Three persons were killed on Wednesday and six districts affected in the nor'wester in Odisha, said an official on Thursday.
The Union government will organise programmes on skill development, livelihood and entrepreneurship for the youths in Odisha on May 5 as part of the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, an official said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that ‘Sidda Rupaiah’ government in Karnataka has pushed the state towards bankruptcy.
Water Resources Minister MB Patil said that the state government cannot follow the Supreme Court direction of releasing 4 tmc of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as the reservoirs in Karnataka have just 9 tmc of water which will not suffice for drinking and standing crops.
AICC president Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who waived of the loans to the tune of thousands of crores of 15 industrialists, for not waiving off the loans taken by the farmers in nationalized banks.
A major fire broke out in the simulator of the Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday.
On increasing communal tensions in the country, Shankaracharya said the "role" played by the BJP and the RSS have caused the biggest damage to hinduism in recent years.
The CBI on Thursday arrested senior journalist Upendra Rai for dubious transactions in his accounts to the tune of over Rs 100 crore during 2017-2018 and also using false information to obtain access to sensitive areas through Aerodrome Entry Pass (AEP) for all airports across the country.
Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde who insulted the Muslims and hurt their religious sentiments by saying that masjids have amassed crores of rupees in the name of zakat and were purchasing weapons and bombs, should tender apology of Muslim community within a week.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of letting down farmers in Karnataka and gave him 'F' Grade in a report card, saying there was no contribution from the Centre to the state's farm loan waiver.
