Lord Jagannath, Siblings return to Srimandir in Bahuda Yatra
Puri: Lord Jagannath and His Siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, returned to the Lions' Gate of Jagannath Temple from the Shree Gundicha Temple aboard their respective chariots during the Bahuda Yatra Friday. The Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra was...
Bahuda Yatra: Devotee dies due to ‘suffocation’ while pulling chariot in Puri
Puri: A devotee died allegedly due to suffocation while pulling the 'Darpadalan' chariot of Goddess Subhadra during the Bahuda Yatra, the return car festival Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Abhiram Das (57) from Kataka. He suddenly fell...
AI-enabled camera helps nab four poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve
Baripada: Odisha forest department personnel Friday arrested four alleged poachers who had illegally entered Similipal Tiger Reserve to hunt wild animals, officials said. They were detected through an AI-enabled camera, following which an enforcement team, including personnel of the Similipal...
Odisha Vigilance arrests revenue inspector while accepting Rs 5,500 bribe
Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Odisha Vigilance Department Friday arrested a revenue inspector (RI) while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,500 from an applicant, officials said. The accused has been identified as Darshini Lenka, RI of Kaupada circle in Kendrapada district,...
Man wanted in multiple criminal cases injured in police encounter
Brahmapur: A 36-year-old man wanted by the police in multiple criminal cases suffered bullet injuries during an encounter with the force in Odisha's Ganjam district early Friday, an officer said. The incident took place near a forest area under Kodala...
NEET paper leak: NTA terminates 47 officials, may pursue legal action
New Delhi: In a major crackdown in the NEET paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency terminated 47 officials and is set to pursue legal and criminal action against some, officials said Friday. The move comes a day after Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi was shunted out to the Panchayati...
Read moreDetailsStudent protests: Congress to hold candlelight march, ‘satyagraha’ in districts Saturday
New Delhi: Congress has directed its state units to organise a candlelight march and 'satyagraha' in each district Saturday evening to protest against "irregularities in the NEET and CBSE examinations and the subsequent repressive actions by the Modi government". In a circular issued to all Pradesh Congress Committee presidents, party general secretary in-charge of organisation K C Venugopal said that as per the directions of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, they are...
Read moreDetailsIndia counters China’s sovereignty claims, highlights illegally-occupied territories since 1963
New Delhi: Emphasising that India has consistently respected China's sovereignty, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday asserted that it is Beijing that has illegally occupied Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1963. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's objection to Chinese infrastructure projects in these regions and maintained that New Delhi has legitimate grounds to raise concerns over sovereignty. The...
Read moreDetailsSC bars posting, uploading court proceedings on social media without prior permission
New Delhi: Observing that courts can't be a 24x7 entertainment channel, the Supreme Court Friday barred posting and uploading of audio-video recordings of judicial proceedings on social media and other digital platforms without prior permission of the court administration. Taking note of the misuse of audio-visual recordings of judicial proceedings, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the interim order while agreeing to...
Read moreDetailsGovt tables bill to criminalise Vande Mataram insult
New Delhi: The government Friday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha seeking to make any obstruction or insult to the national song 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai introduced 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026', as several Opposition members, including those belonging to Left parties, opposed the introduction. The bill will amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour...
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Lord Jagannath, Siblings return to Srimandir in Bahuda Yatra
Puri: Lord Jagannath and His Siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, returned to the Lions' Gate of Jagannath Temple from the Shree Gundicha Temple aboard their respective chariots during the Bahuda Yatra Friday. The Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra was the first to reach the Lions' Gate, followed by the Darpadalana chariot of Devi Subhadra. The Nandighosha...
US tariff to raise cost of Indian goods; competitiveness with rivals key: Exporters
New Delhi: The 10 per cent tariff imposed by the US on imports from India will make Indian products costlier in the American market, though the overall impact should be assessed in the context of tariff rates applicable to competing countries rather than the headline duty alone, exporters said. However, according to textile exporters, the US decision...
Indian killed in attack on commercial vessel in Black Sea
New Delhi: An Indian national was killed in an attack on a commercial vessel while it was reportedly transiting Russian territorial waters in the Black Sea July 18, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. The fresh incident comes to light days after the MEA said four Indians were among 10 killed in an attack on...
Bahuda Yatra: Devotee dies due to ‘suffocation’ while pulling chariot in Puri
Puri: A devotee died allegedly due to suffocation while pulling the 'Darpadalan' chariot of Goddess Subhadra during the Bahuda Yatra, the return car festival Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Abhiram Das (57) from Kataka. He suddenly fell down while pulling the chariot near Bagala Dharmasala and was immediately rushed to the Puri District Hospital,...
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AI-enabled camera helps nab four poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve
Baripada: Odisha forest department personnel Friday arrested four alleged poachers who had illegally entered Similipal Tiger Reserve to hunt wild animals, officials said. They were detected through an AI-enabled camera, following which an enforcement team, including personnel of the Similipal Tiger Protection Force, tracked and apprehended them, a forest officer said. The arrested persons have been identified...
Baseless and technically untenable: India rejects Pak media reports on upstream intervention
New Delhi: Terming them as baseless, factually incorrect and technically untenable, India Friday rejected reports in Pakistani media that alleged that New Delhi was deliberately causing flooding in Pakistan. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the recent increase in Chenab River's flow is a "direct consequence...
President accepts resignation of Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Friday accepted the resignation of Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu, an official statement said. On the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the President accepted the resignation of Bittu from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, the statement said. The President is...
NEET paper leak: NTA terminates 47 officials, may pursue legal action
New Delhi: In a major crackdown in the NEET paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency terminated 47 officials and is set to pursue legal and criminal action against some, officials said Friday. The move comes a day after Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi was shunted out to the Panchayati Raj Ministry. "The NTA is set to...
Restraining ChatGPT from using copyrighted work detrimental to growth of AI: Delhi HC
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday said artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised how public seeks information and restraining ChatGPT from using copyrighted work would be detrimental to the growth of AI and LLMs being developed in the country. Justice Amit Bansal said India is considered a forerunner in the field of AI and "data is the oil...
