New Delhi: India Friday strongly urged Iran to avoid attacks on commercial shipping and seafarers under any circumstances with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveying to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that New Delhi condemns any such strike by any party. Jaishankar said this during a phone conversation with Araghchi. "Conveyed our deep concerns at the ongoing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to undertake an aerial survey of several flood-hit northern districts Saturday, amid allegations by Opposition parties that he had been "feasting in Delhi" when the state people are reeling under the deluge. The recent flood has impacted over 7 lakh people spread across 20 of the state's 30...

Srinagar: Suspected terrorists opened fire on non-local labourers at a brick kiln in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, resulting in the death of one individual and injuries to another, officials said. The assailants targeted the labourers at the brick kiln in Kelam late in the evening. Officials said that two labourers were injured in...

New Delhi: A total of 4,840 Indian nationals have been deported by the US since 2025, including 1,273 between January and July this year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. "The total number of Indians deported from the US to India in 2026, from January 1 till date, is 1,273. In 2025, a total of...

Jayapur: A Class-X student died after he was allegedly stabbed by two non-students near his school in Koraput district Friday, prompting his family to block a national highway and demand the immediate arrest of the accused. The victim, Mahesh Bagh of Bariniput village, was attacked near Yojana High School in Bariniput under Jayapur Sadar police station limits....

Glasgow: India's Asmita Dey produced a spirited comeback to clinch the women's 48kg judo gold medal, defeating Canada's Heidi Quach in a dramatic golden score contest at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. The 23-year-old from Tripura found herself on the back foot early in the final after conceding a yuko and then receiving a penalty, allowing Quach...

New Delhi: Days after the US Senate cleared a new Bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on India, China and other major buyers of Russian oil and gas, New Delhi Friday said it was closely monitoring the situation. The Bill will now be taken up by the...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of allegations of question paper leaks in the recently held Post Graduate medical MD/MS examination, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday alleged that the repeated incidents of question paper leaks in Odisha reflect the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government's failure to maintain control over the examination system. The Opposition party in Odisha...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Andy Burnham vowed Friday to take the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership to "new heights" and maximise the benefits of the newly operationalised trade deal during a phone conversation covering key aspects of bilateral ties. It was the first phone call between the two leaders after Burnham became...

Los Angeles: Arnold Schwarzenegger received the sweetest birthday wishes from his daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger as he turned 79. On Friday, the actor’s daughter took to her Instagram, and shared a series of throwback pictures with her father and her family. She wrote in the caption, “Happy Birthday, Dad. So lucky you’re ours… and even luckier our kids...