New Delhi, 16/10: Delhi Police has registered an FIR in connection with bomb threats to several domestic and international flights in the last two days and launched a probe into the matter, official sources said on Wednesday. A Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight with more than 180 people on board returned to the national capital following…
New Delhi, 16/10: The Centre on Wednesday increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 3 percentage points effective from July 1 this year, benefitting more than 1 crore employees and pensioners ahead of the Diwali festival. The Union Cabinet has approved to increase Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners…
Bengaluru, 16/10: Former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra, who walked out of jail on Wednesday, alleged that he was pressurised by the ED to name Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar in the multi-crore scam in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. He also charged the ED (Directorate of Enforcement) with arresting…
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S Jaishankar at the venue of the 23rd Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government in Islamabad. This marks the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade, amidst ongoing strained relations…
Cuttack: Odisha celebrates 13 festivals in 12 months (baramasa re tera parba). Kumar Purnima is one of Sharad Purnima, also known as Kumar Purnima, is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Ashwina, between October-November. This autumn festival is one of the most popular and important festivals of Odisha.Odisha is set…
Puri: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the ‘Kumar Utsav’ programme at Alarpur near Pipili last evening. The programme was organised by ‘Hara Durga Youth Club’. The Chief Minister appreciated the efforts of the Hara Durga Youth Club to preserve the art, culture and tradition of the region through the Kumar Utsav.The Chief Minister visited…
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh): Tensions have begun to ease in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, after days of violence and unrest, said reports of Wednesday. It is however worth mentioning here that, the aftermath of the riots is still palpable. The district, witnessed clashes and vandalism following a man’s death during Durga idol immersion, is slowly returning to normalcy.Security forces…
Chennai: All schools have been closed in Chennai due to heavy rains and severe waterlogging all over the state, said reports on Wednesday. As many as 300 locations have reported flooding in the city. Several residents have been evacuated and shifted to relief centres.According to reports, heavy rain lashed various parts of Tamil Nadu, leading to…
Washington,16/10: India is not cooperating with Canada on the latter’s investigation into the killing of a Sikh separatist last year, the United States alleged Tuesday. When it comes to the Canadian matter, we have made clear that the allegations are extremely serious and they need to be taken seriously. We wanted to see the government…
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): The first Chief Minister of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah is all set to take oath today that is on Wednesday.Omar Abdullah will be Jammu and Kashmir’s next Chief Minister after he won Budgam seat in Jammu and Kashmir by defeating Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party’s (JKPDP)…
