that multiple foreign speakers, including Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng, had their visas revoked or denied ahead of the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad. Lyng, who...

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Two policemen were killed and two others injured after an iron ore-laden truck rammed their vehicle in Odisha's Bhadrak district in the early hours of Friday, officials said. The incident took place around 12.30 am near Biras Chhak in Basudevpur in the Naikanidihi police...

Baripada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday lauded the Kudumi community’s ancient traditions, hard work and love for nature, and assured it of the state government’s firm commitment to its economic, social and cultural development. CM Majhi made the remarks while addressing a mega...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's newly constituted Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) has initiated district-wise data collection to assess the political representation of the communities in local self-government institutions ahead of the panchayat and urban local body elections scheduled for early next year, an official...

Bhubaneswar: Platform 1 of Bhubaneswar railway station has been closed for passengers till December 11 to facilitate refurbishment work as part of the station's ongoing redevelopment, officials said Friday. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has imposed a 30-day traffic block on route No 1 (platform...

Kaziranga (Assam): At least 24 people died, including two women and a minor, and 20 others were injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in Assam Friday, officials said. Many of the victims were college students...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday that an emergency certificate has been issued to Akshay Harish, an Indian seafarer who was disembarked from a merchant vessel at Iran’s Chabahar Port after he was told that his passport and documents were lost....

Manchester: Manchester United have appointed Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach, with the former Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea manager set to take charge from November 18 following an agreement with the United States Soccer Federation. The appointment comes after United parted ways with Michael...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday mourned the death of 23 people in a road accident in Assam's Kaziranga. Patnaik, the leader of the opposition in the Odisha assembly, also prayed for the quick recovery of those injured in the accident. "Deeply saddened to learn...