By Shaun Seow Long-term global stability depends heavily on what happens in the ocean. Nowhere is this more evident than in Asia, home to much of the Coral Triangle and vast mangrove and seagrass ecosystems that sustain fisheries, protect coastal communities, and store massive amounts of carbon. Together, these ecosystems underpin food security, employment, and climate resilience...

By DK Giri India and Poland relations seem to have taken a nosedive in the last few months, especially since October 2025 when the Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, visited Pakistan. This visit happening a few months after the India-Pakistan conflict (May 2025) had ruffled feathers in South Block, New...

By Yurdi Yasmi With the world struggling to feed eight billion people today, how will we feed ten billion by 2050? Meeting the nutritional needs of a growing population requires not just a radical increase in food production – almost all of it plant-based – but also a more equitable distribution to ensure that no one is...

Explore today’s horoscope with astrology forecasts for all zodiac signs. Get daily insights for your star sign, including updates on love, career and life, and see what the stars may hold for you today. Aries: Today, you will meet with success, and you do it on your own merit, without any divine intervention. You may be a...

Vadodara: Sophie Devine composed unbeaten half-century, complemented by a disciplined bowling effort powered Gujarat Giants to a clinical 45-run victory over UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League Thursday. Returning to form, Devine anchored the innings with a calm 50 not out as Gujarat recovered from early hiccups to post a modest 153/8 after UPW opted to...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Thursday and asserted that close cooperation was vital for advancing the shared interests of the Global South. Modi received a call from the Brazilian president, and the two leaders underscored the importance of reformed multilateralism in addressing shared challenges, an official statement...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Thursday resolved to launch a state-wide agitation against the BJP government, accusing it of betraying the state's people after getting their votes. The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC), the apex body of the party, chaired by BJD president and former chief minister Naveen...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said the state government has set a target to provide irrigation facilities to an additional 15 lakh hectares over the next five years and underlined that proper water management was key to the economic development of the state. Majhi said this while addressing a gathering held to observe the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a fresh order imposing a complete ban on all products containing tobacco or nicotine, following a Supreme Court order, according to a notification. The state government had prohibited the manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of gutkha and panmasala containing tobacco or nicotine January 3, 2013. However, the Supreme Court observed in...

People carry idols of Goddess Saraswati from Unit-I Haat in Bhubaneswar ahead of Basant Panchami   Two men cast fishing nets in the Kuakhai river Bhubaneswar   Netaji’s Birthplace Museum at Odia Bazar, Cuttack   Police motorcade arranged by Commissionerate Police ahead of Vice President’s visit to Odisha   Preparations underway for Adivasi Mela at Adivasi Padia,...