The chariots of Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra, pulled by devotees, reached their destination at Gundicha Temple Wednesday after being stranded for the night on the Grand Road which connects the temple to the 12th century Srimandir here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday described Yoga as “truly universal” and “free from copyrights and patents” as he led a historic event at the UN Headquarters here to commemorate the 9th International Day of Yoga, attended by top UN officials, diplomats and prominent personalities.

With an aim to improve rural road connectivity in the state, the state Cabinet approved Wednesday projects worth Rs 4,947 crore under different components of Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojana (MMSY) scheme.

The state Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Wednesday approved Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana (MSPY) that aims at transforming nutrition outcomes of adolescent girls (15-19 years), pregnant women and malnourished children across the state.

 In an attempt to woo tribal voters ahead of the general elections, the state Cabinet Wednesday decided to recommend the Union government to include Saora language in 8th Schedule of the Constitution.

A fivestar hotel here has alleged to have suffered a loss of Rs 58 lakh when one of its guests colluded with some hotel staff and stayed for almost two years without making any payment.

The Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department Wednesday directed Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department to open Aahaar centres at 93 health facilities under the 5T Ama Hospital initiative.

Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), faculty of engineering and technology of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan deemed to be university (SOA), was ranked third among engineering institutes of the country in the Times All India Engineering Institutes Ranking Survey, 2023.

A day after the Election Commission published draft delimitation proposals for assembly and parliamentary seats in Assam, the ruling alliance and opposition parties Wednesday criticised the plan to realign constituencies.

The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) will recruit 52,699 constables, the process for which will begin within the next couple of months. This will be one of its biggest ever recruitment drives.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to opposition leaders, asking them to discuss the Centre's ordinance on the control of administrative services in the national capital at the June 23 meeting of non-BJP parties and clear their stand on the matter.

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday issued an appeal for peace in Manipur and said the unprecedented violence that has devastated the lives of people of the state has left a deep wound on the nation's conscience.

The India Meteorological Department Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over four states - Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya - and heavy rainfall over six states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.

The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition more than 82,000 central forces personnel within 24 hours for deployment in panchayat elections.

China hit back Wednesday after US President Joe Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”, saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, in an unexpected spat immediately following efforts by both sides to lower tensions.

Taking an exception to a Pakistani university celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi, the country’s Higher Education Commission has voiced concern over the erosion of the country’s Islamic identity and asked them to “prudently distance” themselves from all such activities, a media report said Wednesday

The government has cleared US-based chip maker Micron’s project to set up a semiconductor test and packaging unit worth $2.7 billion in the country, according to sources.

India’s wheat harvest in 2023 is at least 10% lower than the government’s estimate, a leading trade body told Reuters Wednesday, amid a sharp rise in local prices during the past two months.

 India’s top IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services said Wednesday that it has signed a new contract worth 840 million pounds ($1.1 billion) with British pension scheme Nest for an initial tenure of 10 years.

Sunil Chhetri’s glittering hat-trick laced India’s 4-0 win over Pakistan in their SAFF Championship opener here Wednesday as the talisman became the second-highest Asian goal-scorer in international football. Ali Daei of Iran holds the record with 109 goals from 149 matches. Chhetri has 90 goals to his name.