The Reserve Bank of India kept key lending rate unchanged on Thursday for a sixth straight meeting, in line with expectations, as inflation stayed above the 4% medium-term target while economic growth remained resilient.

The Election commission of India (ECI) has replied to many questions including Oppositions' doubts over EVMs in its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

Odia Language Literature and Culture Minister Aswini Patra announced in the Assembly the establishment of a corpus fund of `10 crore to support research in the language at national and international levels.

The Railway Board has approved `2477 crore for establishing a wagon periodic overhauling (PoH) facility at Kantabanji in Odisha's Balangir district.

A day before the general elections, twin blasts rock Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, killing at least 30 people .

The Uttarakhand Assembly Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, which may serve as template for other BJP-run states to enact similar legislation.

The Supreme Court asked its registry officials Wednesday to comply with a recent order of the court in which it was directed that the practice of mentioning the caste or religion of litigants must be shunned. Lightning strikes have claimed 1,472 lives and left 145 people injured in the state in the last five years. The state government had declared lightning as a disaster in June 2015.

Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh Wednesday took oath as the 34th Chief Justice (CJ) of Orissa High Court.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha police arrested a Haryana man for his alleged involvement in a pan-India courier fraud of Rs 5.58 crore, a police officer said Wednesday.

A Fast Track Court here Wednesday handed down 20 years of imprisonment to a youth after convicting him for the rape of a 14-year-old girl. The convicted youth was identified as Bijay Kumar Barik, 21, of Nuabeda village under Daitari police limits.

The proposed Sabarimala railway project in Kerala has not made progress even after so many years of efforts due to lack of cooperation from the state government and two alternatives alignments are being looked at, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday.

A Delhi court Wednesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear before it February 17 on a complaint filed by the ED for skipping summons in an excise policy-linked case and noted that prima facie the AAP chief was “legally bound” to comply.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren will expand his cabinet February 16, rescheduling the event which was initially planned for Thursday, a minister said.

The Election Commission Wednesday allotted ‘Nationalist Congress PartySharadchandra Pawar’ as the party name for the group led by Sharad Pawar.

Tamil Nadu’s main Opposition AIADMK Wednesday said it had already shut its door on the BJP and ruled out joining forces with the saffron party for the Lok Sabha polls.

Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi Wednesday said it is for the Reserve Bank to deal with the Paytm issue and the government has nothing to do with the matter for now.

The Indian women’s hockey team lost 0-3 to third ranked Australia, completing a hat-trick of defeats in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023- 24 here Wednesday. India will take on the USA Friday.

Houses of Parliament-- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha-- resumed today at 11 am to take up the legislative business on its agenda for the day.

The main opposition Congress brought a 'black paper' to counter the Narendra Modi government's 'white paper' on its performance over the past 10 years. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge released the black paper this morning and targeted the Centre.

Two security personnel were killed following a gunfight between Maoists and police in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Wednesday, an official said.