May 2022

Brajarajnagar, 9/5: In a major developmet, Congress names  Kishore Chandra Patel as Congress candidate for by-poll of Brajaragnagar. Kishore Patel was former speaker and minister.

Colombo, 5/9: Amid ongoing protests, Mahinda Rajapaksa has tendered resignation as Sri Lankan Prime Minister on Monday, according to local media.     Sri Lanka is currently in the throes of unprecedented economic turmoil since its independence from Britain in 1948.   The crisis is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which…

Ranchi, 9/5:A day after it came to light that IndiGo barred a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in “a state of panic”, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday that no human being should have to go through this and he himself is investigating the incident.  …

Bhubaneswar, 9/5: In a major development, Biju Janata Dal names Alaka Mohanty , the wife of late MLA Kishore Mohanty as the candidate for Brajarajnagar by poll. BJD party chief has announced the name of Alaka Mohanty.

New Delhi, 9/5: In a sad piece of news, the rupee fell 51 paise to hit all-time low of 77.41 against US dollar in early trade. Meanwhile, Sensex tumbled 713.49 points to 54,122.09 in early trade

Beijing, 9/5: Saudi Arabia cut oil prices for buyers in Asia as coronavirus lockdowns in China weigh on demand, countering uncertainty around Russia’s supplies as the Ukraine war drags on.   Saudi Aramco is lowering prices for the first time in four months. The state-controlled company dropped its key Arab Light crude grade for next…

Bhubaneswar, 8/5: In a sad piece of news  eminent culture specialist, noted litterateur Padma Shri Rajat Kar breathed his last  while undergoing tratment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar .

Mumbai, 8/5: On Saturday (May 7) night, ‘comedian’ Munawar Faruqui was declared the winner of the reality show ‘Lock Upp’, which is hosted by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut.   As per reports, Faruqui received 18 lakh votes and also the vote of Kangana Ranaut to emerge as the winner. The ‘comedian’ also won a car,…

Shimla, 8/5:Khalistan flags were found tied on the main gate and slogans scrawled on the walls of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly complex, police said on Sunday.   The flags were put up on the outer side of the main gate number one of the assembly complex. They were removed by the administration.   The…

New Delhi, 8/2: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the recent interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank was not surprising for her but the timing was, asserting that the rising cost of funds will not impact the government’s planned infrastructure investments.     For the first time since August 2018, RBI had on May…