Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and discussed the global economic outlook and India's evolving growth trajectory. Sitharaman met Georgieva on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, in Asheville, Tuesday. "The discussion also covered the structural shifts underway in India and the importance of...

Kathmandu: Nepalese authorities Wednesday urged people living in the central, western, and eastern parts of the Himalayan Nation to remain alert after water levels in three major rivers have crossed their alert levels following rainfall in different parts of the country. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology's Flood Forecasting Division, the Sun Koshi River in...

Dubai: United States military struck targets in Iran Tuesday as hostilities flared after a month without military action. Iran fired missiles and drones in response, Iranian semiofficial media said. The Fars and Tasnim news agencies, seen as close to Iran's security forces, reported late Tuesday that Iran had launched such operations. One US strike hit a home...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal Wednesday alleged that the SIR being carried out by the Election Commission is an exercise to manipulate the voters list and urged the Supreme Court to stop the bulk deletions taking place under it. The former Union minister also alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls that...

By Durga Kirti, OP Thuamul Rampur: The Government High School at Badachhatranga village in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district is facing severe infrastructure problems, with water leaking from classroom roofs and plaster falling during the rainy season. The school, established in 1966, was renovated under the 5T initiative during the previous government. However, alleged poor-quality of...

Patana: A mother’s desperate effort to save her 13-year-old son ended in tragedy after a washed-out bridge prevented an ambulance from reaching their village in Kendujhar district. Meena Mohanta and her son, Naresh, went to a pond near their home in Jhaliapada village under Patana police limits Tuesday morning. Naresh went ahead towards the pond and accidentally...

Bhubaneswar: BJP and BJD traded salvos over the MMDR Act, with the saffron party saying former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik was "shedding crocodile tears", and the regional outfit accusing it of "telling lies" that the state would not suffer losses due to the new mining law. Parliament in August passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation)...

Debagada: Odisha Vigilance Tuesday arrested the former secretary of Kalla Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) in Debagada district for allegedly misappropriating Rs 16.72 lakh in government funds during the 2024-25 financial year. The accused, Sripati Pradhan, was arrested over allegations of diverting funds and illegally selling fertiliser meant for local farmers. He was produced before the Special...

Bhabanipatana: A newborn baby died at the district headquarters hospital in Bhabanipatana, Kalahandi district, allegedly due to medical negligence. While the incident occurred Monday night, the baby’s family protested at the hospital Tuesday, prompting police to reach the spot and pacify them. According to family members, the wife of Markanda Bagarti of Pratappur village under the Lanjigarh...

New York: The woman killed in a random stabbing in Times Square was a Bank of America Vice President, the bank confirmed Tuesday. Police identified her and the attacker, who was killed in a confrontation with officers shortly after the rampage. The woman who died, Erin Piacenti, 32, was one of two people who were stabbed Monday...