Bhubaneswar: A bus overturned after losing balance near Burukuna Square on National Highway 149 under Samal police station limits in Anugola district on Tuesday.The bus, carrying more than 50 passengers from Puri to Sundargarh, met with the accident while on its way. Over 25 passengers sustained injuries, out of which six are reported to be…
New Delhi, 21/7: India on Tuesday summoned a senior Russian diplomat and registered a strong protest with Moscow over the deaths of four Indian nationals aboard a merchant vessel that came under attack off Ukraine’s coast. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called in Russian Charge d’Affaires in New Delhi, Vladimir Ladanov, to express India’s…
Sikkim, 21/7: At least seven people have died and 27 workers are believed to be trapped after a methane gas explosion inside an under-construction tunnel in Sikkim triggered a landslide, sealing the entrance. Rescue teams are continuing the operations for the second straight day as they attempt to reach those stranded inside the tunnel, which…
Chennai,20/7: In a clear departure from its earlier stand, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which has 22 and 8 MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively, is assessing the political fallout of supporting the Delimitation Bill in Parliament, provided the Modi government agrees to address its demands for a uniform increase in seats…
New Delhi, 20/7: Hours after protesters’ march to Parliament was thwarted with tear gas and baton charges, the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest site was dismantled by the police on Monday. Despite the hurdle, protesters were able to regroup at Jantar Mantar after the march. One of their leaders said they will stay put. …
New Delhi, 20/7: Union Health Minister J P Nadda met a two-member delegation of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday. With this, Nadda initiated the dialogue on behalf of the government as protesters led by the outfit stormed into central Delhi and tried to march to Parliament.The CJP said Nadda has assured them that…
New Delhi, 20/8: The Supreme Court on Monday asked political parties not to politicise the Ram temple ‘fund theft’ row, by saying that “courts are not place for politics”. It also asked solicitor general to take instructions if SIT can be set up to probe alleged embezzlement of donations, to which solicitor replied that it…
Kolkata, July 20: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that Bengali will be made mandatory for all official work of the state government from September 1, 2026.Speaking in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister said official correspondence with the Central government would be carried out in Bengali as well as…
Jharsuguda: Suspicion surrounds the death of a 29-year-old man who was found hanging from a tree in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district, with police investigating whether it was a case of suicide or murder.The deceased has been identified as Khageswar Parua (29), a resident of Cheliapada village under Laikera police station limits.According to police, Khageswar had visited…
Two persons were killed and two others seriously injured after a goods truck rammed into a stationary truck in Odisha’s Kataka district Monday, police said.The driver of the goods truck allegedly lost control of the vehicle and hit a truck parked along the roadside from behind on the Kataka-Chandbali highway, they said.The impact of the…
