• SP distributes hearing aids to special school students

    Superintendent of Police K. Pratap Shiva Kishore distributed hearing aids to students of Parivarthan Special School in Dondapadu village, Eluru district, on Monday (July 27, 2026). School principal D. Srinivas Reddy stated that an NRI couple, Ravella Kishore Prasad and Swarna, who are settled in the USA, donated the hearing aid equipment to the students.…

  • Iran says it still controls Hormuz, not involved in negotiations with the U.S.

    Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on July 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran said on Monday (July 27, 2026) it was still in control of the Strait of Hormuz and not seeking to resume peace talks…

  • Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Vice Minister of Chinese Communist Party in Beijing

    Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds talks with Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), during his official visit to China, in Beijing. Other officials are also seen. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday (July 27, 2026) met Sun…

  • What Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation means for Odisha politics?

    Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister has undoubtedly dented the image of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Though he is unlikely to return to the Union Cabinet in the near future, his stature as a party strongman in Odisha remains largely intact. Mr. Pradhan…

  • China opposes U.S. ‘forced labour’ tariffs, calls for them to cancelled

    Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China’s Commerce Ministry said on Monday (July 27, 2026) that new U.S. tariffs imposed ​on Chinese goods over alleged forced labour were unjustified and amounted ‌to protectionism, and urged Washington to remove them. Also read | 45% of Indian exports to the U.S. will…

  • Government preparing barrage-cum-bridge projects on Krishna, Bhima: Vakiti Srihari

    Minister for Animal Husbandry Vakiti Srihari on Monday accused former Ministers and former MLAs from the Palamuru region of indulging in political theatrics by campaigning in Karnataka with the slogan “Water in Karnataka-Cracks in Telangana”. He alleged that the campaign was aimed at misleading the public rather than safeguarding the interests of farmers in the…