Odisha Assembly Deputy Speaker Rajanikant Singh Wednesday resigned from the post citing ‘personal reasons’

The All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association Wednesday threatened to go on a state-wide agitation by keeping their buses off roads from December 1, 2023.

The Delhi government plans to induce artificial rain through cloud seeding this month to combat air pollution in the national capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said Wednesday.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has retained its top position in India in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings-Asia and the country has surpassed China in the number of ranked universities.

A leopard, which was caged for mauling to death two persons in Nuapada district, has been translocated to Sambalpur Wildlife Rescue Centre for observation and treatment, a Forest official said Wednesday.

Diwali, the festival of lights, is a time of joy, celebration and togetherness, but most importantly, it's a festival of cleanliness. To foster cleanliness in Bhubaneswar this Diwali, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Wednesday launched ‘Swachh Diwali Subh Diwali’ campaign.

A legal aid clinic and a driving training centre for the rehabilitation of convicts at Biju Patnaik Open Air Ashram at Jamujhari , Khurda was inaugurated by the acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and executive chairman, Odisha State Legal Services Authority, Cuttack Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Wednesday.

A Fast Track Special POCSO court Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) after convicting him for raping a Dalit minor girl over a year after kidnapping her.

 A three-day Diwali fair, where street vendors and self-help groups will display their wares, will be organised in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh from November 9 to 11.

More than 2,000 farm fires were reported from Punjab Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court issued directions to ensure stopping of crop residue burning “forthwith”

The Lokpal has ordered a CBI probe against Mahua Moitra for alleged corruption, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey claimed Wednesday, a day before the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha, which is probing the 'cash-for-query' charges by him against the TMC MP, is to adopt a draft report in the case.

Five modules engaged in human trafficking were busted and 44 operatives arrested as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out nationwide raids Wednesday, an official said.

 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the Indian community in the country to bring in Diwali, lighting lamps at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. This comes at a time when Canada’s relations with India are at an all-time low.

Air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed a Hamas weapons maker and several fighters, the Israeli military said Wednesday, as its air and ground offensive targeted the militants’ tunnel network beneath the besieged Palestinian enclave.

Homegrown FMCG maker Dabur India, armed with a cash reserve of Rs 7,000 crore, is scouting for acquisition opportunities in healthcare and home & personal care segments, according to its CEO Mohit Malhotra.

The Kerala Government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Kerala High Court order that dismissed its plea against the Governor over withholding assent to bills indefinitely.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) will stop buying diesel from companies like Reliance Industries Ltd and Nayara Energy once it completes expansion of its Visakhapatnam refinery in Andhra Pradesh and builds a new one in Rajasthan next financial year, company officials said.

Ben Stokes’ attacking century (108, 84b, 6x4, 6x6) was well complemented by the bowlers as England cantered to a 160-run win over the Netherlands here Wednesday to stay in the hunt for a place in the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

The Indian archers won two bronze, while also assuring themselves four more medals by advancing into their respective finals at the Asian Championships here Wednesday.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Wednesday announced that it has sacked secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran due to “breach of trust”, a move described as “conspiracy” by the Delhi based sports administrator.