Dubai: Saudi Arabia warned of a "hostile aerial threat" and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom overnight, including the first alert in its capital since an escalation in fighting with Iran-backed rebels in neighbouring Yemen. Meanwhile, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Tehran has sent Washington its conditions for ending the...

New Delhi: Semicon India 2026 attracted huge participation from global chip industry companies looking to collaborate and expand their presence in India by leveraging skilled local talent and supportive central and state government policies. Lithographic equipment major ASML, which has a presence only in semiconductor-producing nations, has set up an office in India and expressed optimism that...

Brahmapur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Saturday sentenced five men to three years' rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in a mule bank account fraud case. The Judicial Magistrate First Class court at Khallikote convicted the five men -- Sushant Sahu, Sudam Patra, Pabitra Sahu, Bimal Kumar Sahu, and Pradeep Das-after examining nine witnesses and relevant documents,...

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: CBI Saturday collected incriminating documents and digital evidence during coordinated searches conducted in Hyderabad and Odisha in connection with a Rs 48.48 crore PNB loan fraud by two private companies, an official said. During the operation by the Central Bureau of Investigation’s Bank Security Fraud Branch, Bengaluru, searches were conducted at the residential premises of the...

Jayapur: Vikram Dev University in Jayapur, Koraput district, Saturday postponed its second-semester undergraduate Ability Enhancement Course (AEC 1.2) English examination after a question paper circulating on WhatsApp was found to match the paper scheduled for the day, university officials said. The examination was scheduled to be held from 2pm to 5pm at examination centres across Koraput, Rayagada,...

New Delhi: Domestic LPG consumers will have to complete biometric Aadhaar authentication to book refills at the regulated retail selling price with applicable subsidy from October 1, the government said Saturday, as it seeks to ensure subsidised cooking gas reaches only eligible households. Consumers who have already completed the authentication will not need to take any further...

New Delhi: Several prominent voters of Delhi, including Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, have been issued notices by the poll body for "discrepancies" in the details of their enumeration forms submitted under the ongoing SIR exercise, officials said Saturday. However, the entry for the chief minister has been "validated" and her name will...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those injured. Eight people died after their car fell into a drain, which was overflowing with rainwater, in Madhya...

Brahmapur: Odisha Fire Service personnel Saturday fished out the body of a student who was missing during the immersion of the Ganesh idol in the Rushikulya River in Ganjam district. The deceased was identified as Sumit Kumar Mishra (17), a Plus III (last year) Science student of Tara Tarini College, Purushottampur and a resident of Jharakuali village,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi prefers luxurious living as Odisha faces several pressing issues, much like Nero playing the fiddle as Rome burned, the BJD said Saturday over the BJP government spending Rs 3.31 crore to renovate his two official residences. An RTI query by activist PK Pradhan revealed that Rs 3.31 crore was spent for...