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Bhubaneswar: A day after police launched a drive against cattle smuggling in Odisha, a minister Sunday warned that the state government will not show any leniency towards those involved in such illegal activities. The warning was issued by Odisha's Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik. The state government will not show any leniency towards those...

Kyiv: Hundreds of thousands in Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine were left without power Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there. Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of Ukraine's energy grid in overnight attacks that killed at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials. More than 200,000 households in the Russian-held part of Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region...

New York/Washington: White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has renewed his criticism of India, questioning why Americans are paying for Artificial Intelligence in India. Navarro's comments Saturday came amid a strain in India-US ties, which began after US President Donald Trump slapped a 50 per cent tariff on New Delhi, including a 25 per cent additional duty...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Sunday said it has filed a chargesheet against an online betting website whose Pakistani directors are based in the UAE. A total of 14 individuals and companies have been named as accused in the case against Magicwin. India banned real-money online gaming and betting in 2025, calling it a financial and social...

Raipur: In a tragic accident Sunday, five people lost their lives, and 80 others sustained injuries after a bus fell into a gorge near the Orsa Bangladara ghati on the Chhattisgarh-Jharkhand border. The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of the Mahuadanr police station, sending shockwaves through the local community. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed deep sorrow...

Jakarta: Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said Sunday. The victim was discovered on the mountain slope and was currently being evacuated to the search and rescue (SAR) command post in Tompobulu village. "Today our team, besides evacuating several pieces of aircraft...

Islamabad: A key bridge in Mir Ali tehsil of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was blown up with explosives by unidentified attackers, causing severe difficulties for residents, local media reported Sunday. Police said that the explosion took place in Khushhali (Makinah) village of Mir Ali after unidentified attackers carried out a blast late at night, destroying the bridge and...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee Sunday slammed the BJP and said a change of government is needed at the Centre. The Diamond Harbour MP's clear message was that it is not Bengal that needs to change, but the 'landlords' of Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted the West Bengal government with a new...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is slated to hear Monday the pleas filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members challenging a trial court order that directed the framing of criminal charges against them in the alleged IRCTC hotel scam case. As per the cause list published on the official...