India, Australia discuss nuclear, chemical, biological disarmament, non-proliferation

New Delhi: India and Australia held the seventh round of Dialogue on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Export Control in New Delhi Tuesday to discuss developments in the areas of nuclear, chemical, biological disarmament and non-proliferation, outer space security-related matters, conventional weapons, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the military domain and multilateral export control regimes. For the meeting, the Indian delegation was led by Muanpuii Saiawi, Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs),...

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Andhra liquor scam: New charge sheet points to Jagan’s alleged involvement

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Vijayawada: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the liquor scam that allegedly occurred during the YSRCP regime, has stated in the supplementary charge sheet that then Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy allegedly played a role in the Rs 3,500 crore scam. In the 124-page charge sheet filed in the ACB court here Monday, the SIT has listed details of the decisions taken by the Chief Minister to modify the...

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OCI card of convicted persons to be cancelled: MHA

Ministry of Home Affairs MHA

New Delhi: The Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, which allows Indian-origin foreign nationals to visit India without any visa, will be cancelled if anyone is sentenced to jail for a term not less than two years or has been named in a charge sheet for an offence entailing punishment of imprisonment for seven years or more, the home ministry has said. This was notified by the ministry through a gazette...

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LS passes two Bills, Speaker sets up panel to probe charges against Justice Varma amid Opposition protests

Justice Yashwant Varma

New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were repeatedly adjourned Tuesday as the Opposition kept up its protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, raising slogans and hurling torn papers at the Chair. After multiple adjournments, when the House reassembled at 4.30pm, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2025 was passed by a voice vote after a brief discussion. Opposition members tore documents and hurled...

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Allegations of misuse surface in Keonjhar DMF

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: Another instance of alleged irregularities and misuse of funds in Keonjhar District Mineral Foundation (DMF) has come to light, with tenders reportedly being invited before projects were approved or sanctioned, a report said. Former MLA Subarna Naik alleged that several works under the DMF have been executed without prior approval, and that a high-level probe could...

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Woman beaten to death by hubby over extra-marital affair

Thakurmunda: A woman was beaten to death by her husband over a suspected extra-marital affair at Champajhar village under Mahuldiha police limits in Mayurbhanj district with an iron rod and a wooden plank, police said. The victim was identified as Salita Munda, wife of the accused Uday Ho in the village. On being informed by neighbours, police...

Semiliguda block office lacks toilets, residents face hardships

Semiliguda: The Semiliguda block office in Koraput has no functional toilets, forcing visitors, including the elderly, to use open areas, residents said Tuesday. Locals complained they wait hours for services like pension applications or land queries without restroom access, calling the situation humiliating and unhygienic. The premises also suffer from stagnant water and garbage accumulation. “If the...

Tariff Tactic

The effects of US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods have started to be felt on the country’s economy. Bad news has come from Tiruppur, the country’s knitwear capital, Coimbatore and Karur in Tamil Nadu, which collectively employ over 1.25 million workers and export Rs 45,000 crore worth of garments...

Law & order situation in Odisha under control: CM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said that the overall law and order situation in the state was well under control and his government has a zero-tolerance policy in the field of women's safety. The CM, in a meeting with senior officers, reviewed the law and order situation in the state and instructed the police...

Odisha likely to see heavy rain on Independence Day

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain is likely in parts of Odisha over the next three days under the impact of a possible low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the IMD said Tuesday. An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over the central Bay of Bengal. So, a low-pressure area is expected to form over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay...

 

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