The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate alleged involvement of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in chit fund scams.

The Supreme Court Monday described the violence perpetrated against women in strife-torn Manipur as of “unprecedented magnitude” and refused to consider a plea on similar alleged incidents in opposition-ruled states, such as West Bengal, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Kerala.

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Tuesday injected the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into the translunar orbit.

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Monday announced the much-awaited Odisha Civil Services Examination (OCS)-2021 results. As per the official OPSC notification, Sudev Kumar Prusty has topped the list of successful candidates.

In a tragic mishap, five persons including four children were killed after the ceiling of an under-construction culvert suddenly caved in at Uparsaja village under Kalyansinghpur block in Rayagada district, Monday.

Odisha government has so far spent `31,113.68 crore on construction of roads and bridges in rural areas under Central schemes – Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA), according to Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

Odisha has collected `23,120 crore under District Mineral Foundation (DMF) till June 30 this year, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi told the Rajya Sabha, Monday.

At least seven people were killed after being struck by lightning in different parts of the state, Monday. Two women died while planting paddy saplings in Balasore and Bhadrak. Lightning strike also killed a minor girl in Sundargarh and two farmers in Keonjhar and Cuttack. A father-son duo died in a lightning strike incident at Chilika lake earlier in the day.

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Odisha government to file a status report within four weeks in connection with the claims of 25 depositors duped by various chit fund companies in the coastal state.

The Enforcement Directorate Monday said it has attached assets worth more than `6 crore belonging to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s family.

West African nations have given Niger's coup leaders one week to reinstate the country's democratically elected president and have threatened to use force if the demands aren't met.

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Monday issued notices to the Committee of Creditors of Go First and insolvency regulator IBBI over a plea to refund `597.54 crore to around 15.5 lakh passengers who booked tickets for travel on and after May 3.

More than 6.5 crore income tax returns for 2022-23 fiscal have been filed so far, with 36.91 lakh ITRs being submitted Monday until 1800 hrs, which is the last day for filing of returns by individuals and entities that are not required to get their accounts audited. The e-filing portal has witnessed more than 1.78 crore successful logins till 6 pm, the I-T department said.

Reliance Retail has unveiled its all new JioBook, a lightweight and pocket-friendly 4G-LTE powered laptop designed to cater to all age group. JioBook touted as ‘India’s First Learning Book' will be available at Rs 16,499 starting August 5, 2023, and customers can purchase JioBook from Reliance Digital’s online and offline stores, as well as through Amazon.in.

Sixteen workers were crushed to death late last night when a crane collapsed on them at a construction site in Thane's Shahapur in Maharashtra, police said.

"Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted in-principle approval to Air India Ltd and Interglobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) for import of 470 and 500 aircraft, respectively," Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh said in Rajya Sabha

BJP leader and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi on Monday sought the dismissal of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal in the Supreme Court against his conviction in a criminal defamation case.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has suspended 2007-batch AGMUT-cadre IAS officer Udit Prakash Rai, accused of demolishing a monument and constructing a government accommodation, with immediate effect.

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to curb the menace of film piracy, revamp age-based certification given by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as well as uniformity in the categorisation of films and content across platforms.

Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to arrest their slump in form when they begin their campaign at the Australia Open badminton tournament here Tuesday.