The wholesale inflation rose to a 15-month high of 2.61 per cent in May, as heatwave conditions pushed up prices of food items, specially vegetables, and on costlier manufactured products.

The Odisha Police has started preparations to implement the new criminal laws, July 1 when they come into force.

Southwest monsoon is all set to make its arrival in the state in the next fourfive days. The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall and thunderstorm activities in several districts, Saturday and Sunday.

 In a significant development amid a raging row over the NEET-UG, the Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and the NTA on a plea for a CBI probe into allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in the exam.

Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event here in 2010, Raj Niwas officials said Friday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday launched a probe into the alleged Rs 5,717-crore bank fraud by Chhattisgarhbased SKS Power Generation Limited and carried out searches at 14 locations in five states, including Odisha, in connection with the ‘scam.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi held discussions with the Chief Secretary and secretaries of various departments on the state’s economy, development in different sectors and the challenges, Friday.

Seven in every 100 elderly persons faced abuses of various forms, while one in every three elderly persons didn’t earn a penny in the past one year, according a study by the HelpAge India. They include 37 per cent in the age group of 80 and above, and 36 per cent in the age group of 71-79.

 Eighttime MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain was Friday administered oath as the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly by Governor Raghubar Das.

Punjab Friday hiked power tariff for domestic users by 11 paise per unit, while for industry it was 15 paise per unit. The new tariff will be applicable from June 16 to March 31, 2025.

Veteran journalist Rajat Sharma Friday claimed before the Delhi High Court that he was defamed by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera over use of “abusive language” during his show on the Lok Sabha elections result day.

Karnataka High Court Friday restrained the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from arresting former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in connection with a POCSO case registered against him.

13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pope Francis met with a warm embrace at the Outreach session of the G7 Summit in Apulia, southern Italy, Friday.

14. Russia said Friday it had downed 87 Ukrainian drones overnight, of which 70 had targeted the southern Rostov region that houses the headquarters of its military operation against Kyiv.

15.  Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra is of the opinion that he is yet to achieve his best results in the javelin despite winning multiple medals in the sport.