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Fire at Maha Kumbh after cylinder blast guts 40 tents
A major fire broke out on Sunday in the Mahakumbh area of Prayagraj on Sunday, police said, adding that there was no report of any casualty.
Budget 2025: Insurance sector expects incentives, innovation
THE insurance industry is expecting a host of policy measures from the forthcoming budget and topping the wish-list is ending the double taxation on pensioners, lowering, if not ending, GST on insurance, especially on health products, and a closure for the much-delayed insurance amendments bill that may likely bring in a composite licensing regime for the sector.
Garcetti at final meet with PM: 'India-US ties at peak'
Says what was unthinkable a generation ago will be indispensable soon
C'garh to develop marine fossil park at 280-mn yr-old fossil site
Throwing insights into Earth's ancient history
OUTWARD APPEARANCES, INNER MOTIVES AND ALL THAT GREED
WAMI Vivekananda's birthday, by the English calendar, was on January 12, but his birth anniversary, or Jayanti, according to the panchang or Indian calendar, is on January 21 this year.
To the Viktor Go the Spoils
World No 5 thrilled to return to winning ways after capturing men's singles crown on Sunday
What Not To Expect Of Budget 2025
Y the end of the week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second Budget in quick succession.
Suspected Hooch Claims Six Lives in 'Dry' Bihar
AT least six people died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's West Champaran district during 36 hours on Sunday.
Sapigen Biologix to produce oral cholera vax in Odisha unit
SAPIGEN Biologix Private Limited has set up a large vaccine manufacturing unit at Biotech Park in Andharua on the city outskirts.
Over 16 Lakh Birds Counted in Odisha This Winter
OVER 16 lakh winged guests of more than 200 species are roosting in Odisha's major wetlands and bird congregation zones at present, revealed the annual mid-winter waterfowl census 2025 of the state wildlife wing on Sunday.
Fraud duo who minted ₹2 cr to provide secret agent jobs, NGO grants, held
TWO fraudsters Balangir police arrested for duping job seekers not only opened a fake website on a fictitious intelligence agency but also engaged the gullible victims as its 'secret agents'.
Thermal cameras, canines aid BSF at Bangla border
Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF) is not only ensuring 24x7 forward patrolling; it has also been using the latest technology like handheld thermal imaging systems and trained dogs to prevent any infiltration from the neighboring country, officials said on Sunday.
Disaster Mitigation Funds Worth ₹2.1K Cr Unspent in Odisha
CALL it administrative inefficiency or laxity, the Odisha government has failed to utilize more than ₹2,100 crore allocated for disaster mitigation and response activities in the state as per the recommendation of the 15th Finance Commission.
PICT worker ends life after losing lakhs in online gaming
Depressed over losing lakhs to rupees in online gaming, a 31-year-old contractual worker of Paradip International Cargo Terminal Pvt Ltd (PICT) allegedly died by suicide by throwing himself under a moving train at Baulang within Kujang police limits here on Sunday.
Govt May Table Waqf Bill During Budget Session After JPC Submits Report
The Centre is likely to introduce the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill during the Budget session, scheduled to begin on January 31 and continue with recesses till April 4.
Govt approved ₹3L cr projects for AP in just six months, says Shah
EMPHASISING Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support for the development of Andhra Pradesh, Union Home minister Amit Shah highlighted that the Centre has approved projects totalling over ₹3 lakh crore for the state in the last six months.
Love Affairs Key Reason for Kota Suicides: Minister
DAYS after another student suicide in Kota, Rajasthan's Education Minister Madan Dilawar made a rather curious and controversial statement.
HIL: Lancers pull off stunning comeback
KALINGA Lancers pulled off a stunning comeback to earn a shootout victory against the Delhi SG Pipers in the ongoing Hockey India League.
AIR to help mitigate man-animal conflicts in MP
COUNTRY'S public radio broadcaster, the All India Radio (AIR-Akashvani) has a new role to play in Madhya Pradesh - alerting people about movement of wild animals, including elephants, tigers and leopards to prevent human-animal conflicts and related casualties.
Trump Throws a Lifeline to TikTok in US
TikTok said it is \"in the process\" of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law.
After mishap, Assam launches drive to seal illegal rat-hole mines
ASSAM government has launched a drive to seal all rat-hole coal mines.
Art Of Surviving, Thriving In Mkt
I have often felt that for all the positive domestic retail investor numbers that were being reported regularly over the last several years, the real test for the Indian equity market would come in case of a longer than usual, if not prolonged correction in a market that has been on a one-way rising trend since the early Covid days, almost five years ago.
Elderly woman attacked over sorcery suspicion
A 70-year-old woman sustained critical injuries after allegedly being attacked by two unidentified men over sorcery suspicion.
Mysterious illness toll rises to 17, Centre's team reaches Rajouri
A high-level inter-ministerial team formed by Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday visited J&K's Rajouri district where a mysterious illness is wreaking havoc, killing another person in Budhal village and taking the death toll to 17.
AI CAMERAS, THERMAL IMAGING, NEW TOOLS FOR BONAI TO CURB MAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT
The Bonai forest division in Sundargarh district is increasingly taking recourse to technological interventions to control the exploding man-elephant conflict.
Temple tanks in city dangerously polluted: Report
As many as 18 out of 30 temple tanks surveyed in the capital city are dangerously polluted, containing E. coli, faecal bacteria and toxic metals like arsenic and fluoride, revealed a report released by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Bhubaneswar chapter on Sunday.
HC asks H&UD secretary to inform status of project to stop drain discharge into Taladanda
THE Orissa High Court has directed the state government to file an affidavit on the status of approval and sanction of funds for the ₹32 crore project to prevent pollution of Taladanda canal due to unchecked discharge of city municipal drains into it, by January 30.
CM reviews law & order situation, sanctions 2K traffic police posts
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday directed the Home department to start the process for creation of 2,000 new traffic police posts to deal with increasing vehicular load and road safety in the state.
Who did Parashuram Actually Kill?
Resurrecting Faith
Sankara's Farewell to Mother
Guided by love and duty, Adi Sankara returns to Kalady, fulfills his mother's last wishes and begins a timeless legacy