New Delhi: An Air India aircraft flying from Delhi to Amritsar briefly infringed Pakistani airspace while executing a go-around manoeuvre at Amritsar airport Monday, the Tata Group airline said in a statement. The incident involved flight AI479 and occurred during the aircraft's approach to Amritsar, according to the carrier. "The crew operating flight AI479 from Delhi to...

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Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale Wednesday urged the Odisha government to regularly review cases of atrocities against Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities in the state. Athawale made the remarks while reviewing the implementation of various welfare schemes of his ministry with senior state government officials here, an official statement said. The Union Minister of...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Police's cybercrime unit has facilitated the recovery of Rs 1.10 crore defrauded from a retired professor in a digital arrest scam through prompt intervention under the 1930 Cyber Helpline mechanism, an official said Wednesday. The victim, a resident of Bhubaneswar, lodged a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) May 15, alleging a...

Chandigarh: The house-to-house enumeration exercise under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will begin across Punjab June 25, with all preparations for the exercise complete, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra said Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, Mitra said booth level officers (BLOs) will visit every household to distribute pre-printed enumeration forms and assist voters...

Seoul: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with South Korea's National Security Director Wi Sung-lac Wednesday. During the meeting, EAM Jaishankar and Wi Sung-lac shared their strategic assessments on global developments and the Indo-Pacific. "Glad to meet Wi Sung-lac, Director of National Security of the ROK this evening. Had a useful exchange of strategic...

Kolkata: Three people died and 18 others were rescued after a three-storey under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of west Kolkata collapsed Wednesday afternoon, trapping several people underneath the rubble, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said. Adhikari, who visited the disaster site where rescue operations were underway, added that about 18 more people remained trapped under...

New Delhi: India and the US reviewed the progress in negotiations for an interim bilateral trade agreement during a two-day ministerial meeting and discussed core elements, including market access, digital trade and non-tariff barriers, as both countries aim to conclude the pact before Washington's temporary 10 per cent tariff expires July 24. Leading an official delegation, United...

Bhubaneswar: Emphasising the use of AI and other advanced technologies to safeguard the country's coastline, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said maritime security is crucial not only for national security but also for economic development and the livelihoods of millions dependent on the sea. Addressing the inaugural session of the 14th Multi-Agency Maritime Security Group...

Tokyo: An Iranian diplomat rejected comments Wednesday by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying nuclear site inspections would only be possible after a final US-Iran deal. Kazem Gharibabadi, a deputy foreign minister, made the comment on X. He was reacting to remarks earlier in the day by Rafael Mariano Grossi in Japan. No meeting...