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Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of Rs 500 crore to Odisha as second instalment from the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to support the state affected by floods during the ongoing southwest monsoon of 2026. It...

New Delhi: An amended law that empowers states to set up fast-track courts for speedy trials of accused and enhance punishment in public examination question paper leak cases has received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu. In a gazette notification issued Friday, the law ministry...

New Delhi: A Bill that proposes to set up fast-track courts in every state for speedy trials of accused and enhance punishment in public examination question paper leak cases has received the assent of the President. In a gazette notification issued Friday, the law ministry...

New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) Saturday reduced the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by over Rs 200 across major cities, providing relief to restaurants, hotels and other commercial establishments that depend on the fuel for cooking. The price of 19-kg commercial LPG...

Srinagar: Suspected terrorists opened fire on non-local labourers at a brick kiln in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, resulting in the death of one individual and injuries to another, officials said. The assailants targeted the labourers at the brick kiln in Kelam...

New Delhi: India as a whole is most likely to witness below-normal rainfall during the second half of the southwest monsoon from August to September, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its monthly forecast issued Friday. The rainfall is expected to be less than...

Thane: At least nine persons were killed after a four-storey building, which had been tagged as 'dangerous' by the local civic body, collapsed in Bhiwandi of Maharashtra's Thane district, and efforts are underway to rescue two to three others believed to be still trapped under...

New Delhi: More than 200 academicians have written an open letter to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, objecting to her "gau mutra expert" remark targeting IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti, saying that "mockery" cannot be a substitute for reasoned engagement. According to the 215 academicians...

Cairo: Jordan's air defences shot down five missiles launched from Iran Thursday morning, the spokesman for the country's armed forces said, according to Jordan's state-run Petra news agency. The news agency said no casualties were reported. The interceptions come after the US military said it...

Bhubaneswar: Floods triggered by heavy rainfall have claimed at least four lives and affected more than 2.03 lakh people across six districts of Odisha, official sources said Wednesday. According to the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office, 44 blocks in Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and...