Colombo, 14/7: Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday lifted the curfew, which was imposed in the Western province after the eruption of violence in the capital here, even as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled to the Maldives, was yet to submit his resignation letter. Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who had promised to resign…
Bhubaneswar, 13/7: The Panchpatmali Central and North Block Bauxite Mines of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) have been conferred with the 5-Star Rating by the Ministry of Mines, GOI, in a stringent evaluation process taken up by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). The 5-star rating award, along with certificate of excellence was presented by…
J&K, 13/7: They can be easily spotted in a bustling marketplace buying vegetables or dropping their children to school. The everyday ordinariness of their lives has rendered the Jammu and Kashmir police personnel “soft targets”, as they fight a seemingly endless battle against militancy in the valley. Assistant Sub-Inspector Mushtaq Ahmad Tuesday became…
New Delhi, 13/7: Chinese phone maker Oppo’s India unit has been slapped with a notice for alleged Rs 4,389 crore import duty evasion, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. A show-cause notice (SCN) has been slapped on Oppo India on July 8 after the recovery of documents during searches on its premises that indicated wilful…
Maharashtra, 13/7:A seven-year-old girl has been found infected with Zika virus in Palghar district of Maharashtra, the state health department said on Wednesday. The girl is a resident of an ashram shala (residential schools for tribal children) in Talasari taluka of Palghar district located adjoining Mumbai. The first-ever Zika virus case in…
Maldives, 13/7:Escaping Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced protests in the Maldives Wednesday with dozens of compatriots urging Male not to provide him safe heaven. Sri Lankan expatriates carrying flags and placards denounced Rajapaksa, who fled his country early Wednesday after protesters overran his Colombo residence at the weekend over the worsening economic…
London, 13/7:Britain’s parliamentary intelligence committee said on Wednesday that the threat from extreme right-wing terrorism was on the rise, with individuals often seeking to join the military and groups looking to recruit from within the military. “Individuals often seek to join the military, groups seek to recruit within the military, and military experience is…
New Delhi, 13/7:People in the 18-59 age group will get free precaution doses of the Covid vaccine at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive likely to begin from July 15, official sources said on Wednesday. The drive, aimed at boosting the uptake of Covid precaution doses, will be held as part…
Bhubaneswar, 13/7:Managing director of Bank Note paper India pvt ltd called on chief minister Sri Naveen patnaik today at Naveen Nivas and briefed the Cm about their project at Balasore.. The company a joint venture of Bharatiya Reserve Bank note mudran pvt ltd is planning to invest ₹2500crore for setting up of a bank note…
Chennai, 13/7: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had negotiated quite a few truce pacts in the post-J Jayalalithaa AIADMK, has stayed away from interfering or taking sides in the latest round of power struggle between Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam for the control of the Dravidian party. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, a…
