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A landmark debt-swap deal backed by Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation helped Seychelles convert foreign debt into funding for long-term ocean conservation. The arrangement helped the island nation expand its protected ocean area from just 0.04% of its Exclusive Economic Zone to 30% by 2020. Under the deal, $21.6 million in foreign debt was restructured in exchange for funding...

Coimbatore (TN): An Indian Navy sailor accused of “transmitting” classified maritime intelligence to a Pakistani operative was arrested, officials said Sunday. According to official sources, the espionage operation involved a social media “honey-trap”. The Andhra Pradesh Police Counter Intelligence (CI) cell arrested 31-year-old Pradeep Mukherjee October 3 at INS Agrani, a naval leadership training facility in Coimbatore....

Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Rural Development Department allegedly made irregular payments to contractors without verifying mandatory bitumen purchase receipts, causing a loss of Rs 84.42 crore to the state exchequer, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed. Government guidelines require contractors to submit receipts proving the purchase of bitumen and emulsion from authorised manufacturers for...

Brahmapur: A 28-year-old man was allegedly killed by a fast-food shop owner at Nimakhandi village in Ganjam district late Saturday night, police said. The deceased, Tuna Nayak, was allegedly attacked by Raghav Sahu, 32, also from Nimakhandi. Police arrested Sahu Sunday and seized two knives and his scooter. Police said Tuna allegedly intimidated Raghav, who ran a...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a cash reward of Rs11 lakh for each player of India’s 2026 Asian Games gold-winning men’s hockey team and Rs5.5 lakh for every support staff member. India beat Malaysia 5-1 in the final to win the men’s hockey gold for the second time and secure a 2028 Olympics berth. A...

Delang: A Class IX student died of snakebite, and another was critical after the two were bitten while staying overnight at their school following a block-level sports competition in Puri district, according to reports. The deceased was identified as 14-year-old Sai Swayam Jena, while PK Gyanaranjan Parida is undergoing treatment at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. The incident...

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Deputy Director Sushil Kumar Garg, posted in Chennai, for allegedly taking Rs 2.5 lakh bribe for issuing an airworthiness certificate to aircraft operated by a private company, officials said Sunday. The agency also arrested the Director of Ekvi Air Training Organisation Pvt Ltd, Sachin Keshav...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday said it expected India to expedite the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, saying that besides the legal process, political intent was also necessary for her return. The remarks came a day after Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said India could not give a timeframe for Hasina's return as Dhaka's extradition request was...

Nantucket: A search continued Sunday off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six people that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston as authorities planned to comb the seabed floor, the US Coast Guard said. The Federal Aviation Administration contacted the Coast Guard at 2 am Saturday that it had lost contact with the...