Washington, Aug 20: US President Donald Trump has signaled that his administration is open to expanding America’s holdings of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, while urging Congress to pass landmark legislation to secure the nation’s leadership in digital finance. Speaking at a White House meeting with financial regulators and cryptocurrency industry leaders, Trump acknowledged that acquiring substantial…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20: Tension gripped Bhubaneswar’s Master Canteen Square on Tuesday afternoon as a protest by online auto and cab drivers spiraled into violent clashes with police. What began as a demonstration over various demands quickly turned into chaos, leaving more than 20 police personnel injured and several buses damaged. According to officials, the unrest erupted…
New Delhi, Aug 20: For decades, the Indian women’s hockey team has lived in the shadow of the men’s side, whose glittering legacy includes eight Olympic gold medals. For the women, however, even a fourth‑place finish at the Tokyo Olympics was celebrated as a breakthrough moment. Yet, since then, they have been searching for that defining…
At Rajghat, the water level was recorded at 11.79 metres at 6 am Thursday, nearly 1.43 metres above the danger mark of 10.36 metres. Floodwaters have submerged 20 panchayats in Bhograi block, cutting off more than 130 villages from the rest of the district. Embankments have been breached in several places, with water flowing over…
This is 220 mm more than the normal 786.5 mm, placing the state in the ‘excess’ category with a 28% surplus. Data from the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, shows widespread rainfall across most districts. Fourteen districts reported excess rainfall ranging between 20% and 59% above normal, including Khordha (912.9 mm), Cuttack (1145.1 mm), Puri (945 mm),…
Bengaluru, 20/8: Infrastructure Development Minister M B Patil has clarified there is currently no proposal to establish Bengaluru’s second international airport in Tumakuru district.Responding to an unstarred question raised by Tumkur City MLA G B Jyothi Ganesh in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Minister Patil said the government had no proposal either for a second…
New Delhi, 20/8: The United States ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Wednesday called Kashmir “an important part of India”, striking a jarring note to the bonhomie between President Donald Trump’s administration and the civil-military leadership of Pakistan.Kashmir is an important part of India,” Gor, who is also Trump’s special envoy to South and Central…
Kalyani, 19/8: A court in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Wednesday ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for non-compliance with its order for her appearance in a hate speech case.The Krishnagar court also directed that an execution report of the arrest warrant against Moitra be submitted before it…
Washington, 19/8: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he planned to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and said the Asian nation held 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons.The remarks come as Trump ordered Pentagon officials to cut short joint exercises with the South Korean military, writing in a Sunday social media post…
New Delhi, 19/8: Congress on Wednesday made it clear that it is not for any increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats from the existing 543 for the next 25 years, as the Modi government insists on amending the Constitution for a new delimitation regime inwhich the number rises up to 850.The party’s stand…
