India asks its nationals in Iran to leave by available means

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New Delhi: India Wednesday asked all its nationals residing in Iran to leave by available means and avoid any travel to the country as tensions mounted over possible military intervention by the US over Tehran's crackdown on nationwide protests that killed over 2,500 people. In a fresh advisory, the Indian embassy in Tehran urged all Indians, including students, pilgrims, business persons and tourists, to leave Iran by available means of transport,...

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Bangladesh urged to adopt zero tolerance for violence against foreign students

Bangladesh urged to adopt zero tolerance for violence against foreign students

Dhaka: Bangladesh must adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards violence against foreign students backed by credible prosecution and not hollow assurances, a report highlighted Wednesday, urging local universities to move beyond imposing curfews and stand up for their students outside campus gates. “There are many ways a country can lose its moral standing. One of the quietest and most corrosive is when students begin to fear walking outside their hostels because of...

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Editors Guild urges India, Pakistan to lift curbs on news websites

Editors Guild urges India, Pakistan to lift curbs on news websites

New Delhi: Editors Guild of India Wednesday urged governments of India and Pakistan to lift restrictions on news websites and restore access to cross-border journalism. In a statement here, the Guild admitted that there have been instances of media in both countries crossing bounds of balanced and professional journalism and going overboard with misinformation. However, while such aberrations and instances of unethical journalism need to be dealt with more conscientiously, blocking...

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Foreign Secretary Misri meets senior leader of Communist Party of China

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New Delhi: India Wednesday underlined the need to take positive steps to create the right environment for improving ties with China as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hosted Sun Haiyan, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), focusing on initiatives to rebuild the relations. Sun, the vice minister of the CPC's international department, is currently on a visit to India to explore ways to improve relations between the two...

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New Delhi: BookMyShow website crashed Wednesday minutes after the second phase of ticket sales for the men's T20 World Cup went live, overwhelmed by massive demand for the India-Pakistan clash in Colombo. The high-profile fixture, included in this phase of allocations, triggered a surge in traffic that led to an unprecedented number of simultaneous login and purchase...

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Senior IPS officer Rakesh Aggarwal appointed NIA chief

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Odisha pays tribute to author Fakir Mohan Senapati on birth anniversary

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday paid rich tributes to 'Vyasa Kabi' Fakir Mohan Senapati, regarded as the father of modern Odia literature, on his birth anniversary. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das and others remembered Senapati and hailed his...

Devotees throng Kalijai island temple in Chilika on Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti draws huge rush of devotees to Kalijai Island temple

Berhampur: Kalijai Island, home to the revered Kalijai temple inside Chilika Lake, witnessed a heavy rush of devotees Wednesday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Braving the winter chill, devotees from different parts of Odisha and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh arrived early in the morning to offer prayers to Goddess Kalijai, regarded as the presiding deity of fishermen,...

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Odisha plans integrated development of major Buddhist sites: Deputy CM

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: The Odisha government Wednesday said it is preparing a comprehensive plan for the integrated development, heritage conservation and modern historical research of major Buddhist sites in the state, including Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri, Udayagiri, Jirang and Dhauli. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who also holds the tourism portfolio, said this while addressing the International Buddhist Conference at Udayagiri...

India, Israel deepen fisheries cooperation with new agreement

India, Israel deepen fisheries cooperation with new agreement

Eilat (Israel):  India and Israel Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement in the field of fisheries and aquaculture on the sidelines of a three-day conference in this southern coastal city of Israel. The agreement was signed between Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Israel's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Avi Dichter...

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India asks its nationals in Iran to leave by available means

New Delhi: India Wednesday asked all its nationals residing in Iran to leave by available means and avoid any travel to the country as tensions mounted over possible military intervention by the US over Tehran's crackdown on nationwide protests that killed over 2,500 people. In a fresh advisory, the Indian embassy in Tehran urged all Indians, including...

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Members of Telugu community participate in prayers, Pongal celebrations organised by Andhra Mahila Samaj during Makar Sankranti festivities in Berhampur, Ganjam   Makar rice being prepared at Uttaraparshwa Math near Shrimandir, Puri   Kite workshop held at exhibition ground on Makar Sankranti in Bhubaneswar   Devotees offer prayers to Mahaprabhu on Makar Sankranti 👉 Follow Orissa POST...

 

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