Odisha state capital Bhubaneswar witnessing a record rainfall of 259.2mm in the last 24 hours Tuesday— highest in August since 1997, the regional centre of the IMD said.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday sanctioned `150.05 crore for modernisation of State Forensic Science Services Organisation.

Brazil. Jose Paulino Gomes passed away Friday at the age of 127 at his home in Pedra Bonita, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais.

Over 14,000 schoolchildren have been displaced due to the ethnic violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Education said on Wednesday.

As supporters of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal hold protests in Delhi over the communal violence in Haryana, the Supreme Court has asked authorities to ensure tight security and CCTV surveillance of the protests

Noted art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who was found dead at his studio in Maharashtra's Raigad, had defaulted on a ₹ 252-crore loan to its financial creditor, and a bankruptcy court had admitted an insolvency petition against his firm..

Dushyant Chautala's comments on the Nuh violence appeared to blame the organisers of the religious rally, who have ties to the BJP, and contradicted his partner.

Odisha has recorded a growth of 16.26 per cent in gross GST collection during July 2023 as compared to July 2022.

Since the tragic triple train accident at Odisha’s Balasore district, but 29 bodies recovered from the accident site are yet to be identified.

As many as 57 paperless courts and 4 newly established fast track special courts (FTSCs) were inaugurated Tuesday at Cuttack, Puri, Jajpur and Bhubaneswar to deal with cases under POCSO Act and rape cases.

 Bhitarkanika National Park reopened Tuesday. The park was closed for the annual census of estuarine crocodiles from May 1 to July 31.

The Supreme Court Tuesday refused an urgent hearing on the Uddhav Thackeray faction's plea challenging the Election Commission's decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde-led bloc as the real Shiv Sena and allotting to it the 'bow and arrow' poll symbol.

The Patna High Court on Tuesday upheld the caste survey ordered by it as "perfectly valid" and "initiated with due competence"

Russian authorities early Tuesday accused Kyiv of yet another attack on Moscow and its surroundings with drones.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday offered to hold talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues as he said that “war is not an option” for both countries as they fight poverty and unemployment.

The income tax department Tuesday said a record 6.77 crore income tax returns for the assessment year 2023-24 were filed till July 31, including 53.67 lakh firsttime filers.

GST collection rose 11 per cent to over `1.65 lakh crore in July as a result of anti-evasion measures and higher consumer spending.

As much as 88 per cent of the Rs2,000 currency notes have either been deposited or exchanged at banks, and only Rs 42,000 crore worth of such notes are with public as July 31, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said Tuesday.

Najju alias Rajju, a former dacoit who walked out of the Bareilly Central Jail a week ago after 23 years, has offered a 101 kg bell at a temple in Shahjahanpur and appealed to the younger generation to stay away from crime.

The Pakistan hockey team arrived in India Tuesday via the AttariWagah border to participate in the Asian Champions Trophy starting here from Thursday.