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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday announced further relaxations to Covid-induced partial lockdown which will remain in force from August 1 till September 1. Briefing about the unlock process, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena said since as many as 27 districts have been reporting far less...

Tokyo: Debutant Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Olympic Games when she upstaged former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei to enter the semifinals here Friday. The 23-year-old Assam boxer prevailed 4-1 to make the last-four where...

New Delhi: The government Thursday announced a 27 per cent quota for OBCs and 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in the All-India Quota scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses from the current academic year, 2021-22. Prime Minister...

Washington: A massive earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale jolted Alaska and prompted authorities to issue a tsunami warning for parts of the state, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at around 10.15 p.m. on Wednesday night and was located 91...

New Delhi:  The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendment to the DICGC Act to provide account holders access to up to Rs 5 lakh funds within 90 days of a bank coming under moratorium to ensure timely support to depositors. Last year, the government raised insurance...

Barabanki (UP): At least 18 people were killed and 25 injured after a truck hit a double-decker bus here, police said Wednesday. The incident took place under Kotwali Ramsanehighat area late Tuesday night. The private bus was on its way to Bihar from Ludhiana in...

New Delhi: The second T20 International between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo was postponed Tuesday by a day. It happened after visiting all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19. Krunal Pandya has been forced out of the series with seven days of isolation. However,...

Silchar: Assam will abide by any law enacted by Parliament which makes it even cede its land to another state. However, till then Assam will not allow even an ‘inch to be encroached’, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted Tuesday. His announcement came amid border...

Guwahati: At least six personnel of the Assam Police were killed Monday in firing by miscreants from neighbouring Mizoram. This development took place as violence escalated along Assam-Mizoram border in the Cachar district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed.         A senior Assam Police officer...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister, B.S. Yediyurappa submitted his resignation to Governor Thawarchand Gehlot Monday after tweeting that it was an honour for him to have served the state for two years. In a tweet in Kannada, he said that he has submitted his resignation to...