Puri: The Jagannath temple authorities in Odisha's Puri Wednesday tendered an apology to the public and stopped the sale of calendars with a picture of the sibling deities in wrong positions on the 'Ratna Singhasan' in the 12th-century shrine. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) explained that the photograph, which featured in the 2026 calendar, was a...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, has successfully conducted its first-ever liver transplant, marking a major milestone for the premier medical institute, informed Dr Ashutosh Biswas, Executive Director of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. Addressing the press Wednesday, Professor Biswas expressed immense satisfaction over the achievement. He informed that the donor has already been discharged without any complications, while the recipient is recovering...

From career breakthroughs and new job opportunities to marriage prospects and challenging phases, 2026 brings a mix of highs and lows for every zodiac sign. Find out what the upcoming year holds for you, how your luck may change, and the ways planetary movements and stars are likely to influence different aspects of your life. Aries: The...

New Delhi: Indian economy is projected to register high growth, driven by strong domestic consumption and investment despite a volatile and unfavourable external environment, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said Wednesday. "Maintaining financial stability and strengthening the financial system remains our north star," Malhotra said in his foreword in the latest edition of the RBI Financial Stability Report....

New Delhi: For India's diplomacy, 2025 was a giant test in many ways as it had to navigate the geopolitical implications of the worst military conflict in decades with Pakistan, US President Donald Trump's punitive tariffs and increasingly troubled relations with Bangladesh. As the horrific terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in April killing 26 innocent...

New Delhi: India, the world's fourth largest economy, is set to maintain the 'goldilocks' phase with tailwinds of good growth, low inflation and robust banking performance as well as reform initiatives poised to sustain the economic pace witnessed during 2025. Propelling the themes of ease of living and ease of doing business, the BJP-led Union government's next...

New Delhi: India Wednesday successfully test-fired two Pralay missiles in quick succession off the coast of Odisha. Pralay is an indigenously developed quasi-ballistic missile featuring state-of-the-art navigation system to ensure high precision. It is capable of carrying multiple types of warheads against various targets. The test-firing of the missiles was carried out by the Defence Research and...

New Delhi: Operation Sindoor, the Indian military's most expansive and multi-domain combat mission in half a century to punish Pakistan for its relentless support to cross-border terrorism, redefined India's overarching security and strategic goals in 2025, making it a watershed year for the defence establishment. India launched a series of precision missile strikes on nine terror camps...

New Delhi: Redefining the Aravallis, worsening air quality and intensifying the climate change debate -- these are some of the issues that will continue to dominate the environment sector in India in 2026 with calls for long-term integrated strategies rather than episodic responses growing louder. Air pollution remained a defining environmental crisis of 2025, with urban centres...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday approved a major relief package for Vodafone Idea, freezing its outstanding dues and approving a five-year moratorium on payments, providing a critical lifeline to the debt-laden telecom operator. The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, agreed to freeze AGR dues of Vodafone-Idea Ltd (VIL) at Rs 87,695 crore, which the...