Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Wednesday met the 15-year-old girl from Balanga in Puri district who is currently undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. The teenager sustained critical burn injuries after being allegedly set on fire by three unidentified miscreants while returning home from a friend’s house…
SUBARNAPUR — Surubali Deep (60) and her daughter-in-law Babi Deep (23) of Sonepur Block Rengali Panchayat Saharapali village of Sonepur block, Subarnapur district died after their house collapsed while they were sleeping at night. Surubali died on the spot due to the house collapsing at around 11:30 last night while her 7-month-old granddaughter was sleeping…
Dehradun, 7/7: The Chardham yatra was temporarily suspended on Sunday in view of the weather department’s prediction of heavy to very heavy rains in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand on July 7-8. Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said it has been decided to postpone the Yatra for the safety of pilgrims.
New Delhi, 3/5: The I.N.D.I.A bloc is likely to meet later this month to discuss strategy and future course of action as the Opposition feels that the Narendra Modi government may again try to bring a Bill on delimitation of Lok Sabha seats after smarting a defeat in Lok Sabha. The meeting, which is likely…
Washington DC, 10/8: After months of US military strikes on Iran, sanctions and a blockade, President Donald Trump has said that his administration is watching economic pressure mount on Iran. We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump said on…
Moscow, 3/10: Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “balanced, wise and nationally oriented” leader, calling him a friend with whom he shares a relationship of trust. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday evening, Putin underlined the “special” nature of India-Russia ties and said he was looking…
New York,29/12: India’s Koneru Humpy bagged an epochal second World Rapid Chess Championship title, beating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia here on Sunday. Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia and the Indian No 1 is only the second player after China’s Ju Wenjun to clinch the title more than once. The 37-year-old…
Washington DC, 19/2: The United States and Israel are reportedly edging closer to launching what could be a large-scale military operation against Iran, with plans said to be taking shape for an intervention that may begin “very soon”. The development, first reported by Axios, suggests an operation far more extensive than last year’s 12-day confrontation,…
New Delhi, 27/3: After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, the Trinamool Congress joined the opposition meeting called by the Leader of opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge in his chamber on Monday. After the opposition meeting, the Congress MPs will be assembling to devise a strategy for the House. Trinamool Congress’s Prasoon Banerjee,…
Washington, 19/3: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday the United States’ objectives in the war against Iran have not changed since strikes started on February 28. The United States has carried out strikes against 7,000 targets inside Iran, and hit more than 40 Iranian mine-laying vessels and 11 submarines. “Our objectives, given directly…
