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SUNIT MISHRA, OP Bhubaneswar: A crucial meeting to discuss the Mahanadi water dispute will be held in New Delhi Thursday under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai are scheduled to attend...

Milwaukee: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is representing India as Trade Ministers from the world's major economies gather in Milwaukee Wednesday for a two-day G20 meeting focused on the future of global trade, supply chains, excess industrial capacity and the rules governing international commerce....

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, saying the PM's account of his talk with his "good friend" was eloquent in its silence on key issues "agitating" the people of...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A 34-year-old woman from Odisha is among the five persons arrested for allegedly running an illegal international call centre in southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar and targeting foreign nationals by impersonating Amazon and Apple technical support executives, police said Wednesday. Following specific inputs, a...

Mumbai: The Indian rupee was among the worst performers in Asia this quarter and over the last 30 days, hit by worries over elevated crude prices and surging global bond yields that added to headwinds for local assets. The currency declined 0.7% on the month...

Mangaluru: One person was killed and eight injured in a massive explosion at the MRPL oil refinery near Jokatte here Wednesday, police said. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) also confirmed the death of one person. The body of the deceased, identified as Manish Karkera...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump to evaluate progress in bilateral ties and the discussion covered major areas of mutual interest and strategic cooperation, including trade, defence and energy. The two leaders spoke against the...

Dubai: An Indian national was the captain of a Flydubai flight who fought with his co-pilot during a violent cockpit confrontation that forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, Israeli news website Ynet reported Wednesday. Ynet, citing Israeli officials, reported that...

New Delhi: The Indian government Wednesday once again "strongly discouraged" Indian nationals treading the "dangerous path" of getting recruited into the Russian armed forces amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. In a fresh advisory for Indians traveling to Russia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...

New Delhi: Leading traders’ bodies have withdrawn their call to observe October 2 as “No UPI Day” following a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday in the national capital. A delegation of around 20 trade representatives from various states met the finance minister on...