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Berhampur: The Odisha Police Wednesday arrested four persons, including two brothers, Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a 45-year-old woman and three youths by tying them to an electric pole on suspicion of theft in Ganjam district. The accused are residents of Bhetanai village under Kotinada police station limits. They were arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged...

Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday criticised India for what it called unwarranted remarks about its military campaign against the alleged terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan. India Tuesday unequivocally condemned Pakistan's barbaric airstrike on a drug treatment centre in Kabul and described it as a blatant assault on Afghanistan's sovereignty and a threat to regional peace and stability. In a strong...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Wednesday arrested a bank officer for allegedly embezzling government funds of over Rs 5 crore with the help of his father, officials said. The accused is the branch head of a small finance bank in Odisha's Bhadrak district, they said. The fraud targeted the office of the Block Education Officer (BEO), Korei...

Washington: Director of US National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Wednesday warned that Pakistan’s advancing missile programme could eventually put the United States within range, flagging it as part of a growing set of global threats to the American homeland. Presenting the intelligence community’s 2026 Annual Threat Assessment, Gabbard said China and Russia are developing advanced delivery systems capable...

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has increased the deployment of its warships near the Gulf of Oman and is escorting Indian-flagged ships coming from the Strait of Hormuz region amid heightened tensions in West Asia that have raised concerns over global energy security. According to government sources, Indian-flagged tankers continue to pass through the strategically important Strait...

New Delhi: All Indian seafarers in the Middle East region are safe, and no shipping incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said Wednesday. At present, 22 Indian-flagged vessels with 611 Indian seafarers remain in the western Persian Gulf region, with the Directorate General of...

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, held a "fruitful meeting" with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Wednesday, discussing "critical security and geopolitical issues" and the ongoing strategic cooperation between the United States and India. The meeting took place amid the current conflict in West Asia and the highly volatile security situation on the Afghanistan-Pakistan...

Bhubaneswar: The regional passport office in Bhubaneswar received a bomb threat via email Wednesday, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said. According to police, passport officials received an email warning that a bomb had been planted on the premises. Acting swiftly, police launched a thorough search of the office, deploying a dog squad and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday suspended four officers for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire at SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack killed 12 patients, officials said. The suspended officials include three personnel of Odisha Fire Service and one from the electrical department. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire may have been...