The state government Thursday decided to distribute free textbooks to students of all the private and non-aided Odia medium schools across Odisha, an official said.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Thursday left its key interest rates unchanged for a third straight meeting but signalled tighter policy if food prices drive inflation higher

The first Mayor of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Nibedita Pradhan, breathed her last at a private nursing home here, Thursday. She was 60.

The Post Office Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha yesterday amid din. The Bill seeks to repeal the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 and to amend the law relating to the Post Office in India.

The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha amid din.

A total of six infrastructure projects worth more than 28 thousand crore rupees have been recommended under PM GatiShakti. Three projects each are related to Railways and Road Transport and Highways.. 

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was suspended from Lok Sabha over deliberate and repeated misconduct and the matter has been referred to Privileges Committee. 

First Female Train Driver in India: Surekha Yadav is the first woman from India to become a train driver and also a train driver of indigenously designed train “Vande Bharat Express”.

CM Ashok Gehlot has launched the "Indira Gandhi Free Smartphone Yojana 2023." This program provides free mobile phones, internet, and voice call services to women in the state. 

The Enforcement Directorate(ED) has filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) before a special court here under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) seeking conviction of the accused involved in the MBBS admission fraud case.

The Gruha Lakshmi scheme of the Karnataka government, which promises Rs 2,000 to the women heads of the households, will now be launched across the state on August 27 instead of August 20, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said.

 As many as 99 projects worth Rs 3,672.63 crore have been undertaken in Capital Bhubaneswar and steel city Rourkela under the Smart City Mission (SCM) till now.

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, an accused in the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, on Thursday moved a Delhi court seeking permission to appear before it through video conferencing (VC). 

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday moved the Delhi high court seeking to vacate its order that granted interim protection from coercive action to online news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, uptill the next date of hearing.

 A total of 134 sitting MPs and MLAs have cases related to crimes against women, which includes 21 MPs and 113 MLAs.

Paradip Port Authority has become the fastest major port to handle 50 million metric ton Cargo in the current fiscal year. It has exhibited 6.5% growth over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

Union minister Jitendra Singh Thursday said it has not been found feasible to consider any change in the existing provisions regarding number of attempts and age-limit in respect of the civil services examination.

Air India Thursday unveiled a new brand identity and aircraft livery as the airline moves ahead with its transformation plan since being taken over by Tata Group more than one-and-a-half years ago.

India’s first payment bank, Airtel Payment Bank also became the first Indian Bank to launch an eco-friendly debit card for its new and existing customers. 

 Maintaining intensity throughout the 60 minutes of the game and consistency in finishing would be India’s targets when the hosts take on Japan in the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) hockey tournament here Friday.