Washington: The Trump administration Sunday signalled that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the conflict with Iran could be signed within hours, potentially reopening the Strait of Hormuz and paving the way for broader negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme. Senior US officials appearing Sunday news programmes expressed confidence that the agreement remained on track despite...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Sunday sought Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's intervention into the alleged assault and arrest of a woman sarpanch in Kendrapara district, while the victim demanded a judicial probe into the entire episode, alleging police excesses. Tikhiri Gram Panchayat's Sarpanch Chameli Ojha (33) was arrested on the charge of verbally abusing a block...

Bhubaneswar: At least seven people died and 26 others were injured in four separate road accidents across three districts of Odisha Sunday, police said. In Keonjhar district, five people died in separate road mishaps involving motorcycles in Kanjipani police station area on National Highway-49, they said. The deceased have been identified as brothers Akshaya Sanangi (40) and...

Los Angeles: English film industry actress Sofia Vergara is getting nostalgic about her fellow actors from her show ‘Modern Family’. The actress can't help but "miss everybody" from the show. The actress recently spoke about missing her former costars, including Ed O'Neill, reports ‘People’ magazine. She told ‘People’, "I miss Ed O'Neill so much”. I mean, I...

 Agra: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Sunday that India is a peace-loving country but is fully capable of dealing decisively with forces that threaten its security. "We are people who want peace, but we also know how to permanently silence those who spread disturbance," Singh said, addressing a gathering after unveiling a statue of Maharana Pratap ....

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s sudden arrival in the national capital and his open rebellion against party leadership is making headlines since he has been known as a close confidante of party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee and a staunch supporter of his leader in Parliament for decades. However, he is also known to have gone against...

Deir al-Balah: Gaza's Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000. The updated toll Sunday came as Israel has continued to strike despite a fragile ceasefire deal reached in October. Confirmation came from Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the ministry's records department, and Hamza Salem from the ministry's public relations department. The...

Kolkata: The West Bengal CID Sunday conducted marathon questioning of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party MLA Kunal Ghosh in Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged forgery of MLAs' signatures on documents related to the appointment of Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, an officer said. Banerjee, who reached...

Bhadrak: A 25-year-old man allegedly hacked his mother to death with an axe in Odisha's Bhadrak district, suspecting her of practising black magic, police said Sunday. The incident took place at Jirina village under the Bant police station limits Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Mamata Sahu (55). According to preliminary investigation, the accused was mentally...

Lahore: A nine-year-old Australian girl of Pakistan origin was killed and her father and brother were critically injured when police personnel opened indiscriminate fire on their car suspecting them to be robbers in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said Sunday. The incident took place in Chakwal district, about 300 km from Lahore June 10. The Australian Department...