Bhubaneswar: Odisha and Japan are exploring new avenues of business collaboration, innovation and cross-border entrepreneurship, with a recent agreement between an Odisha-based startup and a Japanese organisation expected to strengthen commercial ties and open up opportunities in international markets. In this regard, a high-level delegation from Japan’s Tottori Prefecture visited Startup Odisha at O-Hub here Tuesday to...

Bhubaneswar: In a move to strengthen passenger safety and improve service standards, the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has stepped up safety measures for Ama Bus operations, focusing on vehicle fitness, driver accountability and strict enforcement of safety protocols. The transport agency convened a review meeting with bus operators under the chairmanship of Managing Director Mohammed Sadique...

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA) Tuesday staged a protest outside the office of the Chief Engineer of the Central Water Commission (CWC) here, demanding public disclosure of the technical data and report being considered for an amicable settlement of the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The protest came amid indications that the proposed resolution...

Bhubaneswar: With foggy weather posing potential challenges to train operations during the winter months, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched a three-month special safety drive from November 10 to February 9, 2027, to minimise operational risks and ensure passenger safety. The drive is being undertaken across the Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Rayagada divisions, with officers, supervisors...

New Delhi: Foreign investors turned net buyers of Indian equities in November, infusing Rs 53,739 crore in the first nine days after two consecutive months of outflows, driven by the AI-led sell-off in global markets, strong domestic earnings growth and attractive large-cap valuations. The latest investment follows net outflows of Rs 34,843 crore in October and Rs...

New Delhi: Merchants are awaiting a revised rollout date from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on select person-to-merchant (P2M) Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions. NPCI had deferred the introduction of MDR charges beyond the originally planned October 15 rollout to avoid additional transaction costs during the festive season. With...

New Delhi/Washington: India Tuesday dismissed as "fabricated and malicious" allegations levelled against National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and former R&AW chief Samant Goel in a civil lawsuit filed by Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in a US court. New Delhi's remarks came after the US State Department said it delivered through a diplomatic note to the Indian...

Dhaka: Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has no legal optiFR left but to face execution of her death sentence, the International Crimes Tribunal's Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam said Tuesday, rejecting the possibility of issuing her a passport or travel document. The remarks came amid reports that a London-based legal chamber has approached the Bangladesh High...

New Delhi: More than three decades after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has still not seen the photograph of her husband's remains taken in the aftermath of the explosion. In her tell-all memoir, Belonging A Journey of Love, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi says her son...

New Delhi: Indira Gandhi cried while watching the harrowing visuals of the aftermath of Operation Blue Star in 1984, says Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, claiming that there were tears of pain and regret as well as of sorrow in the then PM's eyes at the manner which the siege at the Golden Temple had ended. In her...