The head of the private Russian military force Wagner said Saturday he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to avoid shedding Russian blood.

The head of the Wagner mercenary group said Saturday he had crossed into Russia with his forces to topple Moscow’s military leadership, saying he and his 25,000 fighters were “ready to die”

Special court in its verdict Saturday held former MLA of Gunupur Ram Murty Gomango guilty of killing his wife at his quarters in Kharavela Nagar area here 28 years ago in 1995. The quantum of punishment is likely to be pronounced by the court during the next hearing of the case, June 27.

Additional SubCollector of Nabarangpur Prasanta Kumar Rout was arrested Saturday by the Odisha Vigilance Department after being found in possession of disproportionate assets worth `5.21 crore, officials said.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday directed officials to remain prepared for floods with monsoon setting in over the state.

Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary has one tiger, 82 leopards and a prey density of 46 per square km, as per the data obtained from the Wildlife Census (Sign Survey) conducted in the sanctuary from May 29 to June 3 by Hirakud Wildlife Division.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday approved 21 road projects worth `158 crore covering 172.53 km in Malkangiri district.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday inaugurated 13 academic buildings and 28 hostel facilities of Odisha Adarsa Vidyalaya (OAV) Sanghatan and laid foundation for 276 Adarsha Vidyalaya hostel buildings.

 In a remarkable feat, KIIT Deemedto-be-University here has secured 13th position among Indian universities, and 147th spot in Asia, in the prestigious Times Higher Education Asia University Ranking.

Giving a push to the Mission Shaktiled Aahaar initiative in urban local bodies (ULBs), Housing and Urban Development department has released Rs 11, 17, 25,821 to 34 District Aahaar Societies and City Aahaar Societies for the second quarter of financial year 2023-24.

As many as 455 vehicle owners were issued with e-challans for not applying/affixing HSRP (High Security Registration Plate) Friday, according to the State Transport Authority (STA).

Protests against the delimitation proposals continued in Assam Saturday, with allies of the ruling BJP-led coalition as well as Opposition parties venting their discontent.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s cryptic ‘Hussain Obama’ tweet drew major flak from the Opposition Saturday.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Saturday said the state government has prepared a comprehensive blueprint to decongest Shimla and increase tourist footfall at an estimated cost of over Rs 100 crore.

Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday launched an Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine for Covid. GEMCOVAC-OM is India's first mRNA vaccine developed using the indigenous platform technology by Gennova, with funding support from Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a statement said.

US intelligence agencies found no direct evidence that the Covid-19 pandemic stemmed from an incident at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a report declassified Friday said.

India conserved 249 billion units (BUs) of electricity to save `1.60 lakh crore in bills for the 2021-22 financial year, according to a BEE report. The report titled National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22 was released by Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy RK Singh Friday in the national capital.

The Indian Army today released a dozen militants in Manipur's Itham village after being surrounded by a women-led mob of over 1,200 people.

A whopping ₹ 23,000 crore tax evasion has been found in tax searches at multiple locations of Shree Cement Ltd in Rajasthan, sources have told NDTV, claiming it is one of the biggest tax evasion to date.

Amid confusion over the Congress' stance on the Centre's Delhi ordinance, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal told Rahul Gandhi to forget the differences and move forward together at the opposition meeting in Patna, AAP sources said on Saturday.