New Delhi, 17/4: India on Thursday said it is working closely with Belgium for extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi. Choksi was arrested in Belgium’s Antwerp on Saturday based on a formal request from the Indian government. Choksi is wanted by Indian probe agencies in connection with a Rs 13,500-crore bank loan fraud case. …
Mumbai: Ananya Panday has been announced as the first Indian brand ambassador for the French luxury fashion brand, Chanel. The 26-year-old is also the only Indian to hold this position with the iconic label, which was founded by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel in 1910. On Wednesday, the ‘Call Me Bae’ actress took to her Instagram account…
Naypyitaw: An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck Myanmar on Thursday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks. In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 4.0, On: 17/04/2025 12:02:36 IST, Lat: 21.95 N, Long: 96.10…
Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar on Thursday predicted that temperature in Odisha is expected to rise after April 20. Currently, the maximum temperature in the State is hovering below the 40 degree Celsius-mark due to the ongoing rain in different parts of the State. However, it is expected…
Begunia: The hanging body of a couple have been recovered from a tree in Khordha district of Odisha on Thursday. The incident took place near the Tarini Temple of Goudapatna village under Botalama Panchayat in Begunia area. The deceased persons have been identified as Ajay and Shantilata Mahapatra from Sunakhala. Ajay had a garage in…
New Delhi, 17/4: The Supreme Court on Thursday made the Union government to assure that no appointment of non Muslims to the Waqf Council and board would be made and the waqf properties declared or registered as waqf by users would not be denotified till the next date of hearing. A bench of Chief Justice…
Angul: Rama Chandra Satpathy, Asst. Executive Engineer (AEE), Athamallick Block, Dist-Angul has been placed under arrest by Odisha Vigilance for possession of disproportionate assets (DA) and will be forwarded today to the Court. Based on searches conducted on properties of Rama Chandra Satpathy, Asst. Executive Engineer (AEE), Athamallick Block, Dist-Angul, he was found in possession…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has taken a policy decision to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with Hindi as a compulsory third language from the academic year 2025-26. As per a detailed government notification, Hindi will be a compulsory third language for students in Classes 1 to 5 studying in Marathi and English medium schools….
Mandalay: The Indian Embassy in Myanmar on Thursday said that relief aid which was dispatched from India recently has been handed over to the Mandalay Chief Minister, Myo Aung, under the Operation Brahma. The newly dispatched aid sent from India, was handed over by the Indian Ambassador to Myanmar, Abhay Thakur, which contained a RO…
Thiruvananthapuram: The sparring between suspended Kerala IAS officer N. Prasanth and Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan continues unabated, with Prasanth demanding immediate action on his much-delayed promotion. After his hearing before Muraleedharan was completed, Prasanth on Thursday took to Facebook and shared the details of what happened during the meeting. The 2007-batch IAS officer was suspended after…
