China delivers second of eight modern submarines to Pakistan navy

China launches first of eight Hangor-class submarine built for Pakistan

Beijing: China has delivered a second new submarine, equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, to Pakistan as part of its efforts to beef up the navy of its all-weather ally to back its growing presence in the Arabian Sea and India's backyard - the Indian Ocean. The Hangor-class submarine, which is part of the eight such submarines to Pakistan in a deal with around $5 billion, was launched in Wuhan, China's...

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India, New Zealand open FTA discussions during Luxon’s India visit

New Delhi: India and New Zealand Sunday announced the launch of negotiations for a comprehensive and mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Sunday. The announcement came as New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon received a warm welcome as he arrived in Delhi for his first official visit to the country. According to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the significant step was marked by a meeting between Minister...

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Supreme Court to examine RG Kar doctor case in suo moto hearing Monday

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Monday the matter where it has taken suo moto cognisance of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will resume hearing the suo moto...

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Deadly bombing targets security convoy in Pakistan’s southwest, five dead, 10 hurt

Quetta: A roadside bomb exploded near a bus carrying security forces in restive southwestern Pakistan Sunday, killing at least five officers and wounding 10 others, police said. The attack occurred in Naushki, a district in Balochistan, said Zafar Zamanani, a local police chief. He said the blast also badly damaged another nearby bus. The dead and wounded were transported to a nearby hospital. Sarfraz Bugti, the chief minister of Balochistan, condemned...

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Amit Shah likely to visit Odisha for three days from Mar 21

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Odisha for three days from March 21 and will launch several developmental projects in the state during the tour, a BJP leader said in Bhubaneswar Sunday. Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal said Shah will arrive at Jharsuguda airport in the evening March 21 and is scheduled to...

Six arrested in connection with two killing cases in Bhubaneswar on Holi

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Sunday arrested six persons, including a juvenile, for their alleged involvement in two separate killing cases during Holi celebrations in Bhubaneswar on the previous day. The police have arrested the accused persons in the killing cases that took place in Saheed Nagar and Mancheswar police station areas. While briefing reporters, Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena...

Odisha reels under intense heatwave

Odisha experiences heatwave conditions, Boudh sizzles at 43.6 degree Celsius

Bhubaneswar: Large parts of Odisha, especially the western region, experienced heatwave conditions Sunday, with Boudh town recording the highest temperature of 43.6 degree Celsius, the IMD said. At least seven places in Odisha, including Boudh, recorded a maximum temperature of over 40 degree Celsius. As per a weather bulletin issued by the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, Jharsuguda town...

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Andhra rice trader arrested in Odisha in cheating case

Berhampur: Odisha police Sunday arrested a 47-year-old rice trader from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly cheating a rice mill owner of Rs 77 lakh in Ganjam district about five years ago, an officer said. The accused, a resident of Tanuku in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district, was arrested near Girisola in the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh border area,...

Did people time travel in 1582? The strange case of vanishing days

Did people time travel in 1582? The strange case of vanishing days

Imagine going to bed October 4, 1582, only to wake up the next morning and find out it was October 15. No, this was not a time-travel experiment gone wrong; it was a real historical event. Ten entire days were erased from existence, leaving people confused, outraged, and convinced that something supernatural was at play. Let's decode...

Actress Bhagyashree visits Puri Jagannath Temple

Actress Bhagyashree visits Puri Jagannath Temple

Puri: Actress Bhagyashree recently offered prayers at the famous Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha. The 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' actress took to her Instagram and treated the netizens with some glimpses of her religious visit. The photos and clips posted by her show her standing outside the temple. She was wearing an orange salwar kameez with golden embellish....

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Woman raped by husband’s relative in Odisha’s Balasore

Balasore: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a relative in Odisha's Balasore district when her husband was drunk, police said Sunday. The incident happened in a village under Jaleswar police limit Saturday evening. According to the police, the woman who had been married for around six months, her husband and his relative had gone to the...

China launches first of eight Hangor-class submarine built for Pakistan

China delivers second of eight modern submarines to Pakistan navy

Beijing: China has delivered a second new submarine, equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, to Pakistan as part of its efforts to beef up the navy of its all-weather ally to back its growing presence in the Arabian Sea and India's backyard - the Indian Ocean. The Hangor-class submarine, which is part of the eight such submarines...

 

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Germany’s Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has proposed what is being interpreted as a seismic shift in his country’s government spending that...

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