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India trashes Pakistan’s claim of denial of overflight to send aid to Sri Lanka

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal

New Delhi: India Tuesday trashed as 'ridiculous' Pakistan's claim that its request for using Indian airspace to send humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka was denied by New Delhi. "We reject the ridiculous statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, which is yet another attempt of spreading anti-India misinformation," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. The request for overflight clearance for a Pakistani aircraft carrying...

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Putin accuses Europeans of sabotaging peace efforts on Ukraine

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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv's European allies Tuesday of sabotaging US-led efforts to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine. “They don't have a peace agenda, they're on the side of the war,” Putin said after speaking to an investment forum and before he met in the Kremlin with a US delegation led by envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Putin's accusations appeared to be...

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DRDO successfully conducts high-speed test of fighter aircraft escape system

New Delhi: The DRDO has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at controlled velocity, validating some of the key safety parameters, including complete aircrew recovery. The test has placed India in "an elite club of nations" with advanced in-house escape system testing capability, the defence ministry said Tuesday. In a rocket-sled test, the system coupled with a rocket propulsion mechanism, is run at a high...

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India’s cut in Russian oil imports can only be for very brief period: Kremlin spokesman

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New Delhi: Russia expects to boost its oil exports to India again and views the current decline that has taken place due to Western sanctions as a very temporary phase, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. "There can be, for a very brief period of time, insignificant decreases in the volume of oil trade," Peskov told Indian journalists via a video link organised here by Russia's Sputnik news agency. In the...

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Putin accuses Europeans of sabotaging peace efforts on Ukraine

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv's European allies Tuesday of sabotaging US-led efforts to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine. “They don't have a peace agenda, they're on the side of the war,” Putin said after speaking to an investment forum and before he met in the Kremlin with a US delegation led by envoy...

Virat Kohli confirms his availability for Vijay Hazare Trophy

New Delhi: Indian superstar Virat Kohli Tuesday confirmed his availability to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning December 24, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Kohli, now a one-format player for India, is currently busy with the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is returning to the Hazare Trophy for the first time since appearing against...

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YouTuber Shubhankar Mishra apologises after backlash, deletes video

Bhubaneswar: Social media influencer Shubhankar Mishra, who has been booked for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Lord Jagannath devotees, Tuesday tendered an unconditional apology for his controversial video on the 12th-century shrine. Mishra, in his YouTube channel, said that he does not have any wrong intention to spread such information on the social media platform. "However,...

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Odisha Assembly passes Bill to decriminalise minor offences in 16 laws

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday passed a Bill aimed at decriminalising certain minor offences in 16 existing laws to promote a more business-friendly and citizen-centric environment in the state. The Odisha Jan Vishwas Bill, 2025, moved by Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain, was debated amid demands from the opposition BJD and Congress members to refer it to...

Police recover looted ornaments, cash in Puri; four held

Bhubaneswar: Puri Police have arrested four people and recovered gold and silver ornaments and cash looted from a vehicle in the district, an officer said Tuesday. Armed miscreants had intercepted a vehicle transporting cash, gold, and silver of a jewellery shop on the Chandanpur-Samjajpur over-bridge on the morning of November 20 and looted the valuables worth Rs...

DRDO successfully conducts high-speed test of fighter aircraft escape system

New Delhi: The DRDO has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at controlled velocity, validating some of the key safety parameters, including complete aircrew recovery. The test has placed India in "an elite club of nations" with advanced in-house escape system testing capability, the defence ministry said Tuesday. In a rocket-sled...

Odisha: BJD blames BJP for neglect of students in tribal hostels

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday alleged that students belonging to tribal and Dalit communities living in hostels meant for them have been subjected to severe neglect since the BJP-led state government came to power in Odisha. In a press conference held at Sankha Bhawan, the BJD headquarters, here Tuesday, the regional party leaders claimed...

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