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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday stepped up preparedness after the IMD forecast that a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal would move towards the South Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing heavy rain and winds, officials said. The government put collectors of 20 districts in southern...

Jammu: High alert was sounded in J&K's Kathua, Samba, Udhampur, Doda, and Kishtwar districts Sunday as 'Operation Sohan' continued in Majalta forests and search operations expanded across the region. The high alert has been sounded across parts of the Jammu region, from Kathua and Udhampur...

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai Sunday asserted that the Mahanadi water dispute with Odisha is likely to be resolved "very soon" as the Centre is working in that direction. Sai, who is on a two-day visit to Odisha, made the remarks upon his...

Sanaa: At least 44 people were killed in fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi group over the past 24 hours, military sources from both sides said Saturday. A government military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that battles were raging across...

New Delhi: Domestic LPG consumers will have to complete biometric Aadhaar authentication to book refills at the regulated retail selling price with applicable subsidy from October 1, the government said Saturday, as it seeks to ensure subsidised cooking gas reaches only eligible households. Consumers who...

Agar Malwa (MP)/Bhubaneswar: Eight people, including seven members of a family from Odisha, died after their car fell into a drain in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district early Saturday, officials said. The eighth person was the car driver, who was a resident of Madhya Pradesh....

Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavourable coverage, and threatened that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow. Trump wrote on his social media site that effective...

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to freeze the party’s name and its election symbol amid the ongoing dispute between rival factions. The plea, filed Friday, has been registered under...

New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool Congress will fight the October 6 bypolls in West Bengal on the 'Football Player' symbol, while the Arup Roy-led group will contest with 'Envelope' as its poll emblem, the Election Commission said Friday. The order came after the...

Kolkata: New names and symbols for the two factions in Trinamool Congress -- the "original but minority" faction led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, and the "rebel but majority" faction led by expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee...