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New Delhi: India Thursday indicated that any revival of the Russia-India-China (RIC) mechanism hinges on the mutual convenience of the three countries. New Delhi's comments came hours after the Chinese foreign ministry said Beijing supports Russia's initiative to revive the RIC mechanism as it not...

New Delhi: Reacting to the US designating The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar lauded the decision and termed it a strong affirmation of India-US...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday held that a tribal woman or her legal heirs would be entitled to an equal share in ancestral property. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Joymalya Bagchi said denying the woman heir a right in the property only...

Rayagada: One worker was killed and two others were injured after a push trolley and a goods train got entangled at Rayagada railway station yard Thursday, officials said. In a statement, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said, “Unfortunately, one contractual labourer got hit by the...

Cuttack: A court here Thursday convicted a man from Madhya Pradesh and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment of five years for posting objectionable photographs of a minor on social media in Jagatsinghpur district four years ago. The Special POCSO court also imposed a fine of...

Rayagada: Even as the government continues to spend crores on beautifying and renovating school campuses, ground realities remain grim in many state-run institutions. A glaring example is the Bishnuguda Government High School under Pitamahal panchayat in Rayagada block and district, where students have to walk...

Kendrapara: A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide Wednesday evening after being betrayed and blackmailed by her boyfriend at a rented house under Aul police station in Kendrapara district. The deceased, a resident of Dharmadaspur under Mahanga police limits, was employed at a microfinancing company. According...

Koraput: A special ration card distribution drive was organised Thursday at the Koraput Municipality, where 36 new beneficiaries received their cards under the Public Distribution System (PDS). The event was attended by MLA Raghuram Maccha along with Chairman of Koraput Municipality Lalat Ranjan sethy, Vice-Chairman...

Keonjhar: Police arrested four employees of a private English Medium School at Champua in Keonjhar district in connection with the suicide of a Class X male student on Thursday. The action came five days after the student identified as Krishna Pradhan jumped off the third...

Bargaon: A woman Ayush doctor, died after having an overdose of sleeping pills at Runga village under this block in Sundargarh district late Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Dr Salila Panda, an Ayush doctor posted at the primary health centre in Runga village....