Three killed, 32 injured as heap of firecrackers explodes in Puri
Puri: At least three persons, including a minor, died and 32 others were injured after a stockpile of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha's Puri, police said Thursday. Hundreds of people had gathered on the banks of Narendra Pushkarinee, a water body, to witness the rituals...
Read moreRajkot fire probe: 1 IAS, 3 IPS officers to be questioned today
Rajkot: Ahead of the Union Home Minister's visit, the investigation into the fire at Gamezone, which claimed 28 lives, has intensified. One IAS and three IPS officers on duty in Rajkot City at the time of the tragedy will be questioned Thursday in the case. The state police chief has summoned these officers to Gandhinagar, where the state CID Crime and the Chief Fire Officer of Rajkot Fire Brigade have also...
Read moreGDP growth robust on back of healthy balance sheets of banks, corporates: RBI
Mumbai: India's GDP growth is robust on the back of solid investment demand which is supported by healthy balance sheets of banks and corporates, the government's focus on capital expenditure and prudent monetary, regulatory and fiscal policies, the RBI said Thursday. The Reserve Bank's Annual Report for 2023-24 said that the Indian economy is navigating the drag from an adverse global macroeconomic and financial environment. Indian economy, the report said, is...
Read moreSri Lankan PM Gunawardena says presidential election scheduled for 2024
Colombo: Sri Lanka's government had not discussed at any point the postponement of the presidential election which will be held on schedule this year, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said, dismissing as “irresponsible” a controversial proposal by President Ranil Wickremesinghe's party to postpone both presidential and general elections. The island nation's Elections Commission earlier this month said the presidential election would be conducted between September 17 and October 16. Wickremesinghe's United National...
Read moreMonsoon onset over Kerala, Northeast likely from Thursday
New Delhi: Spurred on by Cyclone Remal, southwest monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast and parts of northeast from Thursday, a day ahead of the date forecast by the weather office. "Conditions continue to become favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala during the next 24 hours," the India Meteorological Department said Wednesday. On May 15, the weather office announced the onset of monsoon over Kerala...
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Three killed, 32 injured as heap of firecrackers explodes in Puri
Puri: At least three persons, including a minor, died and 32 others were injured after a stockpile of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha's Puri, police said Thursday. Hundreds of people had gathered on the banks of Narendra Pushkarinee, a water body, to witness the rituals when the accident happened Wednesday night, a...
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Rajkot fire probe: 1 IAS, 3 IPS officers to be questioned today
Rajkot: Ahead of the Union Home Minister's visit, the investigation into the fire at Gamezone, which claimed 28 lives, has intensified. One IAS and three IPS officers on duty in Rajkot City at the time of the tragedy will be questioned Thursday in the case. The state police chief has summoned these officers to Gandhinagar, where the...
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