HC reserves orders on plea by DMK man in Srirangam land fraud case

ONGC has struck gas 43 km off Odisha’s coast under its Mission Samudra Manthan deepwater campaign, with the well flowing steadily for three days. The discovery’s proximity to shore could mean faster, shared-infrastructure development — pending appraisal.

Searchers in southeastern China have found another body from rain-triggered landslides last weekend in Jiangxi province, raising the death toll to 16, state media said Thursday. The deaths were spread across three towns in Suichuan county, where heavy rain drenched the area for days after Typhoon Saudel came ashore on China’s east coast. A mudslide…

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