Dubai: India Tuesday advised its nationals travelling to the UAE to take adequate health insurance before commencing their journey, citing instances of Indians facing huge medical bills due to unforeseen illnesses or emergencies. "All Indian nationals who are travelling to the UAE for visit or tourism purposes are hereby advised to take adequate and appropriate medical insurance,...

Amaravati: Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab is likely to make landfall early Wednesday, the Meteorological Department said Tuesday. It will cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam between 2 am and 4 am, a Met department update said. The very severe cyclonic storm over west-central Bay of Bengal moved west to northwestwards with a...

Theni (Tamil Nadu): In a brazen and meticulously planned escape, 17 undertrial prisoners broke out of the Thekkampatti sub-jail here late Monday night after staging a fake medical emergency and overpowering prison guards, but luck ran out for 13 of them as a relentless police crackdown ensured they were back behind bars within hours. The dramatic jailbreak...

Jerusalem: Nearly 56 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots by 4 pm in the crucial elections Tuesday, the highest in Israel's recorded history, as surveys predicted a tight race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot. Polling stations opened across the country at 7 am local time and...

SANGRAM PAIKARAY, OP Balugaon: With cyclone ‘Arnab’ posing a potential threat to Odisha’s coastal areas, the Khordha district administration has initiated precautionary measures to deal with any eventuality. A preparatory meeting was held at the Chilika block office under the supervision of block development officer (BDO) Punam Mohapatra and Chilika tehsildar Kahnu Charan Ghadei, where a prohibition...

Bhubaneswar: The 45th General Council Meeting of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Tuesday here, witnessed heated exchanges over sanitation tenders, street lighting and procedural issues. Mayor Sulochana Das suspended Ward No. 37 Corporator Bandita Pal from the meeting after she allegedly continued livestreaming the proceedings on her mobile phone despite repeated objections. The meeting was chaired by...

Bhubaneswar: Domestic Piped Natural Gas (DPNG) connections are set to reach households across Bhubaneswar, offering residents a convenient, affordable and safe alternative to LPG cylinders, said Bhubaneswar Member of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi while inaugurating the first domestic PNG connection at Assotech World, a residential complex comprising 2,000 flats near Pahala here Tuesday. The initiative has been launched...

Malkangiri: Malkangiri is among the southern Odisha districts expected to bear the brunt of the impending severe cyclonic storm, ‘Arnab’, which is set to make landfall between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the forenoon of October 28. Odisha government has stepped up disaster preparedness, identifying 48,010 people for possible evacuation and keeping 466 shelters ready across eight districts....

Washington: Former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul has accused US President Donald Trump of “brutally” raping her at a New York City hotel in 1993, according to a report, citing a new report released by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee. The report examined Trump’s alleged links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. The White...

Bengaluru: Nearly one crore names have been deleted from the Karnataka voter list after the SIR exercise, reducing the total number of electors from 5.54 crore to 4.55 crore in the final electoral roll published Tuesday. The final rolls comprise 2,25,83,107 male voters, 2,29,14,063 female voters and 2,841 third-gender electors, Karnataka CEO V Anbukkumar said. Over 6.83...