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Bhubaneswar: A total of 200 candidates, including 78 women, cleared the Odisha Civil Services Examination-2024, the result of which was declared Wednesday. According to a notice by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), 50 tribal, 45 Scheduled Caste (SC), 35 Socially and Educationally Backward Class...

Bhawanipatna: At least six people died of suspected asphyxiation inside an under-construction septic tank in Odisha's Kalahandi district Tuesday, police said. One person also fell ill in the incident that took place at Kariakhunta village in Madanpur-Rampur police station area, an officer said. They were...

Mumbai: After FWICE announced a non-Cooperation Directive (NCD) against Ranveer Singh, the Dhurandhar actor decided to break his silence in the matter, saying that he holds the film fraternity in the highest regard. In their official statement, the workers’ federation claimed it had sent Ranveer many...

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Debashish Samantaray Monday quit the party and also resigned from the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he was being "systematically belittled" in the organisation. Hours after resigning from the party, Samantaray said he met Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan in Parliament and submitted...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Sunday flagged India's concerns with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration's changes to visa and immigration policies, saying legal mobility should not be adversely impacted by the new approach. Rubio acknowledged that there could...

Karachi: At least 24 people were killed and nearly 70 injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province Sunday, authorities said. The explosion occurred near Chaman Phatak railway station in Quetta. Pakistan's Railways Minister, Hanif Abbasi, confirmed the explosion...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that Washington and Tehran were close to finalising a broad peace agreement after a series of calls with leaders from the Middle East and South Asia, including Pakistan's Army Chief General Asim Munir and leaders of Gulf nations....

Islamabad: United States and Iran are close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said Saturday, as the United States has weighed a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic. Iran signalled "narrowing...

New Delhi: Asserting that India-US partnership continues to deepen, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Saturday said that the relationship with New Delhi remains at the cornerstone of Washington's approach to the Indo-Pacific and both countries will have some "exciting and new announcements" to make...

Beijing: Ninety miners were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine in north China, official media in Beijing reported Saturday, adding that 201 miners have so far been rescued. The gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu coal mine Friday evening. Rescue efforts are...