Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out in a moving truck carrying 30 tons of dal (lentils) near Amanakuda Square on the Adasapur-Nialai Road in Cuttack district in the wee hours of Tuesday.According to sources, the truck was on its way from Raipur to Konark when it caught fire around 4 am near Amanakuda. The driver managed…
New Delhi, 24/9: The Supreme Court has said it listed for Tuesday pleas on the vexed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB…
Kolkata: Six wagons of an empty goods train derailed near New Maynaguri station in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district on Tuesday morning. No casualties were reported during the incident.After the derailment, no disruption in railway services was reported.While the restoration work was on, the trains, which were supposed to move by the same lines, have been diverted…
Jammu and Kashmir: Security tightened in various districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the second phase of polls is scheduled on September 25. In preparation for the second phase of voting in JandK Assembly elections scheduled for tomorrow huge number of security personnel have been deployed.It is further worth mentioning that all vehicles are being checked…
Bhubaneswar: There has been an onion price rise in Odisha said reliable reports on Tuesday, the price of onions has reached Rs. 60 to Rs. 70 per kilogram. After potatoes, onions are making the consumer cry.The wholesale price of onion is now Rs. 50 per kilo. The sellers have expressed their displeasure over the increase in…
New Delhi/Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): The country’s food safety regulator has issued a show cause notice to a Tamil Nadu-based firm for allegedly supplying substandard ghee to temple authority Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam even as the chorus for a thorough probe and strict action over the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus grew louder. On…
Thane, 23/9: In a shocking turn of events, Akshay Shinde, the prime accused in the case involving sexual assault of two minor girls in a school in Badlapur, Thane district, died during an exchange of fire with the police on Monday. Assistant Police Inspector Nilesh More, who was part of the escort team, sustained gun-shot…
Chennai, 23/9: Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies has been picked as India’s official entry for Oscars 2025, the Film Federation of India announced here on Monday. The Hindi film, a light-hearted satire on patriarchy, was chosen from a list of 29 films, including Bollywood hit Animal, Malayalam National Award winner Aattam and Cannes winner All We…
New Delhi, 23/9: India has reported the first case of the Mpox strain, which led to the WHO declaring it a public health emergency last month, in a patient from Kerala who had tested positive last week, official sources said on Monday. They said Clade 1b strain has been detected in a 38-year-old man from…
Chandigarh, 23/9: The Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government on Monday inducted five MLAs as ministers as it carried out a Cabinet rejig. Governor Gulab Chand Kataria administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers during a swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, among other party leaders, was also…
