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Munich: Around 1,00,000 babies die every year because of armed conflict and its impact, from hunger to denial of aid, Save the Children International said Friday. In the 10 worst-hit countries, a conservative estimate of 5,50,000 infants died as a result of fighting between 2013...

Washington: Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, US President Donald Trump Friday announced national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the US-Mexico border. Bypassing Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall...

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee Wednesday attacked BJP government at the Centre for allegedly threatening regional parties including Biju Janata Dal from joining hands with opposition leaders grouped to fight it in the general elections. Addressing media at...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of state crime branch Thursday arrested close aide of Jyoti Ranjan Beura alias Golden Baba for involvement in Rs12 crore fraud case. The accused has been identified as Aswini Kumar Pradhan, 25, of Bhesari village under Banpur police station...

Bhubaneswar: People planning any celebration on a grand scale with mega fireworks and laser lights need to reconsider their preparations for the city airport authorities and the civic body plans to ban such activities for safety purposes. The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) along with...

BHUBANESWAR: Dating apps are largely looked down upon in our society. It is usually seen as a medium for hook ups, casual relationships and spicing up one’s love life. An important part of dating is communicating. We communicate by sharing our thoughts, ideas and feelings....

Tokyo: Chizuka Oe and Yoko Ogawa have been together for 25 years, but when they submitted their marriage registration at a Tokyo town hall, they knew it would be rejected. "We were told that they cannot accept our registration because we are both women," said...

BHUBANESWAR: After a spectacular leap on LGBT rights in India following the decriminalisation of Section 377, the country has bid adieu to prejudices regarding LGBT couples. V-Day this year would have a different feel to it as couples of each kind would celebrate the day...

New Delhi: The Centre is gearing up to give two instalments amounting to Rs 4,000 directly to eligible farmers under the newly announced PM-KISAN scheme before the Lok Sabha elections, a senior agriculture ministry official said Wednesday. In the interim-budget, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the achievements of his government in domestic as well as foreign policy fronts were not due to those who led the government but because it was a majority government with a clear mandate to take strong decisions. He...