New Delhi, 7/3: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari in a case registered under the state’s Gangsters Act. Ansari is an MLA from Mau constituency representing Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh directed Ansari, son of later gangster Mukhtar…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, followed by Gujarat, to inaugurate and participate in various programmes focusing on healthcare, women empowerment, and rural development. Taking on X, he wrote, “Over the next two days, will…
Bhubaneswar: In the recently held meeting of the State Road Safety Council, every Sunday and Wednesday was zeroed to be designated as ‘Zero Tolerance Days’ to check the road accidents. Road accidents are increasing day by day and the casualties in the road accidents have turned into reason of stress for the Odisha government. Speeding…
Cuttack: Minister of Sports & Youth services, Suryavanshi Suraj cleared the air and said that there is no proposal of the government for the renovation of Barabati Cricket Stadium. Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous raised a question in the Assembly in order to enquire about the government’s plan to renovate the historic stadium in Cuttack. The…
Mumbai, 7/3: Capital markets regulator Sebi’s new chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Friday promised to come out with a framework where Sebi board members will have to reveal conflict of interest to the public. Addressing his maiden public event, Pandey, who took charge as the Sebi chairman on March 1, said this is essential from…
Rairakhol: A wildfire has spread at several forests under the Redhakhol forest division of Sambalpur district since the last two days. This has put the forest flora and fauna at a risk of destruction. The wildfire spread across several forests viz Landakota, Hatidhara, Kholagada, Raila, Suhani and Tala reserve forests. As a result many trees…
Brussels, 7/3: European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence and pledged to continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump’s reversal of US policies. Europe must take up this challenge, this arms race. And it must win it,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a special…
Shahjahanpur (UP), 7/3: A 25-year-old man allegedly killed his mother with a spear when she intervened in a fight between him and his wife here, police said on Friday. He has been arrested. Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh S told PTI that the incident took place in Ganpatpur village under Nigohi police station limits on…
Paris, 6/3: Football’s governing body FIFA is to consider expanding the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport’s marquee event, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The 2030 World Cup will be held in Morocco, Spain and Portugal, with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, where the inaugural edition was…
The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini left Stanley on March, 25 at about 09:10 hrs local time for its onward journey to Cape Town. INSV Tarini had arrived at Port Stanley on February 18, 24 completing its second leg of the expedition Navika Sagar Parikrama II. This historic circumnavigation is being attempted by a…
