The Union Home Ministry Thursday recommended a CBI probe into the affairs of the Indian arm of the global NGO Oxfam for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, sources said.

Jharkhand minister Jagarnath Mahto died Thursday at a hospital in Chennai where he was undergoing treatment, a senior doctor of the health facility said. He was 56.

The Enforcement Directorate Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet before a court here in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam in which former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia is also an accused.

The Supreme Court Thursday closed activist Tushar Gandhi's contempt plea against the Delhi Police after taking note of submissions that a charge sheet in a case of hate speeches made at religious assemblies in the national capital in 2021 was filed in a court here.

After raising interest rate by a cumulative 250 basis points in 11 months, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unexpectedly kept Thursday the benchmark rate unchanged as global banking woes added uncertainty to the economic outlook.

A sub-inspector (SI) of Khandagiri police station was caught red-handed Thursday along with an accomplice while receiving a bribe of `50,000.

The Odisha government Thursday, appointed 2015-batch IAS officer Aboli Sunil Naravane as the new District Collector and Magistrate of Jharsuguda.

 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday visited the Kimitsu Steel Works of Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) in Japan.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved opening of a Government Medical College in Odisha's Kalahandi district headquarters town with 100 MBBS seats from the academic session 2023-24.

The manager of a public sector bank was arrested in Odisha's Kandhamal district for allegedly misappropriating Rs 8 crore, officials said.

The state government has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure regular patrolling on NH stretches in Odisha and immediate removal of break-down and accident-hit vehicles from roads.

The Centre told the Supreme Court Thursday that 15 states have participated in a meeting convened by a committee headed by former apex court judge A M Sapre and apprised the panel about the steps taken with regard to road safety, including the aspect of monitoring enforcement of safety norms by electronic means.

China's Xi Jinping expressed willingness to speak to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the head of the EU said Thursday, after French President Emmanuel Macron urged Beijing to talk sense to Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Shardul Thakur (68, 29b, 9x4, 3x6) smashed a counterattacking half century before the spinners played their part to perfection as Kolkata Knight Riders made a memorable homecoming with an 81-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL here Thursday.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reviewed the education system in MCD schools on Thursday and said they will be upgraded on the lines of Delhi government schools in the next five years.

ISRO on Thursday said it had completed the final long-duration hot test of human-rated L110-G Vikas engine for the planned qualification duration of 240 seconds, marking a major milestone in the launch of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.

Natural gas produced from legacy old fields, known as APM gas, will now be linked to crude oil price instead of gas prices in surplus nations such as the US, Canada and Russia, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said.

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Indian Space Policy, 2023 under which roles and responsibilities of organisations such as ISRO, NewSpace India Limited and private sector entities have been laid down.

The Centre on Thursday extended the ceasefire agreement signed with three Naga insurgent groups for another year.

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the Election Commission to consider the representation made by the Aam Aadmi Party for recognition as a national party as per law, and take a decision by April 13.