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India trashes Pakistan’s claim of denial of overflight to send aid to Sri Lanka

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal

New Delhi: India Tuesday trashed as 'ridiculous' Pakistan's claim that its request for using Indian airspace to send humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka was denied by New Delhi. "We reject the ridiculous statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, which is yet another attempt of spreading anti-India misinformation," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. The request for overflight clearance for a Pakistani aircraft carrying...

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Putin accuses Europeans of sabotaging peace efforts on Ukraine

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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv's European allies Tuesday of sabotaging US-led efforts to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine. “They don't have a peace agenda, they're on the side of the war,” Putin said after speaking to an investment forum and before he met in the Kremlin with a US delegation led by envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Putin's accusations appeared to be...

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DRDO successfully conducts high-speed test of fighter aircraft escape system

New Delhi: The DRDO has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at controlled velocity, validating some of the key safety parameters, including complete aircrew recovery. The test has placed India in "an elite club of nations" with advanced in-house escape system testing capability, the defence ministry said Tuesday. In a rocket-sled test, the system coupled with a rocket propulsion mechanism, is run at a high...

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India’s cut in Russian oil imports can only be for very brief period: Kremlin spokesman

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New Delhi: Russia expects to boost its oil exports to India again and views the current decline that has taken place due to Western sanctions as a very temporary phase, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. "There can be, for a very brief period of time, insignificant decreases in the volume of oil trade," Peskov told Indian journalists via a video link organised here by Russia's Sputnik news agency. In the...

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16 Polluted river stretches in state

Bhubaneswar: At least 16 stretches across major rivers in Odisha have been identified as polluted, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia informed the Assembly Tuesday. The polluted locations include parts of the Kathajodi river in Cuttack, the Daya river and the Gangua nullah in Bhubaneswar, Kushabhadra near Bhingarpur near Gop, and stretches of the...

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Adulthood should begin much later than 18

By Melvin Durai I’ve often wondered whether the way we treat people at different ages makes any sense scientifically. In many countries, you become an adult at age 18. That’s when you can vote, sign your name to a legally binding contract, and declare your independence from your parents (while continuing to live in their home). If...

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By Janine R. Wedel   Corruption may simply be a way of life for US President Donald Trump, but it is the defining issue of his presidency. From doling out pardons and policies in exchange for cash donations or favours to encouraging foreign governments and non-state actors to invest in his family’s crypto product, Trump’s corruption schemes...

Trump-Maduro Tensions

Tensions between the US and Venezuela have reached a seemingly critical level over what the US administration ostensibly calls its war against narco-terrorism. Earlier, US President Donald Trump squarely blamed Venezuela for smuggling into the country fentanyl, synthetic opioid, even though Venezuela does not even produce it. The US has already expanded its military presence in the...

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Putin accuses Europeans of sabotaging peace efforts on Ukraine

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv's European allies Tuesday of sabotaging US-led efforts to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine. “They don't have a peace agenda, they're on the side of the war,” Putin said after speaking to an investment forum and before he met in the Kremlin with a US delegation led by envoy...

Virat Kohli confirms his availability for Vijay Hazare Trophy

New Delhi: Indian superstar Virat Kohli Tuesday confirmed his availability to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning December 24, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Kohli, now a one-format player for India, is currently busy with the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is returning to the Hazare Trophy for the first time since appearing against...

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YouTuber Shubhankar Mishra apologises after backlash, deletes video

Bhubaneswar: Social media influencer Shubhankar Mishra, who has been booked for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Lord Jagannath devotees, Tuesday tendered an unconditional apology for his controversial video on the 12th-century shrine. Mishra, in his YouTube channel, said that he does not have any wrong intention to spread such information on the social media platform. "However,...

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Odisha Assembly passes Bill to decriminalise minor offences in 16 laws

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday passed a Bill aimed at decriminalising certain minor offences in 16 existing laws to promote a more business-friendly and citizen-centric environment in the state. The Odisha Jan Vishwas Bill, 2025, moved by Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain, was debated amid demands from the opposition BJD and Congress members to refer it to...

 

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