Odisha: Bus carrying 50 passengers loses wheel, alert driver prevents mishap
Berhampur: A major accident was averted in Odisha’s Gajapati district Sunday after a private bus carrying around 50 passengers lost one of its front wheels while in motion. The incident took place near the Mohana Port Division office when the...
Truck ‘drags’ auto for 60 metres in Bhubaneswar leaving two critically injured
Bhubaneswar: A truck "hit and dragged" an auto-rickshaw for nearly 60 metres near Pandara Square in Bhubaneswar Sunday, critically injuring the passenger and leaving a biker hurt after the driver allegedly "tried to flee the scene", sources said. The accident...
MI elect to bowl against RR; Bumrah rested
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match in Mumbai Sunday. The Royals (14 points) need to win this match -- last league game for both the teams...
Odisha: Man injured after coming in contact with overhead wires while clicking selfie atop train
Bhubaneswar: A man sustained critical burn injuries after coming into contact with overhead electric wires while trying to take a selfie standing on top of a goods train at Mancheswar railway station in Bhubaneswar Sunday, a statement said. The man...
Odisha govt reshuffles IPS, OPS cadres; 18 officers transferred across state
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has carried out a major reshuffle in the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Odisha Police Service (OPS) cadres, transferring and reassigning 18 senior police officers to different posts across the state. According to a notification issued by...
24 killed in blast targeting Jaffar Express shuttle in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Karachi: At least 24 people were killed and nearly 70 injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province Sunday, authorities said. The explosion occurred near Chaman Phatak railway station in Quetta. Pakistan's Railways Minister, Hanif Abbasi, confirmed the explosion and said there were passengers...
Read moreDetailsRubio calls anti-Indian racist comments ‘stupid’, unacceptable
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Sunday described the United States as a "welcoming country" and termed the racist comments made against Indians as the actions of "stupid" people. Addressing a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Rubio stated that he takes such comments very seriously. On being asked about racist remarks against Indians in the US, he responded: "I don't know how to address that,...
Read moreDetailsIndia-US relations have not lost momentum: Rubio after meeting Jaishankar
New Delhi: Relations between India and the US have not lost momentum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday after holding high-level talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Rubio, who is currently in New Delhi, said, "India-US relations have not lost momentum India-US relations will come out much stronger in the coming years." He further said the US hopes that the long-pending trade deal between the two countries will be...
Read moreDetailsDelhi Red Fort blast: NIA chargesheet reveals abuse of AI platform for ‘terror engineering’
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the Red Fort area car blast case in Delhi has found that a chargesheeted accused, linked to an offshoot of global terrorist outfit Al-Qaida, allegedly misused an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for "terror engineering", official sources said Sunday. They said the accused persons had also made rocket Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and tested them in the Qazigund forest in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag...
Read moreDetailsEbola outbreak: India advises citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda
New Delhi: The government Sunday advised Indian citizens, currently residing in or travelling to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, to strictly follow public health guidance issued by local authorities and maintain heightened precautions, in light of the reported outbreak of Ebola disease in these countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). “In view of the evolving situation in...
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Odisha: Bus carrying 50 passengers loses wheel, alert driver prevents mishap
Berhampur: A major accident was averted in Odisha’s Gajapati district Sunday after a private bus carrying around 50 passengers lost one of its front wheels while in motion. The incident took place near the Mohana Port Division office when the private bus named ‘Harihara’ was travelling from Berhampur to Brahmani village. According to eyewitnesses, the front wheel...
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Truck ‘drags’ auto for 60 metres in Bhubaneswar leaving two critically injured
Bhubaneswar: A truck "hit and dragged" an auto-rickshaw for nearly 60 metres near Pandara Square in Bhubaneswar Sunday, critically injuring the passenger and leaving a biker hurt after the driver allegedly "tried to flee the scene", sources said. The accident took place near Pandara Square in Bhubaneswar when the truck, allegedly moving at high speed, rammed the...
Ramesh questions Centre over USD 500 billion US import commitment
New Delhi: The Congress Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's remarks that India has committed to purchasing USD 500 billion worth of American goods over the next five years, alleging that the compromised PM was going the extra mile to appease his good friend. Congress general secretary in charge of...
Rubio calls anti-Indian racist comments ‘stupid’, unacceptable
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Sunday described the United States as a "welcoming country" and termed the racist comments made against Indians as the actions of "stupid" people. Addressing a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Rubio stated that he takes such comments very seriously. On being asked about racist remarks...
























































































