April 20, 2026 6:58 PM

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Powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 struck off northern Japanese coast

A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA issued a tsunami alert in the region. The JMA said, the 7.7-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 p.m. (0753 GMT), at a depth of about 10 kilometre...

April 20, 2026 5:44 PM

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Tamil Nadu: CEO Archana Patnaik issues 9 regulations ahead of polling

In Tamil Nadu, the Chief Electoral Officer, Archana Patnaik has released nine regulations from tomorrow evening till elections are over. This includes no display of any election matter through social media and all forms of electronic communication, and also through any theatrical performances in whi...

April 20, 2026 5:25 PM

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President Droupadi Murmu to visit Odisha tomorrow

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha tomorrow. During the day-long visit, the President will inaugurate a Planetarium and Science Centre, and the Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path, at a public function in Rourkela. President Murmu will also inaugurate a Tribal Museum and Integrated Command and Contro...

April 20, 2026 5:08 PM

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J&K: 21 killed, 29 injured in road accident at Udhampur

In Jammu and Kashmir, at least 21 people were killed and 29 others injured when a passenger bus rolled down a hill in Udhampur district today. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the bus met with the accident on the hilly road while negotiating a blind curve near Kagort village in the Ram Nag...