Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha Thursday announced that next year's matriculation (Class X) examination will commence February 20. A notification issued by BSE said the annual High School Certificate, Madhyama and State Open School Certificate Examination for 2024 will be conducted from February 20, 2024, to March 4, 2024.

The Supreme Court Thursday granted an extension of tenure to Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra till September 15 but lambasted the Centre for seeking an extension by stating if the entire department is ‘full of incompetent people’ except the incumbent chief. The apex court, however, made it clear that there will be no further extension.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe the case of sexual assault on two women who were stripped and paraded by a mob in Manipur and the government will seek its trial outside the state, officials said Thursday. The trial would be sought to be held in a court in neighbouring Assam, they said. The officials also said the Union Home Ministry is in touch with both Meitei and Kuki groups.

The contentious JE (Civil) recruitment examination paper leak incident which has thrown the career of hundreds of job aspirants into jeopardy, took place at a printing press located outside the state, Balasore SP Sagarika Nath said Thursday.

In a bizarre incident, a couple from North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal allegedly sold their 8-month-old baby boy to purchase an expensive iPhone for creating Instagram reels. Sources said that the father of the boy also attempted to sell their seven-yearold daughter. Police rescued the baby boy, and nabbed the mother and the woman who bought the infant.

Forecasting heavy rainfall in next four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday issued yellow (be updated) warning for several districts.

J Krishna Kishore, an IRS officer of 1990 batch presently posted as Principal Director of Income Tax (Investigation), Odisha, was promoted Thursday as chief commissioner of Income Tax, vide office order No. 179 of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance.

To address the shortage of doctors in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government is considering a proposal to increase the retirement age of government doctors from 62 years to 65 years.

The CBI will probe the case of sexual assault on two women who were stripped and paraded by a mob in Manipur, a top government functionary said on Thursday, asserting that no effort will be spared to ensure stringent action against the accused in all heinous crimes in the state hit by ethnic violence.

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved till August 3 its verdict on a plea against a Varanasi district court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey to determine if the Gyanvapi mosque was built upon a temple

 Opposition alliance INDIA Thursday boycotted a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Rajya Sabha to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modi not making a statement on Manipur violence in Parliament, a senior leader said.

Digital payments across the country registered a growth of 13.24 per cent in a year through March 2023, as per RBI’s index that measures the adoption of online transactions.

A total of seven airlines, including Heritage Aviation and Air Odisha Aviation, have been closed down in the last five years, the government said Thursday

Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior pro Virat Kohli, who have 76 international hundreds between them, decided to give game time to middle order batters as India beat West Indies by five wickets in the opening ODI, riding on exploits from spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.

Home Minister Amit Shah will launch a unique initiative Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in New Delhi. 

The Kerala government approved the new liquor policy for 2023-24 which aims to promote toddy, the traditional alcoholic beverage of the state, under rebranding. Under the new policy, the bar licence fee was hiked and the rules for restaurants within tourism zones were liberalised. 

Opposition parties will hold the next meeting of their 26-member INDIA coalition in Mumbai on August 25 and 26.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved the Guidelines for Institutional Development Plan (IDP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The aim at enabling HEIs in achieving academic and research excellence, as well as improve teaching and learning standards.

Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved till August 3 its order on a plea against the survey of Gyanvapi mosque premises by the Archeological Survey of India. verdict will be 03 August.

RBI has clarified that banknotes with a star (*) symbol on the number panel are authentic. The symbol is an identifier indicating that the note is a replacement for defectively printed ones in a packet of 100 pieces of serially numbered banknotes. They are exactly similar to the other banknotes, but have an additional character, which is the *(star).