Washington: Amid claps and cheers, four astronauts of NASA's Artemis-II mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a historic flight to the moon the first by humans in more than 50 years. "The path to the moon is open, but the work ahead is greater than the work behind," Amit Kshatriya, Indian-origin NASA Associate Administrator, told...

New Delhi: United States Ambassador to India Sergio Gor Friday said he had a “productive interaction” with US Secretary of State Wright and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in New Delhi, focusing on the future of US‑India energy cooperation. The meeting comes in the backdrop of India’s historic passage of the Sustainable and Holistic Advancement of Nuclear Technology...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi and several parliamentarians paid floral tributes to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule on his birth anniversary at the Parliament Complex Saturday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Rajya Sabha J.P. Nadda, Union Minister...

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Tihidi: More than 70,000 quintals of paddy lie heaped in the open outside mandis across Tihidi block in Bhadrak district, with continuous rain soaking the stocks and even leading to sprouting, as delayed lifting by millers leaves farmers without payments and authorities struggling to prevent further damage. The situation has arisen as millers have failed to lift...

Bantala: A woman and her eight-year-old daughter were killed in an elephant attack while returning home after watching a Danda Nacha performance late Thursday night in Angul district. The father narrowly escaped. The incident occurred near an orchard at the entrance of Madhupur village under the Bantala forest range. The deceased have been identified as Pankajini Pradhan,...

Baliapal: Thousands of fisherfolk along Odisha’s coastal belt are set to face a livelihood crisis as a two-month ban on sea fishing begins April 15. Once the ban comes into force, families dependent on daily catches will face a sudden loss of income with no immediate alternative means of sustenance. The restriction, which will remain in force...

Bhubaneswar: State Higher Education Department issued a comprehensive Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for all state public universities, government and private degree colleges, and teacher education institutions to reinforce discipline, academic integrity, and mutual respect on campuses. In an official communication issued by Joint Secretary Mousumi Nayak, the department stated that the code has been designed to...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 4,691 LPG cylinders have been seized, 31 FIRs have been lodged, and 5 individuals have been arrested for their involvement in illegal hoarding and black marketing activities during raids and inspections at 2,136 locations in 30 districts of the state, said Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department Friday. The raids were conducted at...

Washington: The United States and Iran are heading into high-stakes ceasefire talks in Islamabad amid deep mistrust, competing demands and mounting pressure on both sides to find an exit from the conflict, according to mainstream American media reports. As The Washington Post reported, the two sides appear to share little common ground beyond “their need to find...