Attendees sit under a globe in a lobby at the side events pavilions at the COP30 UN Climate Summit, Nov. 11, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (File photo-AP ) New Delhi: India has withdrawn its offer to host the 33rd session of the UN climate conference (COP33) in 2028. The country has communicated its decision, expressing…
NEW DELHI/PUNE: IAF ordered Saturday a court of inquiry into a hard landing by a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet in Pune, as flight operations at the civil-military airport resumed after an overnight shutdown of nearly 10 hours. IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Jaideep Singh confirmed the probe. He also said: “Work was done at a war…
The company had postponed maintenance work at its 20 million tonnes-per-year Vadinar refinery in Gujarat. (AI image) Russia’s Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy is planning to halt operations for around 35 days starting early April, a move that could temporarily take nearly 8% of India’s refining capacity offline and tighten domestic fuel availability, according to people familiar…
ईरान में तनाव के बीच अमेरिका के ट्रेजरी सेक्रेटरी स्कॉट बेसेंट को गुरुवार को अपना लाइव इंटरव्यू रोकना पड़ा. उन्हें अचानक राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने सिचुएशन रूम में बुलाया. वह व्हाइट हाउस में स्काई न्यूज के विल्फ्रेड फ्रॉस्ट से चर्चा कर रहे थे, तभी उनके एक सहयोगी आए और कहा कि राष्ट्रपति आपको तुरंत बुला…
Bhubaneswar: Based on public feedback sought in Feb and examined by a committee chaired by writer Pratibha Ray, the Odisha govt on Wednesday published a list of over 50 places with proposed revisions to their English spellings. The revised list has been put out again for public opinion, with suggestions invited within a month.An official…
NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their dream run in IPL 2026 with a commanding 43-run victory over Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, powered by a sensational batting display and timely strikes with the ball.Put in to bat, RCB endured a cautious start on a slightly tacky surface, going…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Saturday that it had struck an Israeli F-16 fighter jet over central Iran, though the Israeli military said only that one of its aircraft had come under surface-to-air missile fire during operations and insisted there was no damage.The competing claims emerged as the conflict triggered by the…
The stakeholders’ dialogue in progress Bhubaneswar: The state on Saturday unveiled the Odisha State Energy Action Plan (OSEAP), inaugurated two 150-m wind resource assessment masts in Ganjam and oversaw the signing of agreements for a 125 MW/500 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), marking a major push towards renewable energy and climate-resilient growth. The announcements…
Bhubaneswar: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of the long-pending coastal highway in Odisha, from Rameshwar in Khurda district to Paradip in Jagatsinghpur, under Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM). The project, to be executed in two packages, will span 160 km at an estimated cost…
The US-Israel war on Iran, which has prompted retaliatory strikes on US allies in West Asia, including the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, entered day 32 on March 31 The United States’ Gulf allies, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have reportedly urged US President Donald Trump to continue military action against Iran,…
