Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday enhanced the assistance being provided to perform last rites under Harischandra Sahayata Yojana. Under the scheme, `2,000 is being provided for the beneficiaries in rural areas and `3,000 in urban areas.

PM Narendra Modi virtually distributed about 71,000 appointment letters to the newly inducted recruits in events held at 45 different locations across the country April 13, 2023. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan handed over appointment letters to 231 new recruits while another central minister Bishweswar Tudu distributed 183 appointment letters to the new recruits at Cuttack.

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad’s son Asad and an accomplice, both wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi Thursday, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a FEMA case against news broadcaster BBC India for alleged foreign exchange violations, official sources said Thursday, two months after the Income-Tax department surveyed its office premises in February.

Efforts to cement Opposition unity gathered pace Thursday with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge meeting NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar holding talks with Left veterans Sitaram Yechury and D Raja.

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha Nikunja Bihari Dhal issued formal notification for byelection to Jharsuguda Assembly seat, Thursday.

The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on ex-IPL commissioner Lalit Modi over his remarks against the judiciary made in social media posts and directed him to tender an unconditional apology on social media platforms and national newspapers.

A Surat Sessions Court hearing an appeal seeking stay on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a criminal defamation case has reserved its verdict, which will now be pronounced April 20, 'Bar and Bench' reported.

The Delhi High Court Thursday said the city government ought to provide uniforms to school students belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and not cash.

The Supreme Court Thursday made some strong observations against the manner in which the Karnataka government scrapped the 4 per cent OBC quota for Muslims and placed them under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category, saying the foundation of the decision-making process is “highly shaky and flawed”

The country’s exports rose by about 6 per cent to a “record” $447 billion during 2022- 23 on account of healthy growth in the outbound shipments of sectors such as petroleum, pharma and chemicals and marine, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday.

This is a first-of-its-kind of cattle insurance plan in the state that offers compensation to dairy farmers for economic loss due to a decline in milk yield during the summer.

India's Northeastern state Assam created history and marked its name in the Guinness Book of World Records on Thursday by performing the traditional Bihu dance at a single venue.

Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of growing global trade fragmentation and help avert a "second Cold War," the International Monetary Fund's managing director said Thursday.

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday there was a greater acceptance among Group of 20 member countries that any new regulations on the crypto assets need to be globally coordinated.