Taipei: Taiwan detected seven sorties of Chinese aircraft and seven Chinese naval vessels operating around it as of 6 am (local time) on Sunday, according to a statement by the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence (MND). In a post on X, the MND said, “7 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan…
Residents of Odisha’s remote border district of Malkangiri are set to witness a long-awaited milestone. Direct commercial flights connecting Malkangiri to the state capital Bhubaneswar will officially begin on 3 September, marking a historic leap in regional connectivity.For years, people from this far-flung district have dreamed of easier access to Bhubaneswar. That dream is now…
London, 1/4: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Wednesday vowed to act in the UK’s best interest amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, despite the pressure on him and the leaders of other NATO nations. Starmer’s remarks come amid about Donald Trump saying he was strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO. Addressing a…
Bijapur, 20/3: In a fresh offensive against Naxals, security forces killed at least 30 members of the banned CPI (Maoists) in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Thursday, officials said. While 26 Naxalites were killed in Bijapur district, four Maoists were gunned down in Kanker by a joint team of the BSF and…
Sambalpur, June 27, 2024: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has set a new benchmark in operational excellence by surpassing 50 million tonnes of coal despatch for the fiscal year 2024-25, achieving this milestone seven days ahead of the previous record. The achievement reflects a robust 7.7% growth in overall despatch compared to the same period of…
Tikiri/Rayagada: — Utkal Alumina, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of Aditya Birla Group, concluded its World Nutrition Week celebration on September 12, 2024, at the Paikakupakhal Anganwadi Center (AWC). The event, which was inaugurated on September 5, 2024, centred around the theme “Nutritious Diet for All.” It brought together community leaders, pregnant and lactating…
Mumbai, 4/5: The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Wednesday launched its campaign against Azaan on loudspeakers in mosques by playing Hanuman Chalisa in the early hours at a few places. Several MNS workers were rounded up in various cities across the state. MNS leaders pointed out that as per the…
Mumbai: India’s T20 World Cup-winning skipper Suryakumar Yadav opened up on his conversations with Sanju Samson as he sat on the sidelines battling with form during the first half of this year’s T20 World Cup and how he saw opener Abhishek Sharma as a player who would win him his first ICC tournament as a…
New Delhi, 21/6: India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, and the water flowing to Pakistan will be diverted for internal use, Home Minister Amit Shah said in an interview with Times of India on Saturday. India put into “abeyance” its participation in the 1960 treaty, which governs the usage of the…
Islamabad, 16/9: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to hold a meeting with President Donald Trump next week during his visit to the US to attend the UN General Assembly session, a media report said on Tuesday. The meeting, expected on September 25 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, will also be…
