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Railway map redrawn: Odisha seeks SER merger as ECoR shrinks, SCoR surges

The creation of South Coast Railway has reduced East Coast Railway's footprint, prompting renewed demands to merge Odisha-based South Eastern Railway sections with ECoR

El Niño impact: Govt classifies 111 districts as 'most vulnerable'

A majority of the 111 'most vulnerable' districts are in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh; the former accounts for 22 of them

AI is already rewriting reality, but getting women wrong, says UN Women

Organisation highlights bias, digital violence and lack of representation ahead of two global conferences

President Murmu confers Padma awards to Mammootty, Vijay Amritraj

On Republic Day eve, the government had announced 131 Padma awards for 2026, including five Padma Vibhushan awards

From chats to commerce: Why India is WhatsApp's most important market

With hundreds of millions of users, millions of businesses and a rapidly growing digital economy, India has become the most important market for WhatsApp

Govt revises FCRA penalties, tightens rules for foreign-funded NGOs

The orders were notified by the ministry on Monday under powers conferred by section 41(1) of the Act

Every file reflects aspirations, citizens' lives: PM to young IAS officers

PM Modi told the young civil servants to dedicate themselves to nation-building with a strong sense of purpose, innovation and citizen-centric governance

Haldia port in Bengal designated as 41st immigration checkpost in India

Last year in September, the Ministry designated 34 sea and river ports as immigration ports

Monsoon arrives in Mumbai after two-week delay: How IMD declares onset

Mumbai witnessed widespread rainfall and an orange alert before IMD declared monsoon onset. Here's how the weather department determines whether the southwest monsoon has officially arrived

In Nemai Ghosh's photographs, Satyajit Ray is always at work, creating

DAG's 'Faces and Facets' brings together photographs from Ghosh's 25-year association with Satyajit Ray, capturing the filmmaker at work, at home and on set

Ayodhya Ram temple donation case: SIT submits preliminary report to UP govt

The preliminary report was submitted by Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant to Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad

Tiruvallur ammonia gas leak: Death toll raises to 9, 69 hospitalised

The health department, in its release, said that all the deceased are women. Seven of them were from Odisha and two from Assam

Union Minister George Kurian resigns after his Rajya Sabha term ends

The BJP had decided not to renominate him in the recent Rajya Sabha polls

Gem-quality diamonds found during exploration in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund

The diamonds were found at the Baloda-Belmundi Diamond Block in the Saraipali area of the district, a government statement said

PM Modi must stop appeasing Trump; India must not sign trade pact: Congress

Jairam Ramesh said the Modi government must seek inspiration from Malaysia which has rebuffed its own trade deal with America following the US Supreme Court's verdict

What is Boss Scam? Govt advisory warns against CEO impersonation fraud

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre said cybercriminals are specifically targeting high-ranking executives and decision-makers by sending malicious files disguised as urgent documents

Centre orders corrective measures after Jitu Munda incident in Odisha

The response from the Centre came in the wake of a letter written by Patnaik to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 2 seeking exemplary action against officials of the bank

Monsoon advances after brief pause; IMD forecasts widespread rain

Monsoon likely to cover more parts of Maharashtra, Telangana and eastern India; heavy rain, thunderstorms forecast across regions till June 28

Telegram services restored after Neet-related curbs, returns to app stores

Most services of the instant messaging app have been restored nationwide, but the editing feature remains unavailable until June 30 under government orders

Lucknow fire: Building faced demolition order in 2016, later withdrawn

The building, where a blaze left 15 people dead and several injured, had approval for residential use, but was allegedly being used for commercial activities since 2016