Bhubaneswar, 18/10: In a major development, Raghubar Das has been appointed Governor of Odisha. Raghubar Das is a politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, and was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014
New Delhi,18/10: In less than 96 hours after they beat reigning World Champions England, Afghanistan got a solid reality check from a ruthless New Zealand, which recorded a thumping 149-run victory in a thoroughly one-sided World Cup match here on Wednesday. As a result of this conquest, the Black Caps remain unbeaten in the event…
Washington DC, 18/10: The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday failed to adopt a Brazil-led draft resolution that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict to allow full access for aid to the Gaza strip after the US vetoed the text. The US, a permanent member of the UNSC and a…
Bhubaneswar, 18/10: In a big development , the All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association (AOPBOA) has decided to launch an indefinite strike in protest against the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme from October 20 ahead of Durga Puja.
New Delhi, 18/10: Ahead of the festive season, the central government on Wednesday decided to hike the dearness allowance for its employees by 4 percentage points to 46 per cent of the basic salary and pay 78 days of salaries as bonus for non-gazetted railway staff. Briefing reporters about the Cabinet decisions, Information and Broadcasting…
Gaza, 18/10: Expressing shock over the tragic loss of lives in an attack on an hospital in Gaza, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict were a matter of serious concern and those involved should be held responsible. According to media reports, Hamas group said a massive explosion at…
Chattisgarh, 18/10: BJP vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls scheduled on November 17 in view of the Chhath festival. He said a large number of voters will not be able to take part in the…
Jaipur, 18/10: A video clip purportedly showing Rajasthan Congress MLA Rajendra Singh Bidhuri kicking and tossing the turban of an elderly person has gone viral ahead of the assembly polls, with the legislator saying on Tuesday that the video was edited and two years old. Bidhuri, the MLA from the Begun assembly constituency in Chittorgarh…
Gaza, 18/10: At least 500 people were killed by an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday that Palestinian authorities said was caused by an Israeli airstrike. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the number of casualties was expected to rise. Many civilians were sheltering at the Ahli Arab Hospital, better known as Al-Ma’amadani,…
