3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (134+ words) Expressing their concern that the APSRTC is slowly and categorically planning to privatise the bus services, the union leaders on Sunday said they would launch united struggle if the government failed to withdraw its plans to hand over electric bus…...

24+ min ago  (754+ words) China would restore market access for US beef and resume imports of poultry from US states determined by the US Department of Agriculture to be free of the bird flu, the White House said. The deals are on top of…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (313+ words) VANCOUVER: Canada's national health agency on Sunday (May 17, 2026) confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship hit with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago  (489+ words) The New Indian Express Six-pointed star: A forgotten board, a living memory On a visit to Odisha last year, I was fascinated to hear from a local about a game played on a six- pointed star. The six-pointed star has…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (232+ words) BHUBANESWAR: The state government has issued fresh guidelines for implementation of the National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS), directing district administrations to ensure timely verification and disposal of applications under the Odisha Right to Public Services Act (ORTPSA), 2012. In a letter…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (312+ words) VILLUPURAM: Three members of a family travelling on a two-wheeler were killed, and five in a car were injured, on the East Coast Road near Kottakuppam, after a State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) bus allegedly rammed into their vehicle on…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago  (244+ words) KOCHI: Ernakulam, the financial capital of the state, will have four representatives in the new UDF cabinet, higher compared to the previous ministry led by Pinarayi Vijayan, Paravur MLA V D Satheesan is set to be sworn in as the…...

4+ hour ago  (279+ words) BHUBANESWAR: Anticipating a further rise in fuel prices, the BJD on Sunday demanded that the state government withdraw value-added tax (VAT) from petrol and diesel and move the Centre for their inclusion in GST. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty said Chief…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (370+ words) The New Indian Express Railway line work to disrupt 86 express train services in Tamil Nadu CHENNAI: Southern Railway has announced the cancellation, partial cancellation, diversion and rescheduling of 86 express trains between May and June to facilitate the extension of the…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago  (333+ words) MADURAI: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan on Sunday said it would be "astrological" to predict the political performance of actor-turned-politician Vijay within days of him assuming office, and urged the public to allow new entrants in politics sufficient…...