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Bhubaneswar: Asserting that India's growth cannot remain one-sided, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said the next phase of industrial expansion must be powered by the east coast, with Odisha positioning as a natural gateway for the country's next wave of growth. Majhi said this while addressing industry leaders during his second-day visit to Gujarat and a...

Chennai: A writ petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay in connection with alleged income tax irregularities linked to the 2015 Tamil film "Puli". The petition, which was numbered by the High Court Registry Wednesday,...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 to make any obstruction to the singing of the national song Vande Mataram a punishable offence. This gives Vande Mataram the same statutory protection as the national anthem Jana Gana Mana. The Act, at present, protects the...

Keonjhar: Jeetu Munda, who recently hit the headlines for carrying his sister's skeleton to a rural bank to prove her death and withdraw money, Wednesday underwent a purification ritual as per tribal tradition and offered a feast to the community people. The Munda tribe buries their dead, and exhuming the remains is considered sacrilege. Purification rituals are...

Beijing: Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, who is here on his maiden visit to China, Wednesday met China's top political advisor Wang Huning and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries. Wang is a member of the high-level Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the ruling Communist Party of China and chairman of the National Committee...

Hyderabad: A luckless Yuzvendra Chahal was left high and dry by his 'butter-fingered' colleagues as Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan lived charmed lives to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging 235 for 4 against Punjab Kings in an IPL match Wednesday. After Abhishek Sharma (35 off 13 balls) and Travis Head (38 off 19 balls) blasted Arshdeep...

Washington: Indian companies plan to invest over USD 20.5 billion in the US in sectors such as technology, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, and announced projects worth USD 1.1 billion at a business summit here. A factsheet issued by the US said industry leaders celebrated Indian investments to the tune of USD 20.5 billion at the SelectUSA Investment Summit...

New Delhi: Ahead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to India, US envoy Sergio Gor Wednesday said Washington deeply values its growing partnership with New Delhi and remains committed to building even stronger ties that will benefit both the nations and the world. In a post on X, the US ambassador to India also shared an...

Kolkata: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Wednesday afternoon submitted a report to Governor R.N. Ravi on the post-poll violence in the state after the results of the recent Assembly elections were declared May 4. The CEO at the same time, handed over to the Governor the gazette notification on the list...