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Mumbai: Actor Imran Khan’s partner, Lekha Washington, has shared her maiden reaction after superstar Aamir Khan’s nephew was asked to leave India for attending a protest in Mumbai, marking her first response to the development. On October 15, the Mumbai Police issued Imran a notice...

New Delhi: Indian carriers -- Air India and Air India Express -- Friday announced the suspension of flights to several destinations in Saudi Arabia till October 20, citing the evolving security situation in the region. According to travel advisories issued by airlines on social media...

Bend (Oregon): A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, Thursday, killing three children and a teacher. He was then shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside, authorities said. The suspect was...

New Delhi: The government has raised the windfall tax on exports of petrol to Rs 2.5 per litre and cut the duty on diesel, effective from Friday. As per the Finance Ministry notification, the export duty on petrol was raised to Rs 2.5 per litre...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and many other dignitaries greeted BJD president Naveen Patnaik on his 80th birthday Friday. Patnaik, a five-term former chief minister of Odisha, was born in Kataka October 16, 1946. Kambhampati, in a social media...

New Delhi: Hoping that "better sense will prevail" among all concerned, the Supreme Court Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea against the NDMC order shutting down Central Park at Connaught Place over the proposed protest by the Cockroach Janta Party. A bench comprising...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Friday congratulated newly elected student representatives across the state, where campus elections were held Thursday after a gap of eight years. Elections were held in 346 colleges and 13 universities across the...

Lucknow: Union Minister Rajnath Singh Friday lashed out at the Congress and its allies over the protests in the national capital, accusing them of seeking a regime change along the lines of Bangladesh and using the energy of youth to spread "anarchy". Addressing a press...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday called for an early conclusion of the proposed India-United States Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and said its finalisation would be in the interest of both global trade and bilateral economic ties. Speaking with the Atlantic Council on the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated steps to formulate a standard operating procedure (SoP) on lightning safety to reduce human casualties, officials said. Experts and representatives from leading scientific, technical and academic institutions are drafting the SoP at a two-day national workshop on lightning safety...