November 2023

Bhubaneswar, 3 /11: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik felicitated para-athletes, Pramod Bhagat and Soundary Kumar for their incredible performance at the recently concluded Asian Para Games and presented them with cash awards. Pramod Bhagat’s performance was recognized with a cash award of Rs 2 Crores while Soundarya Kumar Pradhan received a cheque of Rs. 1.5…

New Delhi, 3/11: Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in buying a multibillion-dollar stake in the Indian Premier League, international cricket’s most lucrative event, following a string of investments that have upended professional sports including football and golf. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s advisers have sounded out Indian government officials about moving the IPL into a…

Noida, 3/11: The Noida Police has arrested five people for the alleged use of snake venom at a rave party besides booking Bigg Boss winner Elvish Yadav in the case, officials said on Friday. Nine snakes were also rescued from the possession of the arrestees, who had landed at a banquet hall in Sector 51…

New Delhi, 11/3: To defend its stand regarding “alerts” on “state-sponsored attackers” attempting to breach certain iPhones, Apple is reportedly mulling sending executives specialised in ‘threat notifications’ to explain the rationale behind these alerts. Several Opposition leaders, including TMC’s Mahua Moitra and Congress’s Shashi Tharoor, claimed they had received “state-sponsored” attack notification from Apple through…

Gaza, 3/11: Israeli forces on Thursday encircled Gaza City – the Gaza Strip’s main city – in their assault on Hamas, the military said, but the Palestinian militant group resisted their drive with hit-and-run attacks from underground tunnels. The city in the north of the Gaza Strip has become the focus of attack for Israel,…

New Delhi, 11/2: England cricketers have resorted to a sporadic use of inhalers to deal with high-pollution levels in major Indian cities over the course of their dismal World Cup campaign. British newspaper ‘I’ reported that the some of the England cricketers were forced to take inhalers, usually used by people suffering from Asthma. Test…

Patna, 2/11: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday echoed the discontent within the I.N.D.I.A bloc against Congress, as he put the blame on its preoccupation with Assembly elections for the coalition’s inability to build on the momentum it gained in the the past few months. Nitish’s remarks were made at a CPI’s ‘Bhaajpa Hataao,…

New Delhi, 2/11: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme for funding political parties. A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had on October 31…

Mizoram, 11/2: The BJP, which has just one legislator in the Mizoram Assembly, on Thursday said it hoped to form the next government in the northeastern state on its own. If the people of Mizoram give a fractured verdict, then the saffron party is ready to forge an alliance with either the ruling Mizo National…

New Delhi, 2/11:Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra, who is at the centre of a bribe-for-query row, appeared before the Ethics Committee of the lower house on Thursday. The Committee is probing BJP Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey’s bribe-for-query allegations against Moitra. Dubey has accused Moitra of asking questions, which were keyed in through…