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London: Prime Minister Andy Burnham Wednesday said the UK believes that Iran played a part in the incident near a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in a south-west England village, being investigated by the country's counter-terrorism police. Five British nationals in their 20s were arrested Sunday after police responded to a call in Whelford village near RAF...

Milwaukee: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is representing India as Trade Ministers from the world's major economies gather in Milwaukee Wednesday for a two-day G20 meeting focused on the future of global trade, supply chains, excess industrial capacity and the rules governing international commerce. The G20 Trade Ministerial, hosted by United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer,...

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, saying the PM's account of his talk with his "good friend" was eloquent in its silence on key issues "agitating" the people of India on India-US relations. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh asked...

Guwahati: Shubman Gill struck an unbeaten 223, the fastest ever ODI double ton, while Rohit Sharma scored a 75-ball 101, as India crushed the West Indies by eight wickets in the second match to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series here Wednesday. In reply to West Indies' highest-ever ODI score of 405/7, India...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court stayed till the next hearing the operation of a state government notification providing for the appointment of retired persons as guest teachers and lecturers in educational institutions. A division bench of Justice RK Patnaik passed the interim order while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the government’s decision to appoint retired persons...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) conducted a state-level training programme for officials to prepare for door-to-door surveys ahead of the 2027 panchayat and urban local body (ULB) elections, with a focus on ensuring accurate and updated electoral rolls. The programme, chaired by State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi, focused on strengthening election preparedness and ensuring that...

Bhubaneswar: Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, Sumeet Singhal, Wednesday inspected the newly constructed 13.35-km Purunakatak-Charichhak section of the Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line Project in Boudh district, marking a key step towards its commissioning. The inspection focused on the safety parameters and infrastructure facilities along the newly laid railway section and is considered an important...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A 34-year-old woman from Odisha is among the five persons arrested for allegedly running an illegal international call centre in southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar and targeting foreign nationals by impersonating Amazon and Apple technical support executives, police said Wednesday. Following specific inputs, a team raided the call centre in Vipin Garden on the intervening night...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday reviewed the ongoing development and comprehensive beautification works at the renowned Shikharchandi temple in Bhubaneswar. Ahead of the upcoming Navratri and the winter tourism season, she directed officials to expedite the project so that devotees and tourists can access improved facilities. Parida, who also holds the Tourism portfolio, Tourism Department...