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Chennai: Security officials at Chennai International Airport detained an American student early Thursday after he was found in possession of a satellite phone, a device banned in India for security reasons. The incident took place as a Scoot Airlines flight bound for Singapore was preparing...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday deferred till August 2 the pronouncement of its decision on issuing a notice to businessman Robert Vadra, son-in-law of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, in connection with a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana’s Shikohpur....

Rome: Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. Those are just some of the strategies Chinese scientists have been developing to counter what Beijing sees as a potent threat: Elon Musk's armada of Starlink communications satellites....

New Delhi: Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines, will undertake a State Visit to India from August 4 to 8 with an aim to deepen bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including defence and maritime security. This will be his first...

Srinagar: No convoy of Yatris will move from Jammu to Kashmir Thursday, as the Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for the day due to heavy rain. Officials stated that, in view of the inclement weather conditions on the Yatra routes, as an abundance of caution,...

Keonjhar: A 35-year-old woman was beaten to death by her husband over a family discord at Arshala under Jhumpura police limits in Keonjhar district Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shakuntala Das, 35, wife of Md Manan, 45, in the village....

Keonjhar: The state government has reconstituted the trust board of Keonjhar District Mineral Foundation (DMF) after a gap of seven years. According to a notification (10611/24) issued by the Planning and Convergence department July 24, the board now comprises 31 members. The Keonjhar Collector will...

Kendrapara: Police Wednesday arrested six persons, including a 20-year-old engineering student, in Kendrapara for looting the house of a retired doctor by posing as Vigilance officials, police said. According to Derabish police station inspector-in-charge (IIC) Ambika Prasad, the accused were arrested after a special squad...

Phulbani: The body of a Class V girl in Pionda area of Phulbani town in Kandhamal district was found hanging at her residence, raising suspicion of murder, allegedly by her paternal aunt’s son, who was staying with the family. Given the sensitive nature of the...

Paradip: Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has achieved a historic milestone by clocking a record 50 Million Metric Tonne (MMT) cargo throughput within the first four months of the current financial year (FY 2025–26). This feat marks the fastest 50 MMT ever handled in the port’s...