The Odisha State Sentence Review Board (OSSRB) has recommended the premature release of Dara Singh, the life convict in the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Odisha's Keonjhar district, citing his "good behaviour" in prison.
The ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra has set a new record by crossing the three lakh pilgrim mark in just 12 days, making it one of the fastest-growing pilgrimages in recent years.
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of two operatives and recovered 30 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
A dreaded criminal carrying a bounty of ₹1 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) late on Monday night.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar officially launched India’s campaign for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, saying the country’s presence in this vital body will help decision-making at a time when the world is facing a profound paradox.
As part of the annual Swami Amarnath Ji Yatra 2025, the sacred Chhari-Mubarak (Holy Mace) of Swami Amarnath Ji, led by Mahant Deependra Giri, was on Friday taken to the ancient Sharika-Bhawani Temple at Hari Parvat in Srinagar to pay obeisance to the Goddess on the auspicious occasion of Shravan Shukla Paksha Pratipada, in accordance with the long-standing tradition.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lashed out at Opposition legislators for their ‘irrational behaviour’ throughout the Monsoon Session of the Bihar Assembly that concluded on Friday without any meaningful discussion.
The two-day national seminar on ‘India’s Maritime Vision’, jointly hosted by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) and the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), the Ministry of Culture, concluded here on Friday.
Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati visited the Corporate Office of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) in Bhubaneswar on Friday and planted a sapling under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative, underscoring the importance of environmental sustainability and green development.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday admitted his mistakes, saying “I did not do what I should have done for OBC; now I want to rectify my mistake.”
