Beijing: Eighty-two people were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine in China, according to an official media report. The gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu coal mine at 7:29 pm Friday. Rescue efforts are ongoing. The death toll rose to 82 following...
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were raised by 87-91 paise per litre Saturday, taking the cumulative increase in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 a litre in under 10 days as state-owned firms passed on soaring international oil prices. The latest revision pushed...
Bhubaneswar: At least three persons have died in "heat wave-related incidents" in Odisha this month, as large parts of the state continued to reel under hot and humid conditions, officials said Friday. According to the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) Office, reports of 16 deaths due...
New Delhi: The Election Commission Friday announced polls for 24 Rajya Sabha seats June 18. In a statement, the EC said the elections for the Rajya Sabha seats will be held in 10 states where the incumbents are retiring on different dates beginning June 21...
New Delhi: Hamza Burhan, one of the key planners behind the Pulwama attack, was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The incident took place at Muzaffarabad in PoK, and Burhan is said to have been shot multiple times. He was attacked and killed...
Chennai: In a major political and administrative exercise aimed at strengthening governance and broadening representation, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay Thursday carried out the first major expansion of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, inducting 23 new ministers and simultaneously restructuring key portfolios. The move significantly expands...
Chennai: The C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government will undergo its first Cabinet expansion Thursday, with Congress likely to formally join the ministry in a move aimed at strengthening the ruling coalition and filling several key portfolios that have remained vacant since the government assumed...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) declared the results of its Class XII examinations Wednesday, with close to 86 per cent of the 3.98 lakh students who appeared for it clearing the exam. Announcing the results, the state's School and Mass Education Minister...
Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, will announce the Plus II board examination results at 12:30 pm Wednesday. Students can check their Plus II results on the official websites — CHSE Odisha and Odisha Results Portal — after the declaration. Results will...
Kolkata: Turning the final day of campaigning in Falta into a political show of strength, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday held a high-voltage roadshow in the constituency in South 24 Parganas district, mixing attacks on the TMC with welfare promises and fresh political...
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