Dubai: The Iranian Foreign Ministry suggested late Wednesday that the deal with the United States could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian. Such an signing ceremony would represent a major step for the two countries, which saw diplomatic relations break off in 1980 over the US Embassy hostage crisis in Tehran. Foreign Ministry spokesperson...

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Bhubaneswar:  Odisha government Wednesday approved 20 mega investment proposals worth Rs 76,612 crore, which will generate employment for over 50,0000 people in the state. The project proposals were approved at the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. With progressive policies, robust infrastructure, and a strong commitment to ease of doing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha sizzled under extreme heat Wednesday with Boudh in the western part of the state registering a maximum temperature of 42.7 degrees Celsius, forcing five districts to extend the summer vacation in schools and anganwadi centres. Schools in Bolangir, Sonepur, Ganjam, Angul and Sundargarh will remain closed till June 20, instead of June 18. With June...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday decided to form a structured engagement mechanism to implement investment proposals from Singapore in the state. The decision was taken at a meeting between Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and High Commissioner of Singapore to India, Simon Wong, at the state secretariat Lok Seva Bhawan. They discussed the successful implementation of bilateral...

Malkangiri: Family members of a pregnant woman, who died due to a snakebite, allegedly thrashed a doctor of a district hospital, accusing him of medical negligence, officials said Wednesday. Malkangiri Chief District Medical Officer Nihar Ranjan Prahraj denied the allegation, saying the patient was treated as per protocol. The eight-month pregnant Vandana Mandal was taken to the...

New Delhi: The India-UK free trade agreement will come into force July 15 this year, the commerce ministry said Wednesday. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was inked July 24 last year. In a major stride for India's global economic engagement, India and the United Kingdom today announced that the CETA will enter into force 15th...

Bhubaneswar: A Pocso court Wednesday sentenced a man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2024. Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge (Pocso), Bhubaneswar, Saroj Kumar Sahoo pronounced the judgment after examining statements from 13 witnesses and 84 documents. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict, Santosh Khuntia, the...

Kathmandu: Nepalese tea producers have announced an indefinite suspension of production from Thursday after India introduced stricter quality checks on imported tea to ensure compliance with domestic quality standards. Last week, the Tea Board of India said it has introduced stricter quality checks to ensure that imported tea meets Indian standards. We have started 100 per cent...

Evian-Les-Bains: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday raised the issue of the safety of seafarers with US President Donald Trump, asserting that the proposed peace deal between Iran and the US must have provisions for their security. Modi and Trump held wide-ranging talks on the sidelines of the G7 summit that focused on the proposed bilateral trade deal,...