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New Delhi: The INDIA bloc Saturday held a symbolic public impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the right to vote was under threat as the poll panel was functioning at the behest of the Modi government. The proceedings, presided over by former...

Bhubaneswar: Rescue and relief operations have been intensified in Odisha's cyclone-hit districts, with four helicopters deployed to airlift food packets to people stranded in flood-affected areas of Ganjam, as the state government stepped up efforts to deal with the widespread damage caused by Cyclone Arnab....

New Delhi: At least four people were killed and two injured after a fire broke out at a shoe factory in the Mangolpuri Industrial Area Phase-I in northwest Delhi Friday night, police said. The Delhi Fire Service rushed 20 fire tenders to the spot after...

New Delhi: Population census will be conducted across India, except in poll-going and snow-bound regions, from January 25 to February 28, 2027, the Census Commissioner announced Friday. According to an official notification, the reference date for the census shall be 00:00 hours of March 1,...

Dehradun: A helicopter on the way from Badrinath to Dehradun carrying six people crashed near Joshimath Friday afternoon, Uttarakhand disaster management officials said. Officials in Chamoli district said that teams have rushed to the spot to conduct rescue operations. One pilot and five passengers were...

New Delhi: Amid the row over divestment of IDBI Bank, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday took on the Congress party and the previous UPA government, alleging they used banks and financial institutions as "personal entities" and pressured bank employees to extend loans at their whim,...

Brahmapur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will visit flood-affected Ganjam and Gajapati districts Friday to review the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab and assess ongoing relief and rescue operations. According to source, Majhi is scheduled to reach the districts around noon and will first...

Thimphu: A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) at Shintaphu Lake in northwestern Bhutan has triggered flash flood warnings for parts of West Bengal and Assam, with authorities monitoring vulnerable areas along rivers flowing towards the two states. The incident occurred Thursday evening in Bhutan's Gasa...

Amaravati: Cyclone Arnab claimed seven lives in Andhra Pradesh and caused losses of ₹4,600 crore as per preliminary estimates, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said Thursday. After an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas, he said the losses caused by the cyclone are estimated at ₹4,600...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed widespread rainfall, including exceptionally heavy downpours in several southern districts, as the remnants of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Arnab' continued to weaken while moving northwards, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. The depression, which is the remnant of Cyclone Arnab, moved...