Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, seeking adequate compensation to the farmers after a proper inquiry for crop damage due to unseasonal rain.Patnaik also empahsized on providing weather updates to the farmers in a timely manner.“…..the government of Odisha must take the plight of our farmers…
New York: A man “hell-bent on carnage” unleashed terror in New Orleans driving a vehicle flying an Islamic State flag into a crowd celebrating the dawn of the New Year leaving 10 people dead and at least 35 hurt, officials said.The man who was killed in a shootout with police was identified by the Federal Bureau…
Dhaka, 2/1: A court in the southeastern port city of Chattogram in Bangladesh on Thursday denied bail to Hindu monk and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case. A group of 11 lawyers stood for him with a bail petition during the hearing for which Das appeared virtually.
Seoul: Jeju Air Co. on Thursday said it plans to reduce flight operations as early as next week in response to growing concerns over the safety of flights operated by the leading low-cost carrier in the wake of this week’s fatal crash.Song Kyung-hoon, head of Jeju Air’s management support office, said during a press briefing that…
Kolkata, 2/1: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of letting infiltrators from Bangladesh enter India and charged the BSF with trying to destabilise the state. Banerjee said she could sense a “blueprint of the central government” behind this attitude of the BSF”.
New Delhi: Iran’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Takht Ravanchi is set to visit India on Thursday and discuss key issues between the two countries such as falling trade volumes. Other items on the agenda are increasing bilateral trade in both energy and non-energy sectors, improving connectivity and tourism, regional and international security, and…
Tel Aviv: Israeli forces continued their strikes on Jabalia in Northern Gaza, killing over 20 people and several others injured on Wednesday (local time), France 24 reported.The Israeli forces have been continuously targeting the town of Jabalia in recent months.Gaza’s civil defence agency stated that an Israeli airstrike targeting a house resulted in the deaths of…
Mumbai: Singer Armaan Malik is finally married to his longtime girlfriend and influencer, Aashna Shroff.The couple took to Instagram to share the joyful news, posting dreamy wedding photos accompanied by a heartfelt caption.Armaan and Aashna got engaged in August 2023. On Thursday, Armaan and Aashna shared photos from their nuptials on their respective Instagram handles, writing…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has quashed the controversy surrounding reports of leaked dressing room conversations during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, calling it just a report not a truth.There were reports of disquiet and turmoil in the Indian team dressing room during their ongoing series after their 184-run defeat to Australia in the Boxing Day…
New Delhi, 2/1: The quartet of shooter Manu Bhaker, chess world champion D Gukesh, men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and para-athlete Praveen Kumar were on Thursday named recipients of this year’s Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award . The 22-year-old Bhaker became independent India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of…
