New Delhi: Congress Saturday announced a nationwide campaign against the repeal of the MGNREGA from January 5, with Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "single-handedly destroying" the UPA-era legislation and claimed it was an attack on the democratic structure that will ruin the...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar Saturday began his three-day tour of Odisha, and described the booth-level officers (BLOs), whom he will meet later, as the pillars of the election process. Accompanied by his family, Kumar arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here...
Dhaka: A concert by popular Bangladeshi singer James was cancelled in Faridpur, around 120 kilometres from Dhaka, following an attack at the venue, injuring over 25 people, local media reported. This comes amid the growing concerns over assaults on artists, performers, and cultural institutions across...
New Delhi: India Friday said the "unremitting hostilities" against minorities in Bangladesh are a matter of grave concern, even as it reiterated that the upcoming parliamentary polls in that country must be free, fair and inclusive. New Delhi also reacted cautiously to the homecoming of...
Toronto: A 20-year-old Indian doctoral student has been shot dead near the University of Toronto Scarborough campus, with authorities probing the case as a homicide, officials said. The shooting took place Tuesday, and the Toronto police Wednesday identified the victim as Shivank Avasthi, the Canadian...
Kandhamal: Top Maoist leader Ganesh Uike was among six red rebels killed in gun battles with security forces in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called it a "major breakthrough", while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi described it as a...
New Delhi: In a decisive move to curb illegal mining and strengthen ecological protection, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has directed state governments to impose a “complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has delayed the implementation of its "No PUC, No Fuel" mandate until February 1, 2026, the State Transport Authority (STA) announced Wednesday. The policy, which prohibits petrol pumps from providing fuel to vehicles lacking a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, was...
New Delhi: Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal broke barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh High Commission Tuesday. Protesters forced several barricades down...
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the BJP is proposing "elimination of the Constitution" that grants equal rights to all and vowed to create a system of opposition's resistance that will succeed in removing the party from power. Speaking at the Hertie...
The Centre’s recent directive to states regarding the transfer of IAS, IPS, and IFS officers pertains not only to administrative...
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European leaders did what they are known to be good at – a brand of diplomacy aimed at antagonizing neither...
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Far-Right politics has claimed yet another South American country – Chile - with the recent victory of the ultraconservative lawyer,...
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Bangladesh has once again been gripped by violent unrest fol lowing the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, deepen...
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