No headway in creation of ESZ around Similipal

Baripada: Uncertainty continues over the proposal to declare areas surrounding the Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) despite repeated efforts by the Forest department to move the process forward under provisions of the Environment Protection...

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Minor girl molested at SSD hostel in Koraput

Nandapur/Lamtaput: A serious allegation of molestation has surfaced from a girls’ hostel run by the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development department in Lamtaput block under Nandapur police sub-division in Koraput district. According to reports, an unidentified youth entered the...

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Pakistan test-fires Abdali missile amid strained ties with India over Pahalgam attack, watch video

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Islamabad: Pakistan Saturday announced that it has conducted a successful training launch of the Abdali Weapon System — a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 450 km, amid heightened tensions with India following the Pahalgam terror attack. “The launch was aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters, including the missile's advanced navigation system and enhanced manoeuvrability features,” the army said in a statement. #Pakistan today...

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Shutdown affects life as Manipur mourns those killed in ethnic violence on two years of conflict

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Imphal/ Churachandpur: Shutdown called by various groups Saturday to mark two years of the ethnic strife in Manipur affected normal lives in both the Maitei-controlled Imphal Valley and the Kuki-dominated hill districts. Meitei group Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) called a shutdown in the valley districts, while the Zomi Students Federation (ZSF) and the Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) have imposed the shutdown in the hill districts. It was on this...

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Trump to take away Harvard’s tax-exempt status

New York: US President Donald Trump has said that Harvard University would lose its tax-exempt status, repeating his intent to enlist the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in his feud with the university and upend its finances. "We are going to be taking away Harvard's Tax Exempt Status. It's what they deserve!" Trump wrote Friday on social media. However, an administration official said the President's social-media post wasn't a formal directive to...

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At least six killed, many injured in stampede at Goa temple

Panaji: At least six persons were killed, and several sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival in North Goa, officials said Saturday. The incident occurred at Sree Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village in the wee hours of the day, a senior police officer said. Thousands of devotees from Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka had gathered at the temple for the festival, he said, adding that the exact...

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Pakistan test-fires Abdali missile amid strained ties with India over Pahalgam attack, watch video

Islamabad: Pakistan Saturday announced that it has conducted a successful training launch of the Abdali Weapon System — a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 450 km, amid heightened tensions with India following the Pahalgam terror attack. “The launch was aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters, including the missile's advanced...

State Bank of India

SBI Q4 profit declines 10% to Rs 18,643 crore

New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) Saturday reported 10 per cent fall in standalone net profit at Rs 18,643 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025. The country's biggest lender had earned a profit of Rs 20,698 crore in the January-March period of 2023-24. Total income increased to Rs 1,43,876 crore in March quarter from...

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All-party meeting in Haryana on water sharing dispute

Chandigarh: Amid a row over the river water sharing with Punjab, an all-party meeting called by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana government to discuss the matter was held here Saturday. Representatives of political parties including the BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP and AAP, participated in the meeting, a day after the AAP government in Punjab held a...

Post-mortem exam conducted as police continue probe into Nepalese student’s death at KIIT

Bhubaneswar: The post-mortem examination of the 18-year-old Nepalese student who died at KIIT-Bhubaneswar was conducted Saturday as the police continued its investigation, officials said. The post-mortem examination was conducted at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar by a team of three doctors in the presence of an executive magistrate after the victim's parents gave their consent, they said. Additional Deputy Commissioner of...

After import ban, India blocks entry of Pakistani vessels at its ports

New Delhi: After banning all imports from Pakistan, India Saturday barred Pakistan-flagged ships from entering any of its ports, following the barbaric attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which took 26 lives. According to a directive from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Pakistan-flagged ships have been banned from entering Indian ports. The directive also prohibited...

Manipur

Shutdown affects life as Manipur mourns those killed in ethnic violence on two years of conflict

Imphal/ Churachandpur: Shutdown called by various groups Saturday to mark two years of the ethnic strife in Manipur affected normal lives in both the Maitei-controlled Imphal Valley and the Kuki-dominated hill districts. Meitei group Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) called a shutdown in the valley districts, while the Zomi Students Federation (ZSF) and the Kuki Students...

 

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