Sweltering heatwave in north India that have caused scores of deaths, floods and landslides in the northeast that have affected lakhs of people, a spring season that suggests it could soon "disappear" from the calendar — extreme weather events in the first five months of 2024 have got everyone questioning: …...Read More

IMD data shows that the heat waves in April this year were far worse than in 2023. Above normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of the country in May and a significantly high number of heat wave days expected over the northern plains, central region, and adjoining areas …...Read More

The family of the victim was given Rs 10,000 for immediate assistance. (Representational) An 8-year-old girl's mutilated body was found in a village under Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary after she was allegedly dragged by a leopard from her house here, police said on Wednesday. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) B. Shivshankar the …...Read More

A BJP leader claimed that allegations against Prashant Jagdev were politically motivated. (File) A BJP candidate was arrested in Odisha's Khurda district for allegedly vandalising an EVM as he had to wait in queue for a long to cast his vote because the machine malfunctioned, officials said on Sunday. Prashant …...Read More

Several other candidates have declared that they own assets worth less than Rs 10,000 (Representational) Two candidates in the fray in the fourth and final phase of assembly elections in Odisha have declared zero assets in their affidavits, according to a report. Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur Lok …...Read More

Last year, Apple shipped around 10 million iPhones in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, said Apple has increased iPhone production in the country and one out of seven iPhones in the world is now being manufactured in India. He also noted that India is …...Read More

A school teacher, who was assigned to election duty in Odisha's Bolangir district, passed away due to a heart attack at a polling party disbursal centre in Titlagarh on Sunday. Sushil Kumar Acharya (52) suddenly fell unconscious at the disbursal centre. He was rushed to Titlagarh hospital where doctors declared …...Read More

Police said the fight broke out over a "trivial matter." (Representational) A worker at a food outlet in east Delhi's Preet Vihar was killed in a fight with a colleague early Thursday, police said. The incident occurred at a food corner owned by one Tripta Rastogi, they said. According to …...Read More

Following a brief debate on December 17, 2024, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the 129th Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha. The Bill, which seeks to institute simultaneous elections to both the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, was put to a division of votes at the insistence of …...Read More

The Election Commission (EC) will announce the dates for Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Tuesday. The EC will announce the poll schedule at a press conference to be held at 3.30 pm. In Maharashtra's last Assembly elections in 2019, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising a then unified …...Read More