Bhubaneswar: The city of Bhubaneswar witnessed a blanket of amog during Diwali celebrations on Monday evening as the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed 600, indicating severe air pollution levels. Visibility on roads reportedly dropped to barely 20 metres in several parts of the city. Areas such as Rasulgarh, Baramunda, and Patia were covered in a…
New Delhi, 21/10: Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Jaiswal on Monday alleged that the opposition Mahagathbandhan was “selling tickets for money” in the run-up to the Assembly elections and claimed that the alliance was riddled with internal discord over seat sharing. The people of Bihar are witnessing the infighting within the Mahagathbandhan and…
Malkangiri: In a tragic mishap, a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan died while five others sustained critical injuries in a road accident while returning to their base camp in Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Monday night. The incident was reported in Chintoor on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border at around 2.30 am.The deceased paramilitary personnel was identified as…
Bengaluru, 21/10: In an interim order, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the Bengaluru police not to harass Ola Chairman and Managing Director Bhavish Agarwal, and Subrath Kumar Dash, Head, Vehicle Homologations and Regulations, under the pretext of investigating an employee’s suicide. Add as your preferred. Justice Mohammad Nawaz passed the order on a…
Mumbai, 20/10: In a sad piece of news, veteran Bollywood actor Govardhan Asrani, best known for his iconic comic roles, passed away on Monday at the age of 84. Born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, during British colonial rule, Asrani appeared in over 350 films across a career spanning more than five decades.
Dubai,20/10: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected on Monday an assertion by US President Donald Trump that the United States has destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The US president proudly says they bombed and destroyed Iran’s nuclear industry. Very well, keep dreaming!” Khamenei said on X.
Mumbai, 20/10: Underscoring the importance of jointmanship and camaraderie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the extraordinary coordination of the three armed forces during Operation Sindor brought Pakistan to its knees and the neighbouring country surrendered in record time. The fear instilled by the Indian Navy, the extraordinary skill demonstrated by the Indian…
Patna, 20/10: The Congress agreed to contest 61 seats in poll-bound Bihar, nine less than the number of constituencies where it had fought five years ago, but will end up contesting against I.N.D.I.A. bloc partners, like the RJD and the CPI, in several assembly constituency. Vaishali, Lalganj, Kahalgaon, Rajapakad and Rosera are among the assembly…
Patna, 20/10: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday announced its list of 143 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, five of whom would end up contesting against nominees of the other I.N.D.I.A. bloc constituents. While the list put paid to rumours that the RJD was going to contest the Kutumba seat, currently held by…
Bengaluru, 20/10: Bengaluru police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against Ola founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and senior executive Subrath Kumar Das after an employee allegedly killed himself. The deceased, K Aravind (38), reportedly left behind a 28-page death note, alleging persistent harassment at his workplace.
