Suvendu Adhikari, Locket Chatterjee detained on way to BJP’s protest march in Kolkata

Kolkata, 13/9: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, and MP Locket Chatterjee were detained by the police in Kolkata while they were on their way to the party’s protest march outside the state secretariat Nabanna on Tuesday.   Party leader Rahul Sinha was also detained and whisked away in a…

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French filmmaker, world cinema legend Jean-Luc Godard passes away

Paris, 13/9: Film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France’s New Wave cinema, died on Tuesday aged 91, French newspaper Liberation said, citing people close to the Franco-Swiss director.   Godard was among the world’s most acclaimed directors, known for such classics as “Breathless” and “Contempt”, that pushed cinematic boundaries and inspired iconoclastic directors decades…

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J&K PSI recruitment scam: CBI searches 33 locations

J&K, 13/9: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids were underway at 33 locations across the country on Tuesday in connection with irregularities in the exams for Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspectors (JKPSI), a top official said. According to the official, the raids are going on in Jammu, Srinagar, Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari, Delhi, Ghaziabad and Bengaluru….

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TPCODL inaugurates new Division Office, Customer Care Centre at Khordha

Bhubaneswar, 12/9: In its journey to enhance customer experience, TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, inaugurated a new Division Office at Khordha recently. The office, set up to cater to issues of Khordha electrical division, also houses a Customer Care Centre dedicated to the…

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Increase in the PGDS scholarship amount to Rs. 6 LAKHS per recipient

Bhubaneswar, 12/9:Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) announces an increase in the Prof. Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education to Rs. 6 LAKHS per recipient. This enhanced limit is effective from year 2022 for fresh awardees. The annual PGDS scholarship is awarded to six meritorious students’ (domicile of Odisha) to facilitate higher education in the…

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Vedanta picks Gujarat for Rs 1.6 lakh crore semiconductor project

Ahmedabad, 12/9: Vedanta Ltd has selected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat for its semiconductor project, two sources told Reuters, the first major step in its $20 billion (Rs 1.6 lakh crore) joint venture with Taiwan’s Foxconn. The project will include display and semiconductor facilities near the largest city of Ahmedabad in the…

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