India, UAE set to deepen ties with LPG and oil reserve agreements Friday

LPG tanker for India clears Strait of Hormuz, heads to Vizag

New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates are expected to firm up two significant agreements to boost cooperation in areas of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and strategic petroleum reserves during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Gulf nation May 15, authoritative sources said Wednesday. The key focus of Modi's trip to the UAE will be to enhance India's energy security, they said. The prime minister will be in the...

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P Kumaran assumes charge as India’s High Commissioner-designate to the UK

P Kumaran

London: Senior diplomat P Kumaran Wednesday assumed charge as India's High Commissioner-designate to the UK. A 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kumaran was until recently Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He succeeds Vikram Doraiswami, who has taken over as India's Ambassador to China. The team at India House in London warmly welcomes High Commissioner designate P Kumaran on assuming charge today, the High Commission of India...

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Amul hikes milk prices nationwide from May 14

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Gandhinagar: India’s largest dairy cooperative, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), announced a nationwide increase of Rs two per litre in the prices of Amul fresh milk, with the revised rates set to come into effect from May 14. The federation markets milk and dairy products under the Amul brand. In a statement issued Wednesday, GCMMF said the increase applies to major variants and packs across India and represents a 2.5...

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NEET paper leak probe intensifies; CBI arrests five suspects

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New Delhi: The CBI has arrested five persons and is conducting searches at multiple locations across the country in connection with the NEET UG paper leak case as the agency intensified its investigation, officials said Wednesday. The agency has arrested three individuals from Jaipur, one from Gurugram, and one from Nashik, while several other suspects are being questioned in various cities and may be arrested later, they added. Among those arrested,...

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Hari Babu Kambhampati urges fuel conservation, economic self-defence

Bhubaneswar: Strongly endorsing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for austerity and fuel conservation, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Wednesday urged people to adopt economic self-defence to strengthen the nation's economic security. Stressing that economic resilience and self-reliance are essential for safeguarding the country's long-term prosperity and strategic interests, the governor said conscious public participation and responsible...

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Mentally challenged man, assaulted by villagers after killing two persons, dies

Baripada: A 28-year-old mentally challenged man, who was allegedly physically assaulted after killing two persons using a sharp weapon in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Wednesday, succumbed to injuries, police said. The incident took place in Kulughutu village in the Tiring police station area this morning, they said. According to police, the accused, identified as Mochka Alda (28), suddenly...

Biju Janata Dal stages statewide protest over NEET-UG paper leak

Biju Janata Dal stages statewide protest over NEET-UG paper leak

Bhubaneswar: Demanding a fair probe into the alleged NEET-UG 2026 question paper leak and resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the youth and student wings of the opposition BJD Wednesday staged protests across several towns in Odisha. Holding placards and raising slogans, hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Baripada, Angul, Jajpur, Balasore and other places...

LPG tanker for India clears Strait of Hormuz, heads to Vizag

India, UAE set to deepen ties with LPG and oil reserve agreements Friday

New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates are expected to firm up two significant agreements to boost cooperation in areas of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and strategic petroleum reserves during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Gulf nation May 15, authoritative sources said Wednesday. The key focus of Modi's trip to the UAE will be...

P Kumaran

P Kumaran assumes charge as India’s High Commissioner-designate to the UK

London: Senior diplomat P Kumaran Wednesday assumed charge as India's High Commissioner-designate to the UK. A 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kumaran was until recently Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He succeeds Vikram Doraiswami, who has taken over as India's Ambassador to China. The team at India House in London warmly welcomes...

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Kendrapara woman survives terrifying crocodile attack in river

Kendrapara: A woman narrowly escaped death after fighting off a saltwater crocodile that attacked her while she was washing utensils in a river near Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park Wednesday, forest officials said. The incident took place at Petachela village under the Mahakalapada forest range in the Kendrapara district. Chabi Bhukta (54) had entered the Ramachandi river for...

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Deer meat recovered during anti-poaching raid near Bhitarkanika National Park

Kendrapara: Forest officials Wednesday seized 20 kg of venison (deer meat) and arrested a person in connection with wildlife poaching in the jurisdiction of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district. The seizure was made at Dakhina Mahinsidiha protected reserve forest under Bhitarkanika National Park, officials said, adding that a nylon net was also recovered from the...

39 couples marry under 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha' Yojana in Odisha's Keonjhar

39 couples tie knot under ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana’ in Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday attended a mass marriage function in Keonjhar district, where 39 couples got married under the 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha' Yojana (MKBY). The mass marriage function was organised by the Department of Women and Child Development at Shankarpur Sports Complex in Keonjhar. The DyCM blessed the newly married couples. Under the...

 

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