Bhubaneswar: In the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) question paper leak case, the Crime Branch Sunday arrested Nihar Mohanty, vice president of the Board of Secondary Education. Mohanty was taken into custody after being questioned by the agency a day earlier. The BSE was supposed...
Indore: Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya Sunday launched a scathing attack on Congress following the acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, saying the court's verdict is a "slap on the face" of the Congress, which he alleged had tried to...
Bhubaneswar: The burn victim from Balanga passed away in AIIMS Delhi while under medical care, a source said Saturday. The victim had suffered over 70 per cent burn injuries and was on a ventilator for several days, the source added. Though the case was initially...
Srinagar: A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district Saturday, officials said. The overnight encounter began after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in a forest area at Akhal in the south Kashmir district after...
New Delhi: The imposition of a 25 per cent US tariff will impact about half of India's over USD 86 billion worth of exports to America, government sources said Friday. The sectors which could bear the brunt of 25 per cent duty include textiles/ clothing...
Bengaluru: Former MP and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna was Friday convicted by a Special Court here in one of the four sexual abuse and rape cases registered against him. Special Court Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat will announce the quantum of punishment Saturday. The case...
Mumbai: Nearly 17 years after the Malegaon blast claimed six lives, a special court Thursday acquitted all seven accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, noting there was "no reliable and cogent evidence" against them. No religion teaches violence,...
New York: President Donald Trump Wednesday referred to the BRICS grouping and the "tremendous" trade deficit with New Delhi for announcing the 25 per cent tariff and said the US is currently negotiating with India. “Well, we're negotiating right now, and it's also BRICS. You...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced a 25 per cent tariff on India from August 1, amid signs of some stalemate in the ongoing negotiations between the two countries on a bilateral trade deal. Trump, announcing the tariff, listed India's high tariffs, its procurement...
Tokyo: A tsunami hit coastal areas of Russia's Kuril Islands and Japan's large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. Warnings are also in place for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand....
By Dilip Cherian A 10-officer reshuffle at the Additional Secretary level may look like routine housekeeping, but if you look...
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Lately, the Supreme Court’s intervention in high-profile cases does not necessarily arouse confidence and reassurance that wrongs may be righted....
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The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping turned out to be a rather tame...
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After remaining deafeningly silent on a media report casting serious doubts about the fairness and functioning of the Election Commission...
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