NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticised Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge over their absence from the official Independence Day celebration at the Red Fort on Friday.Rahul Gandhi is the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, and Mallikarjun Kharge holds the same post in the Rajya Sabha — both official positions whose…
The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Preliminary Examination 2024‑25 result. The Prelims exam was conducted on 12 October 2025. The result lists candidates who have qualified for the next stage, the Mains examination. For this session, 2405 candidates qualified in total, including 781 women.The PDF of the result…
Gum disease or periodontal disease is among the most prevalent but overlooked health conditions globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it estimates that almost 19% of the global adult population experiences severe gum disease, resulting in tooth loss and heightened systemic health dangers.Earlier stages such as gingivitis can be harmless-looking mild gum swelling,…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India was not the biggest importer of Russian oil and expressed that he was “perplexed” as New Delhi’s purchase of oil from the US had in fact increased. The statements came in as Donald Trump has been putting pressure on India to stop buying…
File photo of Italian swimmer Benedetta Pilato. (Getty Images) Italian swimmers Benedetta Pilato, 20, and Chiara Tarantino, 23, received 90-day bans from all activities by the Italian swimming federation for stealing cosmetics at Singapore airport while returning from the 2025 world championships, where Pilato won bronze in the 50m breaststroke.The two athletes were arrested by…
Mahavatar Narsimha, directed by Ashwin Kumar, is showing exceptional consistency at the box office even as the movie is now on its day 27. This is a huge achievement for a fully animated movie with no big stars leading it. The audience has solely come to the film because of its story-telling, great VFX and…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Saturday delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPS) over violation of guidelines for registration and/or non-fulfilment of statutory obligations.The latest round of delisting – described by EC as a comprehensive and continuous strategy to clean up the political landscape – has reduced the total number of RUPPs from 2,854 to…
NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday delivered a strong message on India’s approach to peace, power and preparedness. The CDS said that though “India is a peace-loving nation, it cannot be a pacifist”.“India has always stood on the side of peace. We are a peace-loving nation, but don’t get mistaken,…
MUMBAI: FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday urged banks to ensure that customers can get service in branches while speaking in the local language and called upon lenders to tweak HR policies to give weightage to local language proficiency during appraisals.She asked banks to restore the human connect in customer service, insisting that technology must complement,…
Lucknow: Spread over 65 acres, Rashtriya Prerna Sthal, a sprawling park honouring former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, has been completed and is awaiting inauguration, likely to be done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Dec 25, Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi…
