Foreign funds have accelerated buying of Indian stocks, pouring in more than $1 billion in each of the past three weeks, as Asia's fastest-growing economy is seen as a safe haven amid concerns of a global slowdown.

The Gujarat High Court has reversed the promotion of 40 judicial officers and maintained the promotion of 21 others while changing their postings.The decision followed the Supreme Court's stay to the recent promotion of judicial officials.

West Bengal Board of Primary Education on Tuesday moved an appeal before the Calcutta High Court against an order of it cancelling jobs of around 32,000 untrained primary school teachers, claiming that they have obtained Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd) within the specified time thereafter.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at more than 100 locations in six states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh in terror-narcotics smugglers-gangsters nexus cases.

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha will announce the Class X examination (matriculation) results May 18, BSE president Ramashish Hazra said, Tuesday. As many as 5.32 lakh students appeared in the matriculation examination, which was held from March 10 to 17, Hazra said.

The state government will hold a two-day Odisha Investors’ Meet in Bangalore beginning May 17, an official said, Tuesday.

Odisha will get 450 more post offices (POs) this year, chief postmaster general (CPMG) of Odisha Circle Suvendu Kumar Swain said . Odisha now has 8,329 POs, including branch offices, spread across different districts. As per available information, 5,652 POs have been opened in the country during the last five years. As many as 326 new POs were established in the state in the period.

An explosion at an illegal firecracker unit located in Egra in Purba Medinipur district near West Bengal-Odisha border killed at least nine people Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

To help the poor meritorious students to pursue higher studies, the state government has decided to enhance the e-Medhabruti scholarship amount from the current academic year.

As many as 681 super speciality hospitals from private sector have been brought under the umbrella of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), the Odisha government backed health care scheme.

Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha police Tuesday arrested a builder for allegedly duping 127 investors of Rs 15 crore, officials said.

The 2019 Balakot airstrike, Pulwama attack and the 2016 surgical strike will be part of Lucknow University’s (LU) defence studies’ syllabus from the coming academic session 2023-24.

Don’t create an atmosphere of fear, the Supreme Court Tuesday told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after the Chhattisgarh government alleged the probe agency is "running amok" and is trying to implicate Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam in the state.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday supported West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's assertion that her party will support the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

An unidentified man made a threatening call on the landline number of Union minister Nitin Gadkari's official residence on Motilal Nehru road here, police said Tuesday.

Nearly 22 per cent or 8,267 sq.km of the total forest area in Himachal Pradesh is fireprone. A majority of the fires were reported from the pine forests since during summer the trees shed needles that are highly inflammable due to the rich content of turpentine oil.

The Punjab government has started issuing fee receipts for its services on the mobile phones of applicants, saving an estimated `1.3 crore spent on paper every year. The eco-friendly initiative was launched by the Department of Governance Reforms (DGR) Friday.

Ukrainian air defences thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital with the help of Western-supplied weapons, officials said.

A Pakistan high court Tuesday extended bail of former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases pertaining to inciting violence and sedition until June 8.

Mohsin Khan made a fine comeback from a long injury lay-off as the left-arm pacer defended 11 runs off the final over against the destructive Tim David (32 n o) to hand Lucknow Super Giants a five-run win over Mumbai Indians in the IPL here Tuesday.