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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Friday demanded an immediate rollback of the fuel price hike, accusing the ruling BJP of adopting a "double standard" on the issue of GST on petrol and diesel. The women's wing of the Congress staged a demonstration near a fuel station in Bhubaneswar, protesting the increase of Rs 3 per litre in...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the US in the autumn this year, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Beijing Friday. Addressing the media after the conclusion of US President Donald Trump's three-day visit to China, Wang said both sides should work together to make thorough preparations for the interactions and exchanges...

New Delhi: India can play a "greater role" in bringing peace to West Asia because of its friendly ties with almost all countries in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday, amid mounting global concern over the economic fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran. His remarks at a press conference in New Delhi came...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: A few hours after the Centre announced a hike in diesel prices, the State Transport Authority (STA) Friday issued an order regarding revision of bus fares in a range of 2 paise to 6 paise in different categories of buses in Odisha. According to an order issued by the Office of the...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Friday hailed their talks as "historic" and "landmark", as the American leader wrapped up his three-day visit on a high note, but no deals on any contentious issues were announced. Both Presidents, who held several rounds of talks covering a range of global issues, including...

Rourkela: A pickup van driver was allegedly beaten to death by a group of truck drivers in an incident of road rage in Odisha's Sundargarh district Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Munda (34), a resident of Gultha village in the Bhasma police station area, they said. The incident happened in the afternoon near...

Bhubaneswar: Youth Congress activists Friday staged a protest here demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET question paper leak. Holding posters, banners and party flags, the Youth Congress activists took out a protest rally in Bhubaneswar from the state Congress office to Master Canteen Square and burnt effigies of Pradhan and Prime...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department Friday arrested a government junior engineer (JE) for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. "Bijay Kumar Mohanty, JE, Command Area Development (CAD) Division, Bhadrak, has been placed under arrest and will be forwarded to the court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Balasore for possession of disproportionate assets," the department said in...

Kendrapara: A homoeopathic doctor was killed allegedly by his elder brother and other family members over a property dispute in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said Friday. The deceased has been identified as Golakh Chandra Nauri (42) of Baradanga village within Mahakalapada police station limits. Police said a quarrel broke out between the two brothers over a land...