Odisha: Five held in Balianta lynching case

Bhubaneswar: One more person was arrested in connection with the lynching of a man who was accused of sexually assaulting two women in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Friday. With this arrest, the number of people apprehended in the case rose to five, he said. Director General of Police YB...

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Ex-Calcutta HC Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam resigns from SIR appellate tribunal

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Kolkata: Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam Friday said he has resigned from the tribunal, which was hearing appeals challenging the exclusion of names from the electoral rolls following the SIR exercise. He is one of 19 former judges appointed by the Election Commission on the direction of the Supreme Court to hear appeals arising from decisions of judicial officers regarding the deletions of names from the electoral rolls....

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DMK to decide on alternatives after TVK’s government formation deadline of May 10: TKS Elangovan

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Chennai: Senior DMK leader TKS Elangovan Friday stated that the party would consider alternative political moves only after the deadline set by the Governor for TVK to form the government expires. Speaking to reporters, Elangovan noted that the Governor has granted time until May 10 for TVK to prove its ability to form a government. "We have to wait and see. The Governor has given time until the 10th. Only after...

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Advisory on CUET-UG dress code, permissible items released

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory for candidates appearing in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2026, informing them about the dress code and permissible items at examination centres. The CUET-UG exam will be held from May 11 to May 31 in India, and in 15 cities outside the country. In an advisory issued Thursday, the NTA said the examination will be conducted in computer-based test...

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Maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation weapon conducted: Govt

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New Delhi/Balasore: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off the coast of Odisha, it was announced Friday. TARA, the modular range extension kit, is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system to convert unguided warheads into precision guided weapons, according to a Defence Ministry statement. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, IAF, DcPP,...

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Engineering student stabbed to death in Hyderabad over alleged affair

Hyderabad: An engineering student was stabbed to death in Hyderabad for carrying on an alleged love affair despite warnings, police said Friday. Yuvan, 23, was murdered in the Chilkalguda area in Hyderabad's Secunderabad late Thursday night. A resident of Jawaharnagar, he was a third-year engineering student of a private college. Yuvan had come to Indiranagar in Chilkaguda...

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KSCA requested for additional 10,057 complimentary IPL tickets: BCCI source

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Cricket Association's request for additional 10,057 complimentary tickets led to the shifting of IPL final and playoff matches from the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, a BCCI source has said. Bengaluru was to host the final going by convention as Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the defending champions. But IPL chairman Arun Dhumal told PTI...

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Manipur BJP leader quits party, says people’s aspirations not honoured

Imphal: Manipur BJP leader Elangbam Johnson quit the saffron party Friday, citing the state government's "failure" to honour the aspirations of the people. Addressing a press conference here, Elangbam, who fought the 2022 assembly elections on a BJP ticket, said he gave up the party's state spokesperson post. "Since May 3, 2023, we have been unable to...

Advisory on CUET-UG dress code, permissible items released

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory for candidates appearing in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2026, informing them about the dress code and permissible items at examination centres. The CUET-UG exam will be held from May 11 to May 31 in India, and in 15 cities outside the country. In an...

Odisha: Five held in Balianta lynching case

Bhubaneswar: One more person was arrested in connection with the lynching of a man who was accused of sexually assaulting two women in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Friday. With this arrest, the number of people apprehended in the case rose to five, he said. Director General of Police YB Khurania and State Commission for Women chairperson...

 

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