A week after assuming power in Karnataka, the Congress on Friday released a list of 24 legislators who will be sworn in as ministers on May 27, according to party leaders.

The Centre will issue a commemorative `75 coin to mark the inauguration of the Parliament Building May 28 by the PM. The weight of this coin could be 34.65- 35.35 gram. One side of the coin will bear the image of Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre flanked by the word ‘Bharat’ in Devnagri script and ‘INDIA’ in English.

The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will declare the results for Plus II exams by May 31. The council will confirm the final date of the result declaration May 28. As per reports, Science and Commerce results will be declared by May-end while that of Arts and vocational course will be declared by June 8.

Work for the much-awaited metro rail project in Bhubaneswar capital region is likely to start by the end of this year, Housing and Urban Development Minister Usha Devi said Friday.

Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh reviews preparedness for Rath Yatra in the Pilgrim City, Friday.

All households in 115 urban local bodies (ULBs) of Odisha will have piped drinking water supply by December 2023, Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Usha Devi said, Friday.

The state government has decided to stop incentives to workers handling the Covid-19 pandemic and other related activities. The decision was taken Friday and came against the backdrop of World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring that Covid-19 is no more a global health emergency.

China may soon become the world's first country with oral insulin availability, according to a report Friday.

As the state library has become old, it will be renovated with new benches, tables and other furniture. Besides, the flooring and other infrastructures will also be improved. The government is planning to open a public library at Bapuji Nagar to prevent over-crowding of the state library. The new public library will also have state-of-the-art facilities with a food court.

In a good news for animal lovers, a total of 35 hatchlings were found playing with their mother crocodile in the river at Satkosia Crocodile Breeding Centre in Angul district, Thursday.

 Daringbadi in Kandhamal district which is known as the Kashmir of Odisha added another feather to its cap following the unveiling of a watchtower constructed atop the highest hill in Greenbadi panchayat.

All the cases related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute will now be heard by the Allahabad High Court. The high court has transferred the cases currently being heard in the lower court in Mathura to itself.

A Delhi court Friday granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for issuance of an 'ordinary passport' for three years instead of 10, the period for which it is normally issued, following an objection raised by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

The Supreme Court Friday granted jailed former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain interim bail for six weeks on medical grounds, saying a citizen has a right to receive treatment of his choice in a private hospital at his own expense.

The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday announced that doctors recruited henceforth across departments, including Health and Family Welfare and Animal Husbandry, will not be entitled to NonPracticing Allowance (NPA).

Himachal Pradesh government discussed plans to encourage the use of electric vehicles and has set a target to transform the state into a ‘Green Energy State’ by March 2026.

As many as 175 sheep have died in Bhaksa village of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh after being administered medication for deworming. The animals belonged to one Naresh Pal, a resident of Bhaksa village.

German police have been left red-faced after a member of the public was able to slip into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and then give him a hearty hug as he prepared to board a plane at Frankfurt Airport.

Leading fintech company PhonePe has announced that the company has become the first digital payments app to successfully enable the linkage of two lakh RuPay credit cards to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). It has also processed a Total Payment Value (TPV) of `150 crore via RuPay Credit on UPI.

The Academic Council of Delhi University on Friday passed a motion to remove a chapter on Pakistan's national poet Muhammad Iqbal, also known as Allama Iqbal, from the political science syllabus, members of the statutory body confirmed.