New Delhi: In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that ‘Made in India’ products will now have a reduced tariff of 18 per cent, as US President Donald Trump said India and the United States had reached a trade deal. PM Modi posted on X that it was “wonderful to speak with my dear...

New Delhi: Tata Group-owned Air India Monday said it has grounded one of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft after a pilot reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch. The airline confirmed the development in an official response. Soon after receiving the information from the pilot, the aircraft was taken out of service as a precautionary step,...

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday, apparently in an attempt to address the sharp downturn in the relations between the two countries. US ambassador to India Sergio Gor confirmed the phone conversation in a brief social media post. The phone conversation took place on a day External Affairs Minister S...

President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Bhubaneswar at Biju Patnaik International Airport for her six-day Odisha visit; received by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi A large crowd gathers at the Khandagiri Mela, as visitors throng the fairgrounds to soak in the festive atmosphere Beautification work underway at Puri’s Swetaganga Pushkarini ahead of the...

New York: Describing the India Gate in New Delhi as "India's beautiful Triumphal Arch", US President Donald Trump said a similar monument in America will be "the greatest of them all." The 42 metre high India Gate, an "Arc-de-Triomphe", honours the memory of the 70,000 Indian soldiers who were killed fighting for the British Army during World...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Monday raised concerns over alleged 'lapses' on the part of the Election Commission for not uploading Form 17C data on the official website even after 19 months of the 2024 state and Lok Sabha elections. The regional outfit headed by former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, which was defeated in the 2024 Lok Sabha...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's fisheries minister Ramalingam Chandrasekeran Monday accused the Indian coast guards of assaulting the fishermen from the island nation within its waters. While addressing the media over the incident, Ramalingam, Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, said that the Indian High Commission has been informed about the incident. Three trawlers with 12 fishermen had...

Navi Mumbai: Indian team management will heave a sigh of relief with Tilak Varma ticking all the boxes on his return to competitive cricket after a lower abdominal surgery as the 'A' team, comprising mostly of IPL stars, comfortably defeated the United States of America by 38 runs in a high-scoring warm-up game Monday. Batting first, India...

New Delhi: Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh Monday said ISRO will attempt another launch of its workhorse rocket PSLV in June after two back-to-back failures, ruling out suggestions of sabotage. Addressing a press conference here, Singh said the reasons for the failure of the launches of PSLV C61 and PSLV-C62 missions in May last year...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will distribute smartphones to about 46,000 community resource persons (CRPs) working under the Mission Shakti Department, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Monday. Speaking to reporters, Parida said the government will also provide uniforms and identity cards to all the community support staff of Mission Shakti from April 1, coinciding with Utkal Divas....