Lord Jagannath and His siblings – Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra – were dedicated ‘Adhar Pana’, a rich drink for salvation of ghostly bodies, sinned souls and other spirits, on their respective chariots, Friday night.

The UN humanitarian chief has warned that the 12-year conflict in Syria has pushed 90 per cent of its population below the poverty line, and that millions face cuts in food aid next month because of a funding shortfall.

 France’s government was set to examine “all options” for restoring order Friday after nationwide unrest escalated overnight into the most destructive rioting since police shot and killed a teenager at a traffic stop.

The UK government has reiterated its call for reform of the United Nations as one of its top transnational priorities and supported India’s bid for permanent membership of the powerful Security Council.

The Delhi government Friday moved the Supreme Court against the Centre’s ordinance over control of services in the national capital, officials said. CM Arvind Kejriwal will burn copies of the Centre’s ordinance at the party office in central Delhi July 3.

Housing finance major HDFC will merge with its subsidiary HDFC Bank on Saturday as their respective boards have cleared the proposal Friday. Following the reverse merger, HDFC will cease to exist from July 1 onwards.

The central government’s fiscal deficit stood at `2.1 lakh crore or 11.8 per cent of the full-year budget estimates at May-end 2023, according to official data.

With the beginning of monsoon rainfall in the upper catchment area of Mahanadi, neighbouring Chhattisgarh opened all 64 gates of Kalma barrage, resulting in a steep rise in the water flow in Hirakud dam.

The general manager of South Eastern Railway was transferred as general manager to the Rail Wheel Factory in Karnataka’s Yelahanka Friday.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested another fraudster for his involvement in misappropriating subsidies of `7.16 crore meant for supply of agricultural equipment to farmers.

The Jaipur-Katikata bridge over Mahanadi under Raghunathpur block of Jagatsinghpur will be completed by April 2024. This was revealed during 5T Secretary VK Pandian’s review of various developmental projects in the district.

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday approved the release of Rs 6,194.40-crore State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) money to 19 states.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received `37 crore for construction of a tunnel through Laxmi Dungri, a reserve forest in Sambalpur district, an official said Friday. The tunnel will be constructed to check disruption of traffic due to landslides on National Highway (NH) 53 connecting Mumbai and Kolkata.

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Gujarat with some areas receiving more than 200 mm showers in the last 30 hours, while rain-related incidents claimed the lives of nine persons over the past two days in the state, an official said.

Two sealed bottles of alcohol per person is permitted to be carried inside Delhi Metro, according to revised norms, officials said Friday. However, drinking of alcohol inside metro premises is still strictly prohibited.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday handed over keys of houses built on land freed from the illegal possession of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to 76 beneficiaries.

The High Court of Karnataka Friday dismissed a petition filed by Twitter Inc, challenging several blocking and take-down orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, saying the company’s plea was devoid of merits.

India will bank on the striking prowess of their talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri to tame a formidable Lebanon in the SAFF Championship semifinal here Saturday.

The Indian duo of Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinderpal Singh Sandhu won the gold medal at the Asian Squash Mixed Doubles Championships here Friday.

North Zone (NOZ) hurtled ruthlessly towards a crushing win over North East Zone (NEZ) while rattling up 259/6 in their second innings, pathway to their giant 665-run lead on the third day of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal here Friday.