Head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog expresses growing anxiety about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

A number of khap panchayats and the protesting wrestlers Sunday issued a 10- day ultimatum to the Central government, demanding action be taken against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh regarding the allegations of sexual harassment against him.

Odia students stuck in conflict-hit Manipur at the Central Agricultural University, Imphal, were Sunday brought back safely after the state government made special arrangements for their evacuation.

The Student Police Cadet (SPC) scheme launched by Odisha Police in January 2019 to inculcate moral values, ethics and discipline in students and make them responsible citizens remains a non-starter.

A cyclonic circulation lies over the southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) and adjoining south Andaman Sea and under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the region Monday, the regional centre of India Meteorology Department (IMD) here said, Sunday.

In a drastic shift that is bound to make a statement, next year’s Republic Day Parade here could see all-women marching and band contingents with authorities working on such a proposal for the ceremonial event to be held at Kartavya Path, defence sources said.

The state government Sunday brought back safely 10 Odia students stuck in the conflict-hit Manipur at the Central Agricultural University, Imphal, by making special arrangements for their transport and accommodation. Odisha Paribar director Dilip Routray received the students, who had reached Kolkata from Manipur Saturday night, here at the Biju Patnaik International Airport.

 The state government’s notification regarding the merger of 57 villages under this block in Cuttack district with Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) has heat up politics in the area, a report said

The Tamil Nadu government is planning to distribute coconut oil and groundnut oil through ration shops. As a pilot project, coconut oil and groundnut oil will be distributed from ration shops in Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari districts of the state.

The recent disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha has put the spotlight on provisions of an Act which has been used to removed 42 members from Parliament since 1988, with the 14th Lok Sabha witnessing the ouster of 19 lawmakers in connection with the cash-for-query scam and cross-voting.

Money was "illegally" collected from "every bottle" of liquor sold in Chhattisgarh and evidence of "unprecedented" corruption and laundering of `2,000 crore generated by an alcohol syndicate led by Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, has been collected, the ED said Sunday.

One lakh saplings, 90 per cent of them are of willow and poplar species, will be planted in the arid Ladakh region May 17 with an aim to achieve its 85-90 per cent survival rate, volunteers of the plantation drive said Sunday.

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu Sunday hit out at the Centre for what it called replacing the national broadcaster’s name ‘All India Radio’ with ‘Akashvani’ and demanded that the Union government restore the name AIR.

In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age. A 2020 report found that 14.7 million children and adolescents in the US live with obesity.

India’s gold imports, which have a bearing on the current account deficit, dipped 24.15 per cent to $35 billion in 2022- 23 due to global economic uncertainties, according to data from the commerce ministry. Imports of the yellow metal stood at $46.2 billion in 2021-22.

Two civilians were killed after a part of an Air Force MIG-21 Fighter aircraft fell on their home in Rajasthan this morning, officials have said.

The Indian Air Force was closely monitoring a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 jetliner which crossed into the Indian airspace last week after it failed to land at Lahore airport because of heavy rain in the region.

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a batch of pleas on the Manipur situation including one by a ruling BJP MLA challenging the high court order on the issue of Scheduled Tribe status to the Meitei community.

As many as 94.03 per cent of the over 8 lakh students who appeared for the class 12 exams in Tamil Nadu have passed, the Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE) said on Monday.

The rupee gained 8 paise to 81.70 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking the weakness of the American currency in the overseas market.