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Oil and gas exploration underway in Odisha! Aerial survey sparks buzz

Bhubaneswar, March 17 -- An air of curiosity surrounds Odisha's Sambalpur district as aerial survey activities intensified across the region, hinting at possible mineral exploration, sources said on T... Read More


Iranian football bosses 'in talks' over moving World Cup games from US to Mexico

France, March 17 -- Fifa, which stages the World Cup every four years, has not publicly acknowledged the Iranian claim which follows comments from the American president Donald Trump after Israel and ... Read More


Mezcal's popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico

New Delhi, March 17 -- Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sanchez Garnica's family in rural Oaxaca, where the agave-based spirit was made thro... Read More


Doctors, attendants clash over ventilator delay at RMLIMS; patient dies

LUCKNOW, March 17 -- Tumultuous scenes unfolded at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar on Tuesday morning after relatives of a 45-year-old patient alleged... Read More


Who is Joe Kent? Trump's counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war - 'Tehran posed no threat'

New Delhi, March 17 -- Top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed 'no imminent threat to our nation'. "After much reflection, I have decided to resign from ... Read More


A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

New Delhi, March 17 -- South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's violence-stricken areas. The move has underlined how Africa's ... Read More


Ahead of Navratri, Yogi stresses cleanliness, crowd management at Vindhyavasini temple

VARANASI/LUCKNOW, March 17 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to ensure proper arrangements for devotees during the upcoming Chaitra Navratri and Ram Navami festivals, str... Read More


Saharanpur: BDS student's arrest points to likely remnants of ISIS 'medicos module'

LUCKNOW, March 17 -- The arrest of a 19-year-old BDS student from Saharanpur by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has raised fresh concerns that remnants of a suspected ISIS-linked "medicos... Read More


Guan Eng criticises Penang CM land tax 'shock,' demands system review

GEORGE TOWN, March 17 -- Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng has criticised Chow Kon Yeow over "unjust and illogical" land tax hikes reaching as high as 4,000 times, challenging his successor to... Read More


NZ's Devon Conway completes 6,000 international runs

Hamilton, March 17 -- New Zealand batter Devon Conway completed 6,000 runs in international cricket on Tuesday. The Kiwi southpaw reached the milestone during his side's second T20I against South Afr... Read More