New York: With the world in the throes of an energy crisis from the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump warned Thursday that time was running out for Tehran to “get serious” about a deal.​ Iran responded to the United States' 15-point peace proposal with a five-point plan, according to the Iranian news...

New Delhi: India Thursday called upon WTO members to work towards making the WTO's dispute settlement system fully functional, as the current dysfunctional mechanism has deprived countries of receiving effective redressal. On the first day of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 14th ministerial conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that there...

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Bhubaneswar: Family members of missing merchant navy cadet Sarthak Mohapatra Thursday met Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and sought his intervention for a CBI probe into the case, an official said. Sarthak went missing from a vessel off the Mauritius coast February 3. More than one-and-a-half months later, his mother, Rashmita Mohapatra and another family member called...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain closed to devotees for five hours Friday for rituals marking the birth of Lord Ram, the temple administration said. A notification by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) stated: " Friday, 27th March 2026, Chaitra Shukla Shree Rama Navami tithi, the Shree Rama Janma Niti of the Holy...

Kabul: Dozens of people were buried in a Kabul cemetery Thursday in the second mass funeral of victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation centre in the Afghan capital earlier this month. Bulldozers opened a large pit into which individual graves were dug for the 60 coffins. Afghan officials have said hundreds of people...

New Delhi/Mumbai: Indian airlines are set to operate a little over 23,000 weekly domestic flights during the summer schedule starting from March 29, which is 10 per cent less than the services flown during the same period a year ago. Aviation watchdog DGCA has published the domestic flights summer schedule, which is from March 29 to October...

Raipur: The number of armed Maoist cadres in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh has declined sharply by over 5,500 in recent years, marking a major success in the fight against Left-Wing Extremism. Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma said this significant reduction has brought the region closer to its target of becoming completely free from...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday unveiled a new excise policy with a 'de-addiction' cess, hike in licence fees and restructuring the revenue mechanism. Unveiling the policy in the Odisha Assembly, Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said that this policy will remain in force for three years from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2029. He said as per...

Mumbai: The first poster of the upcoming film Valmiki Ramayana was unveiled Thursday. The visuals reflect devotion, purity, and reverence for one of India’s most sacred epics. The film is being envisioned as a theatrical experience grounded in faith and simplicity, staying true to the spirit of the original text. It is helmed by Bhavna Talwar, and brings...