Odisha schools to close from April 27 as heatwave worsens All government, government-aided and private schools in Odisha will remain closed for summer vacation from April 27, the state government said in its latest update, according to ANI.The government clarified that while regular classes will stop, previously scheduled examinations, census-related work and other official duties…
New Delhi: The kingpin of an interstate counterfeit medicines racket has been arrested. The accused, Mohammad Aqdas Siddiqui (28), a BBA graduate from Jamia Millia Islamia and a resident of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, had been on the run since April 1. His arrest takes the total number of accused held in the case to 10….
The Trump administration asserts the U.S. is not at war with Iran, despite approaching the War Powers Resolution’s 60-day deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed this, stating no congressional authorization is needed as active hostilities have ceased. This stance, however, faces challenges from Democrats who argue the deadline remains binding. US President Donald Trump’s administration…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday moved to Delhi high court challenging the Centre over the blocking of the group’s social media accounts, days after the satirical online movement went viral.Dipke has challenged the suspension of the party’s X account, which was allegedly blocked by the government on national security…
New Delhi: Amid complaints from applicants about receiving calls offering “guaranteed admissions” in exchange for lakhs of rupees, raising concerns over a possible leak of candidate data, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (IPU) has issued a public warning asking students not to fall prey to touts and to rely only on the university’s official admission…
Mumbai: A spat broke out after Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora targeted the state Congress for not sending its representation at singer Asha Bhosle’s funeral on Monday. Without naming Congress, Deora said in a post on X that every other political party ensured senior representation at the funeral. “One exception stood out, reflecting its disconnect…
Senior advocate Billwadal Bhattacharyya was appointed as additional advocate general of Bengal on Friday. He is the second AAG to be appointed this week after senior advocate Rajdeep Mazumder. “The govt reposed faith in me. It will be my duty to live up to the expectation. It’s a new govt, which brings a lot of…
The United Arab Emirates has joined Saudi Arabia and Qatar in urging US President Donald Trump to avoid restarting military action against Iran and instead give diplomacy a chance, according to people familiar with the matter.The outreach reflects growing concerns among Gulf states that renewed hostilities could trigger fresh retaliation from Tehran and plunge regional…
Ajmer: Designated special ST and SC court Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife.The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 on the man identified as Rizwan, resident of Allahabad for killing his wife Shahina. The court found that the accused harassed his wife for dowry and killed her.Govt prosecutor…
Marine animals do not just struggle when ocean temperatures spike, they actually shrink, and a massive new study shows this pattern has been repeating for nearly 450 million years. Researchers built one of the largest collections of marine body size data ever put together, drawing on almost 9,000 recorded changes and over 1.6 million individual…
