Pune: At least 13 people have died and several others are reported to be in critical condition after allegedly consuming toxic liquor in Maharashtra’s Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas.An FIR has been registered at Dapodi Police Station under Crime No. 114/2026. The case has been filed under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 123…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted below-normal rainfall in Odisha during the 2026 Southwest Monsoon season.Addressing the media, IMD Director General Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the seasonal rainfall (June to September 2026) across the country is likely to be 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of ±4%. This…
Bangalore, 29/5:day after resigning as the chief minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah met Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi on Friday morning at their residence in Delhi. He was accompanied by his son Yathindra. The meeting is crucial for Siddaramaiah to discuss his future course with the Congress leadership, after having already declined a Rajya Sabha seat….
New Delhi, 27/5: The government is mulling to rope in defence forces, specifically the Air Force, to help transport question papers of the upcoming NEET-UG re-examinations on June 21 to avert paper leaks. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that all the wings of the government involved in the examination process are now working on…
Bangalore, 28/5:Veteran Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday, May 28, resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister, formally stepping down from the post amid the Congress high command’s decision to hand over leadership of the state government to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar.Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru, where Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s Special Secretary Prabhu…
Tehran, 28/5:Iran on Thursday said that there would be no peace in West Asia until Israel is “destroyed,” while dismissing US President Donald Trump’s vision for peace as one of “killing, murder and terror.”The statement from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard came after two Hamas commanders were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, adding that the…
Bhubaneswar, May 26: The Odisha BJP government will celebrate its second anniversary with a 10-day statewide outreach programme from June 12 to June 21, aimed at increasing public awareness about government schemes and achievements rather than holding elaborate festivities.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has instructed officials to keep the anniversary observance simple and restrained in…
Kendrapara: Sarpanch Chameli Ojha of Tikhiri village under Mahakalapada block in Kendrapara district, Odisha has raised voice for equal justice as she strongly protested against what she termed selective action by revenue officials.On May 22, the additional tehsildar and Revenue Inspector (RI) arrived at Tikhiri village to demolish a single shop allegedly built on government…
Bhubaneswar: In a tragic road accident, two youths were killed and two others were critically injured when the rear wheel of the car they were travelling in suddenly came off, causing the vehicle to lose balance, hit a bridge, and fell off the bridge.The incident occurred near Rasol Chhak under Daitari Police Station in Keonjhar…
Paris, 29/5:Men’s world No.1 Jannik Sinner will have to wait for another year for a maiden maiden French Open crown as the ailing star was knocked out in the second round of the clay court Grand Slam by Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Sinner’s only previous meeting with the 56th-ranked Argentinian was a straight-sets win in the…
