New Delhi : 20thDecember 2005 leaves an imprint in the history of the democratization of the Indian National Flag. On this day, the Government of India amended the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act-1971, which enables every citizen to display the national flag (Tiranga) on cloths above waist with due respect. Democratization of the…
Balasore :TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL), the joint venture between Tata Power and Odisha government for power distribution in Northern Odisha, today organised a luck draw at its corporate office for a month-long campaign which was held in October 2022. This month long campaign titled ‘Sharaidiya Amrut Kumbh Offer’was organised to encourage customers to…
Jharsuguda;: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium,is sponsoring the construction of the new administration building of the Jharsuguda District Athletics Association. Shri Naba Kisore Das,Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha,and Shri Suresh Pujari, Member of Parliament from Bargarh,laid the foundation stone of the building at Kantapali village, recently, in the presence…
Paris, 19/12: Ballon D’Or winner Karim Benzema announced he was ending his international career on Monday, the day after France lost the World Cup final to Argentina. Benzema, who scored 37 goals in 97 appearances for France, had to withdraw from the World Cup squad before their first match in Qatar due to…
UP, 19/12: In a first, the civic body in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra has slapped a notice on the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asking it to pay Rs 1.47 lakh as house tax on the Taj Mahal, a protected monument famous all over the world. According to ASI officials, the notice to pay…
Jaipur, 19/12: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday slashed the price of LPG cylinders for BPL families to Rs 500 each. Gehlot said that BPL families will get 12 gas cylinders in a year at Rs 500 each from April 1 next year. “No one should remain deprived of benefits of government…
Washington DC, 19/12: Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a backlash against the billionaire less than two months after he took over. About 57.5% votes were for “Yes”, while 42.5% were against the idea of Musk stepping down…
Nagpur, 19/12: A special guest lifted the spirits at Vidhan Bhavan Complex in Nagpur as two-week-long winter session of the Maharashtra Legislature kickstarted on Monday. NCP MLA from Deolali, Saroj Ahire was seen walking into the complex with her new-born baby to the smiles of all law-makers and government officials and staff. …
Bangalore, 19/12: Seven life-size portraits, including that of Hindu nationalist V D Savarkar, were unveiled in the Assembly hall of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha on Monday. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, along with Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, unveiled the portraits even as the Congress staged a protest demanding the installation of photos of…
New Delhi, 19/12: After three pandemic-battered years at the box office, Hollywood desperately wanted Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the top-grossing film on record, to arrive like a ticket-selling tsunami. Surveys that track audience interest suggested that The Way of Water could arrive to as much as $175 million in opening-weekend ticket…
