Puri, 17/1: History is created today as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the ambitious Srimandira Parikrama Prakalpa. Naveen unveiled the Parikrama Prakalpa plaque amidst the chanting of mantras and in the presence of Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, senior servitors and 5T Chairman Kartik Pandian. The three-day Mahayagna also came to an end with the…
New Delhi, 17/1: Oil companies may reduce petrol and diesel prices next month after releasing their Q3 results which would show their net profits cross Rs 75,000 crore, according to a report by Hindustan Times. Officials said that a review of the pricing will take place with the companies that are sitting on margins of…
Telengana, 17/1: While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves no opportunity to criticise the Adani Group, it’s business as usual in Congress-ruled Telangana. On Wednesday, the Adani Group of companies signed four memorandums of understanding (MoU) for investments of over Rs 12400 crore in Telengana. These were signed in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister, A…
Bangkok, 17/1: Around 20 people were killed in Thailand in an explosion on Wednesday at a firework factory north of Bangkok, police said, as authorities inspected the site but were yet to find survivors. It was not immediately clear what caused the incident, which took place mid-afternoon in Suphan Buri province about 120 km (74.56…
Kolkata, 17/1: In a major development, the Calcutta High Court has formed a CBI-Bengal Police joint special investigation team to probe into attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali
Mumbai, 17/1: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar has conveyed to the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust that he would not be able to attend the 22 January ceremony in Ayodhya during which the idol of Ram Lalla would be installed.Pawar — a four-time former Maharashtra Chief Minister, three-time union minister, who had…
Canada, 17/1: The number of study permits Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied due to a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatists leaders in Canada. Immigration Minister Marc Miller added in an interview…
New Delhi, 17/1: A total of 53 flights scheduled have been cancelled due to fog and operational reasons from and to the Delhi airport, ANI reported on Wednesday citing the Delhi Airport FIDS (Flight Information Display System). These include 21 domestic arrivals, 16 domestic departures, along with 13 international departures and three arrivals that were…
New Delhi, 16/1: `Shilanyas’ for a Ram temple at Ayodhya was conducted when Rajiv Gandhi was the country’s prime minister and the BJP and RSS are doing politics on the issue, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday. The veteran leader was speaking at a public meeting at Nipani in Karnataka. A…
Kolkata, 16/1: The Directorate of Estates on Tuesday issued a notice to evict former TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha last month, from her government bungalow, sources in the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said. The Trinamool Congress leader has been asked to vacate the bungalow immediately, which had…
