33+ min ago   (315+ words) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the progress of Hindi would be meaningful only if it advances while ensuring the dignity, promotion and protection of other Indian languages. Extending his greetings on Hindi Diwas, Shah described India as…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (197+ words) VISAKHAPATNAM: Renowned Bharatanatyam exponent, choreographer and scholar Dr Vasundhara Doraswamy will be conferred with the Padmabhushan Guru Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan Excellence Award 2026 by the Nataraj Music & Dance Academy (NMDA) during the Vysakhi Nrithyotsav Indian Dance Festival in Visakhapatnam on September…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (353+ words) BHUBANESWAR: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal is set to review on September 17 the progress made by its expanded technical committee, including the Central Water Commission (CWC), in examining water availability and utilisation data submitted by Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Sources said…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (251+ words) The New Indian Express CHENNAI: Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Sunday inaugurated the newly developed pickup plaza in front of the domestic terminal (T1) at the Chennai airport through video conference The facility is aimed at streamlining passenger…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (696+ words) BHUBANESWAR: A 25-year assessment of human-elephant conflict in Odisha has found that elephant deaths are concentrated where forests meet mines, villages and transport networks. The assessment report ‘Human-Elephant conflict in the state of Odisha (2000-2005): Trends, Challenges and Insights,’ prepared by…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (237+ words) The New Indian Express THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an effort to make government offices across the state inclusive, the department of senior citizens welfare has launched an elderly-friendly office certification (EFOC) scheme Certification activities will extend to institutions, from village and taluk…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (348+ words) Even a dialogue of the late actor Salim Kumar from the film ‘Chattambinadu’, in which he asks for a petromax light, has been recreated with the chief minister himself. The protest-turned-satire was mentioned by Satheesan while speaking at an event…...

3+ hour ago   (312+ words) The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu inaugurated the 48th Annual Conference of the Association of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Delhi (AOGD) on Saturday On the occasion, the L-G said Delhi, home to some of India’s leading medical…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (287+ words) The New Indian Express Following the sudden demise of minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu, the strength of the Hemant Soren Cabinet has fallen from 10 to nine The government had faced a similar vacancy in August 2025 after the death of Ghatshila MLA…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (345+ words) AYODHYA: The Saryu River is in a restless mood. Swollen waters press against the steps of Guptar Ghat, running high after relentless monsoon rains upstream and the release of hundreds of thousands of cusecs from Nepal’s barrages. Yet the river…...