Mumbai, 30/6: In a move reflective of women power, IAS officer Sujata Saunik was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra on Sunday. Sujata Saunik is the 45th Chief Secretary of Maharashtra since 1960, when the state was carved out – and the first woman to occupy the top bureaucratic post. Sujata Saunik, an officer…
Mumbai, ,30/6: Following the footsteps of the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja also announced his retirement from T20Is following India’s T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. The ace India all-rounder confirmed it via social media, posting his picture with the World Cup trophy in the dressing room after a 7-run win against…
New Delhi, 30/6: The death toll from this week’s sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged underpasses, the Times of India reported, while flight operations stuttered. New Delhi, which endured one of its worst heatwaves in history earlier this month, faced the biggest downpour in…
New Delhi: Three new criminal laws will come into effect across the country from Monday, bringing widespread changes in India’s criminal justice system and ending colonial-era laws. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence…
New Delhi, 30/6: Parliament is set to witness heated debates on a range of issues like the NEET paper leak row, the Agnipath initiative and inflation when both houses reconvene on Monday. Besides the paper leak matter, the opposition is also likely to raise the issue of unemployment.
New Delhi, 30/6: The Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc is mulling on fielding Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad, in the Deputy Speaker election whenever it happens as part of an “out-of-box” decision with “strong symbolism”. Awadhesh represents the Faizabad parliament constituency.
Barbados, 29/6: On an emotion-filled day, India ended their 11-year wait for a global trophy, overcoming South Africa, who chocked at the business end of the match by seven runs to emerge champions in the T20 World Cup here. It was India’s second T20 World Cup victory after they had won it in 2007 under…
Bisweswar Foods Pvt Ltd, a renowned agro-based product company, recently launched its latest offering, Mix Chhatua, at a hotel in Bhubaneswar. The event was attended by the company’s Managing Director Rashmi Sahoo, Senior Manager of Accounts and Marketing Srikant Mohapatra, Senior Manager of Production Silpa Das, and PA to Director Adyasha Patnaik, who provided valuable…
Bhubaneswar, June 29, 2024: Winners of Tata Steel’s Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) 2023, organised in association with Pathani Samanta Planetarium, operating under the Science and Technology Department of Government of Odisha, have embarked on the journey to visit the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday. The 20…
Bhubaneswar, June 29: Scientists from various higher education institutions from within the country and abroad, industry experts and government officials attended a workshop on ‘Quantum Science for Quantum Technology’ held at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) on Friday. The event, which focused on advancing Odisha as a Quantum Hub aligning with the objective of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’…
