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Bhubaneswar: After large-scale errors were noticed in textbooks of the Odisha government schools, mistakes were allegedly “detected in the National Anthem and state song in the Odia textbook for Class-I students in English medium private institutes”. Though the schools are run privately, the state government...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, while maintaining the status quo in its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions. The Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate also remained at...

Aden (Yemen): An India-flagged cargo vessel sank after being attacked by an explosives-laden boat in the Red Sea off Yemen's western coast. Yemeni forces rescued 14 crew members; 13 of them are Indian sailors, while one is from Yemen, Xinhua News Agency reported The government-affiliated...

Thanjavur: Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was arrested Tuesday in the double-meaning insulting remark case, was released on station bail following questioning at Sengipatti near here, police sources said. Udhayanidhi was accorded a warm welcome by the DMK workers outside the police station. After he was arrested...

New Delhi: An Air India flight from Phuket to the national capital faced mid-air turbulence and the aircraft suddenly lost 300 feet in altitude Tuesday morning, leaving at least 15 people onboard injured, including one cabin crew member who suffered severe injuries, according to officials....

Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor Monday wrested the Bankipur assembly constituency of Bihar, a BJP bastion which the party had never lost since 1995, in a by-poll that was necessitated after its national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat. He defeated his nearest...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The president added that a plan was in...

Bhubaneswar: The excess water discharged from Hirakud Dam has reached Mundali near Kataka Sunday, further swelling the Mahanadi river, but there was no major flood threat in the delta regions even though 10 coastal districts are on high alert, officials said. The water level at...

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...