Puri firecracker tragedy: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik orders probe, announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
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Balasore: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday said renowned figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Albert Einstein drew inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi. He made these remarks during a political gathering in Odisha's Balasore district. Responding to Prime Minister...
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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...
Read moreJ&K: 21 killed, 69 injured in Akhnoor road accident
Jammu: The death toll in Thursday’s road accident in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district has risen to 21 while 69 injured people have been rescued from the accident site. Doctors at the Akhnoor hospital have confirmed to reporters that 21 dead bodies were brought to the hospital while 69 others were brought as injured. “Some of the critically injured people have been shifted to government medical college hospital in Jammu...
Read moreMonsoon arrives simultaneously in Kerala, northeastern states
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon has arrived simultaneously in Kerala and the northeastern states Thursday, two days ahead of its expected date of June 1. "Southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala and advanced into most parts of northeast India today, May 30, 2024," India Meteorological Department announced in a post on X. IMD had said Wednesday that conditions were rapidly becoming favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon over...
Read moreAgnikul carries out successful sub-orbital test flight of Agnibaan rocket
New Delhi: Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos Thursday successfully carried out a sub-orbital test-flight of its home-built 3D-printed semi-cryogenic rocket -- Agnibaan -- from its own launch pad at Sriharikota, making it India's second private entity to do so. After four unsuccessful attempts, the test flight of Agnibaan Sub-Orbital Technology Demonstrator (SOrTeD) Thursday took place at 7:15am without any live streaming and in the presence of fewer dignitaries at the Sriharikota...
Read moreRBI projects India’s real GDP growth at 7% in FY25
Mumbai: The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7 per cent -- the fastest among major economies across the world -- in the current fiscal year, underpinned by a sustained strengthening of macroeconomic fundamentals, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest annual report Thursday. While the central bank expected headline inflation to moderate further, it flagged risks to food inflation saying that it remains vulnerable to supply-side...
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T20 World Cup: Click here for complete info on India matches, time, venues & schedule
New Delhi: The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is set to begin June 2 (as per IST) with co-hosts USA taking on Canada in the opening fixture at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas. India, the champions of the inaugural edition in 2007, will kickstart their campaign against Ireland June 5 (IST). A total...
Excise case: Delhi court issues notice to ED on Kejriwal’s regular bail plea
New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday issued notice to the ED on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking regular bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, who initially directed the central probe agency to file its response to Kejriwal's plea by Saturday, later fixed the matter for June...
PM Modi reaches Kanyakumari for 3-day meditation at Vivekananda Rock Memorial
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Kanyakumari helipad just now. He reached the southernmost tip of the country in an air force helicopter. PM Modi will now reach the government guest house for a brief rest and after that, he will offer his prayers at the Kanyakumari Devi temple. He will also pay his respects before...
Chhota Rajan gets life term in Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty murder case
Mumbai: A Mumbai Special Court has awarded mafia don Rajendra S Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of the 2001 murder of a city-based hotelier Jaya Shetty, here Thursday. Special MCOCA Court Judge AM Patil found Chhota Rajan guilty under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and other laws invoked against...
Puri firecracker tragedy: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik orders probe, announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday ordered a high-level probe into the firecracker tragedy during the Chandan Jatra festival in Puri that claimed three lives and injured 30. Expressing grief over the loss of lives, the Chief Minister announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. He directed a...
RBI to roll out AI-driven system to protect interests of bank customers
Mumbai: In order to protect the interests of customers of banks and NBFCs, the Reserve Bank plans to focus on embedding AI and other related tools in the complaint management system (CMS) to facilitate lodging of complaints with ease and ensure greater consistency in the decision-making process, according to the RBI’s annual report released Thursday. The Internal...
J&K: 21 killed, 69 injured in Akhnoor road accident
Jammu: The death toll in Thursday’s road accident in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district has risen to 21 while 69 injured people have been rescued from the accident site. Doctors at the Akhnoor hospital have confirmed to reporters that 21 dead bodies were brought to the hospital while 69 others were brought as injured. “Some of...
Kartik Aaryan’s physical transformation shines through in ‘Tu Hai Champion’
Mumbai: The song ‘Tu Hai Champion’ from the upcoming Kartik Aryan-starrer sports drama film Chandu Champion was unveiled Thursday. The song has been composed by hit-machine Pritam. The visuals of the song show Kartik’s transformation as he trains in the army. He skips, jumps, punches, and swims to attain his full physical potential. The song is sung...
Truecaller surpasses 400 million monthly active users
New Delhi: Leading caller identification app Truecaller Thursday announced that it has reached a significant milestone of 400 million users monthly. The company said that it continues to grow rapidly in many different geographic markets and has since March 31 this year grown with 10.1 million users. "New technology and increased opportunities for fraudsters to make money...
J&K: Seven killed, 28 injured after bus falls in gorge in Akhnoor
Jammu: Seven people were killed and 28 injured Thursday after a bus carrying pilgrims fell into a deep gorge in J&K’s Akhnoor area on the Jammu-Poonch highway. Officials said that seven people have died and 28 others were injured after a bus carrying pilgrims went out of the driver’s control near Chungi Morh at Chowk Choura in...
