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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NEET probe: NMC cancels admission of 14 students, orders suspension of 26 more

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed immediate suspension of 26 MBBS students found complicit in NEET-UG 2024 malpractices and cancelled admission of 14 students for the academic year 2024-25 for resorting to unfair means during the entrance exam, an official source said. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET, is a pan-India exam to taken by aspirants to get admission into the country's medical colleges. As part of...

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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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Trump administration plans to cut workforce at CIA and other spy agencies

A group of 3,000 ordinary citizens, armed with nothing more than an Internet connection, is often making better forecasts of global events than CIA analysts. Here, a man crosses the CIA logo at its headquarters in Langley, Va.

Washington: The White House plans to cut staffing at the CIA and other intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency, Trump administration officials told members of Congress, The Washington Post reported Friday. A person familiar with the plan but not authorised to discuss it publicly confirmed the changes to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The administration plans to reduce the CIA workforce by 1,200 over several years, and cut...

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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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Bhubaneswar: The BJP-led government in Odisha has planned a series of programmes to highlight its achievements during its first year in power. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took the oath of office June 12, 2024. A high-level meeting chaired by Principal Secretary of Housing & Urban Development and Commerce & Transport Departments, Usha Padhee, discussed the roadmap...

NEET probe: NMC cancels admission of 14 students, orders suspension of 26 more

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed immediate suspension of 26 MBBS students found complicit in NEET-UG 2024 malpractices and cancelled admission of 14 students for the academic year 2024-25 for resorting to unfair means during the entrance exam, an official source said. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET, is a pan-India exam to...

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India bans all imports from Pakistan with immediate effect

New Delhi: India has banned direct or indirect import of all goods from Pakistan with immediate effect in the interest of national security and public policy, following the Pahalgam terror attack last month which killed 26 tourists, according to a government order. The decision will completely halt all inbound shipments of goods from Pakistan to India. India's...

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....

Keanu Reeves teams up with Sandra Bullock for romantic thriller

Los Angeles: Hollywood stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock will feature in an upcoming romantic thriller. According to the entertainment news outlet The Hollywood Reporter, the untitled film is being developed at the Amazon MGM Studios. The project will also reunite Reeves and Bullock, who have previously worked together in films like Speed (1994) and The Lake...

 

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