Colombo: India has surpassed the UK to emerge as Sri Lanka's second-largest export market in January-April this year, the Export Development Board said here today. The US remains the island country's largest export market. "India has consolidated its position as Sri Lanka's second-largest export destination, surpassing the United Kingdom, with exports increasing by 8.9 per cent to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to host the BRICS Technical Meeting on "Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group" under India's presidency, from June 3 to 5, officials said Monday. According to an official statement issued by the state Revenue and Disaster Management department, the representatives and experts from BRICS countries will participate in the meeting and deliberate on...

Beijing/Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday met Chinese President Xi Jinping, who hailed Beijing's "unbreakable" friendship with Islamabad and commended Pakistan for taking the initiative to play a mediating role in restoring peace in West Asia. During the meeting at the Great Hall of the People, Xi called Shehbaz an "old friend" and said the two countries...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said he has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the celebrations for the second anniversary of the BJP government in the state. The BJP formed a government in Odisha for the first time in 2024 after defeating the 24-year-old BJD dispensation headed by Naveen Patnaik. The party also...

New Delhi: Government-owned oil marketing companies -- Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum -- are still losing around Rs 600 crore a day despite the increase in petrol and diesel prices announced  May 25, a senior government official said Monday. This is the fourth increase in the prices of the two fuels over the last 10...

Keonjhar: A two-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered pit dug for pipeline repair work in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, a source said Monday. The incident took place at Jhanjhana village under Hatadihi block in Anandpur subdivision Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Anil, son of Arun Khandei. According to villagers, a private contractor had dug...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday said criminal law cannot be permitted to be set in motion against every relative of the husband in a matrimonial dispute merely on the basis of omnibus allegations lacking a specific factual foundation. The top court said that while safeguarding the rights and dignity of victims of domestic violence remains of paramount...

Mumbai: The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) Monday said its more than four lakh members would not work with Ranveer Singh following his last-minute exit from Farhan Akhtar's Don 3, which had been in the making for three years. Akhtar and his partner Ritesh Sidhwani had filed a complaint against Singh before the Indian Film...

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Kumar Jena Monday resigned from the post of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) chairman, citing personal reasons. Odisha government has accepted his resignation, according to a notification issued by Energy department. Jena has been permitted to relinquish office with effect from May 25, 2026. "Jena is allowed to relinquish his post with effect from May...

New Delhi: Amid growing complaints over glitches and discrepancies in the CBSE re-evaluation process, some Class 12 students have alleged that the scanned copies of their answer sheets uploaded by the board did not match their handwriting, raising concerns over possible answer-sheet mismatch in the On Screen Marking (OSM) system. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)...