Washington, 12/8: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending a pause in sharply higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports for another 90 days, a White House official said. A tariff truce between Beijing and Washington had been set to expire on August 12 at 00:01 (04:01 GMT), but the Trump administration had…
Bengaluru, 12/8: After a surprise check by the Azim Premji Foundation found that eggs were not being served to schoolchildren on specific days of a week at the instance of the members of School Development Monitoring Committee (SDMC), the Department of School Education and Literacy has decided to get a consent form from parents at…
New Delhi, 11/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that India remains committed to making every possible contribution for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict The two leaders held a phone conversation that came ahead of a summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart…
Mumbai, 11/8: National carrier Air India on Monday announced the suspension of its services between Delhi and Washington, D.C., effective September 1, 2025, due to a combination of operational factors including ensuring the reliability and integrity of the airline’s overall network.The suspension is primarily driven by the planned shortfall in Air India’s fleet, as the…
Bengaluru, 11/8: In a sudden development, Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna was sacked from the Cabinet on Monday afternoon. Apparently, the Congress high command wanted him out for criticising top party leader Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” charge.
Bhubaneswar: Shovana Mohanty assumed office as the newly-appointed Chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Women on Monday.After assuming the role, Mohanty has promised to take a tough stance on issues affecting women’s safety. She stated that no one is above the law and vowed to scrutinise all matters carefully.“Women’s safety requires strict measures under…
Jagatsinghpur: A young man lost his life after being electrocuted while decorating his home for Khudurukuni Puja on Sunday in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district. The deceased has been identified as Rudra Narayan Swain of Korakora village under Jankoti panchayat.According to reports, Rudra Narayan was installing decorative lights at his house when he came in contact with…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of intensifying weather conditions across Odisha, with a low-pressure area expected to form over the northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal (BoB) around August 13.This development comes amid reports of heavy to very heavy rainfall already lashing parts of the state, prompting orange and yellow alerts for…
New Delhi, 11/8: Scores of protesting Opposition MPs including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Vadra were detained by the Delhi Police during the protest march to Election Commission over voter roll revision issue. We want clean, pure voter list,: said Rahul after being detained by police while taking out protest…
Cairo/Jerusalem,11/8: Israel’s military said it killed a Hamas cell leader posing as an Al Jazeera journalist in a Gaza airstrike on Sunday, but rights advocates said he had been targeted for his frontline reporting on the Gaza war and Israel’s claim lacked evidence. Anas Al Sharif, 28, was among a group of four Al Jazeera…
