Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government of ‘systematically dismantling’ all three pillars of India's democracy, saying their actions demonstrate a ‘deep-rooted disdain’ for the democracy.

As the state Tuesday turned into a virtual cauldron after mercury crossed 40 degrees Celsius at nine places and weatherman issued heatwave warning from April 13 to 15, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the administration to keep schools and anganwadi centres shut till April 16.

Cow urine, which has been touted as a miracle medicine for decades, has now found to be unsuitable for direct human consumption as it contains potentially harmful bacteria.

A mock drill was conducted at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Tuesday, amid rise in Covid-19 cases in the state.

:The Supreme Court has directed all the High Courts of the country, including Orissa High Court, to submit their response to amicus curiae Siddhart Luthra on the progress of installation of closedcircuit television (CCTV) cameras on the court premises.

Expressing concern over exploitation of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) beneficiaries by nefarious elements, the state government has asked all district Collectors and superintendents of police (SPs) to crack down on the fraudulent activities.

“Don't mess around with my authority,” an angry Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud Tuesday warned a lawyer when he mentioned a case for early hearing before a Supreme Court bench presided over by him.

India Tuesday firmly rejected China's objection to Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state "was, is and will" always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.

India recorded 7,830 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 40,215, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held government employees are entitled to annual increment even if they retire a day after earning the financial benefit.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the administration to keep all anganwadi centres and schools closed from April 12 till April 16 in view of rising temperatures across the state.

Expertise in various aspects of Puranas, the Vedas and other components of the Indian knowledge system can be "creditised" by students, according to the new National Credit Framework (NCrF) released by the University Grants Commission on Tuesday.

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has summoned former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for questioning in an alleged disproportionate assets case on Wednesday, official sources said.

The trains will run on the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors, being implemented to connect key urban nodes across the National Capital Region (NCR), they said.

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted an interim stay on the National Green Tribunal order imposing a fine of ₹ 100 crore on Cochin Corporation over the Brahmapuram waste plant fire.