Johannesburg: The United States government has indicated that it has had a “change of mind” and wants to participate at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa in a reverse of its boycott, the South African president said Thursday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the summit host country had received communication from the US at...

Bhubaneswar: Two days after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told district collectors to take stringent measures to curb smuggling of minor minerals, opposition BJD Thursday alleged that sand theft goes on under the patronage of the BJP government. The allegation was made by BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty at a press conference here. "At a recently held district...

Bhubaneswar: The eviction drive in Salia Sahi, the largest slum in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, was completed Thursday, with the demolition of over 550 “unauthorised” dwelling units, an official said. The eviction drive was launched Tuesday to pave way for construction of a road to decongest traffic on the Jayadev Vihar-Nandankanan stretch, he said. A joint enforcement team of...

Los Angeles: The streaming series and the prequel to streaming cult ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘House of the Dragon’ is set to return with season 4. The new season will bow on OTT sometime in 2028. The third season of the prequel is due in summer 2026, reports ‘Variety’. The renewal announcement came during an HBO press presentation...

Happy Living Foundation organises Dev Deepavali celebrations at Ram Mandir in Bhubaneswar A view of the dumping yard near Sainik School, Bhubaneswar

Tel Aviv: India and Israel Thursday inked terms of reference (ToR) to formally launch negotiations for a free trade agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. The ToR include market access for goods by eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers, investment facilitation, simplification of customs procedures, increasing cooperation for innovation and technology transfer, and easing norms to...

Mumbai: Indian cricketer star Smriti Mandana is set to walk down the aisle with music composer on the 23rd of November this year. Celebrating their special day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now extended his best wishes and blessings to the couple and also to their respective families. An official letter from the PM's office read, “It...

Paris: A wax museum in Paris Thursday unveiled a new figure of the late Princess Diana depicted in a black dress that has come to be known as her “revenge dress,” decades after her tragic death in the city. The Grevin Museum, one of Europe's oldest wax museums, dressed the life-size figure of the late Princess of...

New Delhi: Technology major Google Thursday outlined a broad safety-first road map for India that puts children, teenagers and older adults at the centre of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) protection efforts. The US tech giant unveiled on-device real-time anti‑scam tools, text watermarking and digital‑literacy programmes to make AI safer and more inclusive for users. Scam Detection, powered...

Kendrapara: The Forest department Thursday arrested eight more marine fishermen on charge of illegally fishing along the turtle habitation zones in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary of Odisha's Kendrapara district. The department also seized their vessel and nets used in fishing. With the latest interception, around 120 fishermen have so far been arrested for acts of intrusion into the...