Lucknow: Severe weather conditions, including heavy rain, strong storms, and lightning, have caused widespread damage across Uttar Pradesh over the past two days, claiming at least 24 lives. According to official reports, 15 people have been injured, while 16 animals have also died in the extreme weather events. Several districts in the state have been affected by...

Bhubaneswar: A Nor'wester storm battered the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Thursday, toppling iron hoardings at multiple locations and leaving three family members critically injured after a lightning strike. Three people from the same family were struck by lightning in Niladri Vihar slum area of Bhubaneswar and were shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital. Strong...

Ahmedabad: Skipper Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler played useful knocks to help Gujarat Titans chase down defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru's modest total, securing a four-wicket win in their Indian Premier League match Thursday. Despite RCB pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/28) tormenting the hosts, opener Gill scored a belligerent 43 off 18 balls, while Buttler smashed 39 off...

Bangkok: A little more than a year ago, the government's military was on the back foot in Myanmar's civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country's north by an alliance of seasoned militias, and forced into defensive action around the rest of the country by other established groups and new pro-democracy guerrillas. Today, the picture...

New Delhi: The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder Friday, marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global energy prices linked to the West Asia conflict. A 19-kg commercial LPG - used by establishments such as hotels and restaurants - now costs a record Rs 3,071.5...

Jabalpur: Rescue operations continued throughout the night and into Friday morning following the tragic cruise boat accident at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, with officials confirming that 24 passengers have been safely evacuated so far, while efforts continue to trace nine missing persons. According to the Jabalpur Collector, the missing include five children, adding urgency...

Bhubaneswar: City schools in Bhubaneswar stood out in the ICSE and ISC 2026 results, delivering outstanding performances with several institutions recording 100% pass rates and producing top scorers across streams. Loyola School, Bhubaneswar recorded a flawless performance in both examinations. In ICSE, all 198 students passed, with Komal Tripathy and Ronan Slade Toppo jointly topping at 98.4%,...

Bhawanipatna: A local court Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the 2024 murder of an acquaintance following a financial dispute at Paralasingha village under Kesinga police limits in Kalahandi district. District and Sessions Judge Anup Ranjan Pattnaik found Jitu Gouda guilty of murdering Biranchi Naik. In addition to the life sentence, the court imposed a...

Bargarh: Two Odisha Education Service (OES) officers and a physical education teacher of a government-run school in Bargarh district were arrested on the charge of sexually harassing a woman employee of the School and Mass Education department abusing their authority, police said Thursday, adding that they also engaged in committing financial irregularities. The accused, identified as District...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED) has announced a hike of Rs 1 per litre in the milk procurement price for dairy farmers across the state. The revised rate will come into effect from May 1, 2026. With this revision, farmers will now receive Rs 39.05 per litre, up from the earlier Rs 38.05...