Washington DC, 24/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden during their meeting at the Oval Office last month spent “plurality” of their time having discussions on China and its leader Xi Jinping, according to a senior administration official familiar with the discussion. In the Oval Office meeting between Modi and Biden, a plurality…
Thiruvananthapuram, 23/7: Former Kerala Chief Minister and Congress leader Oommen Chandy’s son Chandy Oommen is likely to emerge as his father’s successor as the discussions for the Congress candidate for the bypoll necessitated by the former’s death gained momentum. Close on the heels of Kerala PCC president K Sudhakaran stating that the candidate would be…
Dispur, 23/7: In an embarrassment to the Assam Police, the mobile phone of Deputy Inspector General (Law & Order) Vivek Raj Singh was snatched on Sunday by motorcycle-borne miscreants from an area close to the headquarters of the force, officials said. The incident took place at Mazar Road in Ulubari when Singh was…
In a big development,Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has cancelled the Main Written Examination for JE (Civil) which was conducted on July 16, 2013. This decision was taken after taking consideration of the report presented by Balasore SP.
Mumbai, 23/7: Reliance Retail said it is revamping Trends fashion stores across the county by adding contemporary and tech-enabled features ranging from self-checkout counters to electronic shelf labels to attract customers of younger generations. Reliance Retail is revamping around 150 Trends stores pan-India with a new brand identity. The stores will have a…
Jaipur, 23/7: BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday lashed out at the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan, saying the minimum guaranteed income bill passed by it is aimed at serving its “political interest” ahead of assembly polls. The Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed a bill to provide minimum guaranteed income to all adult citizens…
Dispur, 23/7: The Assam Rifles has registered a sedition and defamation case against the chief of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an influential civil society group in Manipur’s capital. A highly-placed defence source said a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against COCOMI on July 10, after the outfit gave a…
Washington DC, 23/7: Twitter owner Elon Musk on Sunday took to the micro-blogging application and announced that he is changing the Twitter logo. The Tesla CEO also shared the design of the new Twitter logo on its social media platform and named it ‘X’. “And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand…
Alaska, 23/7: A helicopter carrying a pilot and three passengers who had been conducting fieldwork for an Alaskan government agency crashed Thursday night, killing all four people on board, the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday. The wreckage of the helicopter, a Bell 206, was found in a large, shallow lake in an extremely remote…
Manipur, 22/7: Manipur Police have arrested a sixth person in connection with the May 4 parading of two women naked in Kangpokpi district of the state, officials said on Saturday. Police said the arrested person is a juvenile. Police had made the first arrest on Thursday, a day after a 26-second video…
