New Delhi, 21/8: Twelve bills were passed by the Lok Sabha and 14 by the Rajya Sabha during the month-long Monsoon session of Parliament, which has witnessed repeated disruptions, adjournments and walkouts. Barring discussions on Operation Sindoor in both House, the session has seen little business ever since it began on July 21 due to…
Mumbai, 21/8: At a time when talks are underway for an electoral alliance with Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS founder-president Raj Thackeray sprang a surprise when he met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis – sparking off a buzz in Maharashtra politics. Raj, accompanied by his close aide and former minister Bala Nandgaonkar, drove to Varsha,…
Bengaluru, ,21/8: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Wednesday that the Cabinet has decided to constitute a permanent Scheduled Castes Commission to periodically provide reports on the community. Making a statement in the Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah said: “We have decided to form a permanent Scheduled Castes Commission to provide reports based on the mobility amongst SCs,…
Panaji, 20/8: The BJP government in Goa is set for a reshuffle with minister Aleixo Sequeira resigning on Wednesday and veteran leader Digambar Kamat likely to be inducted in the cabinet along with current Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar.. Tawadkar said he would resign as Speaker on Thursday morning. Sequeira told reporters at the government headquarters Mantralaya…
New Delhi, 20/8: The US pressure on India for its procurement of Russian crude oil is “unjustified”, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday. We are confident that India-Russia energy cooperation will continue notwithstanding the external pressure, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said.
Kabul, 20/8: An overcrowded bus carrying Afghans expelled from Iran crashed in western Afghanistan and at least 79 people were killed, authorities said on Wednesday. The crash on the Herat-Kabul highway involved a motorcycle, a truck and a bus late on Tuesday, said Ahmdullah Muttaqi, head of the information department for Herat’s provincial government. …
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s only direct air link to Dubai may soon be discontinued, with IndiGo reportedly planning to withdraw the service from October 24.Currently, the airline operates the Bhubaneswar–Dubai flight three times a week from Biju Patnaik International Airport. However, the latest schedule released by aviation analytics platform AeroRoutes does not list the route beyond October.If withdrawn,…
On Akshay Urja Diwas, we celebrate India’s unwavering commitment to renewable energy and sustainability. The sun, our most abundant and reliable source of energy, holds the key to a cleaner and greener future. Today, through visionary initiatives like the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, this future is no longer a distant dream but a…
Bhubaneswar: Sambalpuri playwright, poet, and lyricist Binod Kumar Pasayat passed away today at the age of 89.Pasayat, a recipient of Padma Shri Award, was suffering from age-related ailments. He breathed his last at his residence near Sen Park in Sambalpur on Wednesday morning.Born on December 3, 1935 at Kusmel village in Balangir district, Pasayat was…
Bhubaneswar: Depression over south coastal Odisha is expected to intensify into a well-marked low-pressure area within the next 12 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The system is likely to move west-northwestwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh. The IMD has issued alerts for 11 districts in Odisha, predicting heavy to extremely heavy rainfall…
