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Voting begins in bypoll for lone seat in Pondy

Puducherry, Oct. 6 -- Polling began for the Thattanchavady Assembly seat in union Territory of Puducherry, amid tight security. An estimated 26,921 voters are expected to cast their ballots in 31 pol... Read More


Hormuz vessel attack: India calls for immediate end to attacks after 11 Indian crew members injured

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- India on Tuesday strongly condemned the projectile attack on a Panama-flagged commercial vessel while transiting the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, in which 12 crew membe... Read More


After International Trade Show, 'One District, One Cuisine' initiative to debut on national stage

Lucknow, Oct. 6 -- After becoming a centre of attraction at the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) held in Greater Noida, the Yogi government's flagship initiative, "One District, One Cuis... Read More


Door-to-door voter survey from Oct 26 for 2027 Odisha panchayat, civic polls

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 6 -- The Odisha State Election Commission has launched preparations for an updated electoral roll for the 2027 local elections, with a house-to-house survey scheduled to begin on Oct... Read More


Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit named 29th IAF Chief

Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Oct. 6 -- "We prevailed not because we had better missiles, but because we had a better nervous system." That assessment of Operation Sindoor, made by Air Marshal Ashutosh D... Read More


Mokokchung tops SDG performance in Nagaland

Dimapur, Oct. 6 -- Mokokchung district in Nagaland is the top-performing district in terms of SDG performance in the state and ranks 4th among 121 districts in the northeastern states, principal secre... Read More


RSP's Silicon Steel Mill sets new production, despatch records in H1 2026-27

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 6 -- The Silicon Steel Mill (SSM) of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has achieved its highest-ever saleable production and despatch in the first half of the 2026-27 financial year, se... Read More


Bihar: Questions raised over shackling of undertrial who died in hospital

Motihari, Oct. 6 -- Questions have been raised over the treatment and security arrangements of a 52-year-old undertrial prisoner who died while undergoing treatment at Motihari Sadar Hospital in Bihar... Read More


BJD has lost relevance, become 'parasitic creeper' in Odisha politics: BJP

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 6 -- The Odisha BJP on Tuesday accused the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of losing its political relevance and alleged that the regional party had now become a "parasitic creeper" dependent ... Read More


Belgian-American physicist Prof Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics for detecting cosmic neutrinos

Tienen, Oct. 6 -- Belgian-American physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on IceCube, an observatory at the South Pole that detects elusive particles ... Read More