Kendrapara school horror: Four teachers, peon held in minor’s gangrape case
Kendrapara: Five staff members of a private English-medium school in Rajkanika, including four teachers and a peon, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the gangrape of a Class VII girl student over the past two months. According to...
Rain washes out Super Eights match between New Zealand, Pakistan
Pallekele (Sri Lanka): New Zealand and Pakistan shared a point after incessant rain forced the abandonment of the opening T20 World Cup Group 2 Super Eights match in Sri Lanka’s Pallekele Saturday. Amid a slight drizzle, Pakistan won the toss...
Drones flew over Puri Jagannath temple 10 times in 19 months illegally: Minister
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Drones were illegally operated at least 10 times above and near the Jagannath Temple in Puri in the last 19 months, the Odisha Assembly was informed Saturday. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan also said that devotees of Lord Jagannath have...
Four of six workers stranded in Thailand return to Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Four of the six Odia workers, stranded in Thailand, returned to Odisha Saturday after the state government took steps to rescue them from the Southeast Asian country, an official statement said. The Directorate of Odisha Paribar under the Odia...
Shailabala Women’s College students protest for university status
Cuttack: Students of Shailabala Women’s College in Cuttack staged a protest after the institution was left out of the state government’s list of four newly announced universities. The college, considered the oldest women’s college in the state, has been witnessing...
Trump increases global tariffs to 15%, up from 10% he announced after Supreme Court decision
Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday said that he was raising the proposed global tariff to 15 per cent, up from the 10 per cent he announced a day earlier. Trump said in a social media post on that he was making the decision "Based on a thorough, detailed, and...
Read moreDetailsShirtless protest: Court sends arrested IYC workers to five-day police custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday sent the four Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers, who were arrested for protesting at the AI Impact Summit venue a day ago, to five-day police custody. Judicial Magistrate Ravi allowed the Delhi Police's plea seeking five days of custodial interrogation of the accused persons. A detailed order is awaited. The arrested protesters were Krishna Hari, national secretary of Youth Congress from Bihar; Kundan Yadav, IYC...
Read moreDetailsNew Delhi Declaration on AI Impact adopted; US, UK, China among nations to endorse vision for collaborative AI
New Delhi: The US, UK, China, and France are among 88 countries and international organisations to endorse 'New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact', with its adoption marking a significant milestone in global cooperation on artificial intelligence, an official release said Saturday. On the principle of 'Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya' -- Welfare for all, Happiness for all -- the declaration underscores that the benefits of AI must be equitably shared across humanity....
Read moreDetailsIndia, Brazil set $30-billion annual trade target, sign critical minerals pact
New Delhi: India and Brazil Saturday set an annual bilateral trade target of USD 30 billion by 2030 even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva discussed implications of the US Supreme Court striking down Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs. Following wide-ranging talks between Modi and Lula, the two sides signed nine pacts including one on cooperation in areas of rare earth minerals and another on...
Read moreDetailsIndian govt weighs impact of US Supreme Court tariff ruling: Comm Min
New Delhi: The Indian government is studying the developments on the US tariffs and their implications, the Commerce Ministry said Saturday. "We have noted the US Supreme Court judgement on tariffs yesterday (Friday). US President Donald Trump has also addressed a press conference in this regard. "Some steps have been announced by the US administration. We are studying all these developments for their implications," the ministry said. In a major setback...
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Kendrapara school horror: Four teachers, peon held in minor’s gangrape case
Kendrapara: Five staff members of a private English-medium school in Rajkanika, including four teachers and a peon, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the gangrape of a Class VII girl student over the past two months. According to Sukanta Kumar Patra, SDPO of Pattamundai, one of the arrested teachers, a woman, is charged with abetment...
Trump increases global tariffs to 15%, up from 10% he announced after Supreme Court decision
Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday said that he was raising the proposed global tariff to 15 per cent, up from the 10 per cent he announced a day earlier. Trump said in a social media post on that he was making the decision "Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written,...
Shirtless protest: Court sends arrested IYC workers to five-day police custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday sent the four Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers, who were arrested for protesting at the AI Impact Summit venue a day ago, to five-day police custody. Judicial Magistrate Ravi allowed the Delhi Police's plea seeking five days of custodial interrogation of the accused persons. A detailed order is awaited. The arrested...
Rain washes out Super Eights match between New Zealand, Pakistan
Pallekele (Sri Lanka): New Zealand and Pakistan shared a point after incessant rain forced the abandonment of the opening T20 World Cup Group 2 Super Eights match in Sri Lanka’s Pallekele Saturday. Amid a slight drizzle, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. But the steady droplets soon transformed into relentless pouring, forcing the officials...
Drones flew over Puri Jagannath temple 10 times in 19 months illegally: Minister
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Drones were illegally operated at least 10 times above and near the Jagannath Temple in Puri in the last 19 months, the Odisha Assembly was informed Saturday. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan also said that devotees of Lord Jagannath have donated over Rs 304.57 crore to the Puri temple in a span of 14 years and over...
Microsoft names Indian-origin Asha Sharma as CEO of Microsoft Gaming
New York: Technology giant Microsoft has named Indian-origin Asha Sharma as Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, joining a long and growing list of Indian-descent leaders at the helm of global companies. In a message announcing the appointment, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella Friday said that Sharma has helped build and scale services that...
10% US tariffs on India to give major export boost to domestic labour-intensive sectors
New Delhi: The reduction of the US reciprocal tariff on India from 25 per cent to 10 per cent will significantly improve competitiveness of domestic labour-intensive sectors in the US such as pharma, electronics, engineering, textiles, and gems and jewellery. In a major setback to US President Donald Trump's pivotal economic agenda for his second term, the...
