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Sambalpur: A dreaded criminal sustained serious bullet injuries in his left leg after police allegedly opened controlled fire in self-defence during an interception in Odisha’s Sambalpur district early Sunday, officials said. The incident took place near Sudunga Forest on Canal Road under Sadar Police Station area in the district. According to police, the 36-year-old injured criminal, Md....

New Delhi: Arshdeep Singh choked Afghanistan with relentless accuracy and a slew of variations while Abhishek Sharma tightened the noose with a brutal 84 as India hardly broke a sweat in their seven-wicket victory in the opening T20I in New Delhi Sunday. Arshdeep set the platform with superb figures of 3 for 19 which included 16 dot...

New Delhi: A day after holding a rare meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Sunday described it as a "good conversation" and said that both sides agreed to put the past behind. Pezeshkian held talks with Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the...

Chengdu/Bhubaneswar: Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri Sunday secured the girls' singles U17 title at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships after rallying to see off fellow Indian Shaina Manimuthu in the final. The Odisha youngster notched up a 11-15, 15-10, 15-12 win over Manimuthu. Patri, who won her first international title at the Pontianak International Challenge and...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar is all set to welcome Lord Ganesh as festive spirit grips the Bhubaneswar with giant idols, elaborately decorated pandals, themed entrance gates and cultural programmes expected to draw thousands of devotees. Around 420 Ganesh Puja mandaps and medhas are expected to be set up in the City and adjoining areas this year....

Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday said it wants to "reset" its relationship with India and build a new bilateral engagement based on mutual interests, while describing ties during the tenure of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina as "uncomfortable". The remarks by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir came two days after Bangladesh Thursday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday held bilateral discussions with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, with a focus on boosting trade and investment ties. Modi also held a series of meetings with other global leaders, including Kazakh President...

New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Sunday confirmed that one Indian seafarer is missing after an attack on commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman. “We condemn the attack on the commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman earlier today. Of the 14 Indian crew onboard, 13 Indians have been...

Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Sunday announced that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be rolled out across all 21 states currently governed by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) before 2029. Addressing a press conference in the city after attending several public programmes, the Home Minister addressed a wide array of national issues, outlining the...