New Delhi, 9/8: United States Vice President JD Vance on Saturday dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to deepen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across key areas Modi congratulated Vance and Second Lady Usha on the birth of their son. Vance’s call to the prime minister came days after Turkiye, Saudi Arabia,…
New Delhi, 8/8: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday once again pitched for the early implementation of 33% women’s quota in Parliament and Assemblies without linking it to a delimitation exercise, as Union Minister Kiren Rijiju sought to turn the tables on the Congress on the issue.Rahul’s remarks on ‘X’ came…
Ranchi, 8/8: Members of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Saturday set up a separate platform at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium here to intensify their agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations.AISA national president Neha Bora, who was allegedly targeted with ink during Friday’s assembly march near Birsa Chowk, briefly joined the protest…
New Delhi, 8/8: The Ministry of Finance on Saturday issued clarification over charges on UPI payments, saying that the consumers will not face any transaction charges, adding that all Person-to-Person transactions will continue to be free of charge. The government, however, said that a nominal MDR has been introduced for a limited set of merchant…
New Delhi, 8/8: A group of friends go out and only one or two come home bitten by a blood sucking mosquito — it sounds strange, doesn’t it Growing evidence has shown that mosquitoes may have a type and they may not be equally attracted to everyone. While they don’t get to swipe people on…
Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic turn of event, Excise Department arrested a man on charges of smuggling a huge quantity of country liquor in a milk van in Bhubaneswar.Acting on the tip-off of country liquor smuggling in the milk van, the Excise mobile unit kept a close vigil on the vehicle, with OD 05 AC 7739,…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha will observe the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign from August 9 to 17 as part of the Independence Day celebrations, with a series of rallies, cultural programmes and public participation events planned across the state.The campaign will be organised from the state capital to the block and panchayat levels under the leadership of Prime…
Bhubaneswar: In a saddening incident, a youth drowned while bathing in Swetaganga tank in Odisha’s Puri city on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Sambit Pradhan of Satyabhamapur in Bhubaneswar.As per reports, Sambit and five others reached the Holy City on a fun trip today morning.After visiting the Jagannath temple, the six youths went to…
Bangalore, 8/8: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said that the government is studying RSS history before deciding next course of action.Kharge asserted that he would bring the RSS within the “legal framework”. While speaking to reporters, Kharge was asked whether he had received a reply to his letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat…
Baripada: A rare melanistic tigress was found dead in Similipal National Park in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, an official said Saturday.The carcass of the five-year-old tigress was found near Deo River in Upper Barhakamuda, a core area at a high-altitude valley in the Similipal hills. There was no external injury mark on the carcass, STR field…
