New Delhi: The Delhi Police directed social media and e-commerce platforms to immediately cease the online sale and delivery of firecrackers within the National Capital Territory (NCT) amid rising air pollution levels.According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, the directive comes in a bid to protect the health and well-being of citizens directly due to…
Georgetown (Guyana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the highest national award of Guyana, ‘The Order of Excellence’ during his visit to nation on the final leg of his three-nation tour. The Award was presented to him by Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali.The Order of Excellence, was awarded to PM Modi for his exceptional service…
Bhubaneswar: The third phase of the first instalment of financial assistance under the Subhadra scheme will be credited directly to the bank accounts of over 20 lakh women beneficiaries on November 24.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida stated that the funds will be disbursed at a special event in Sundergarh on November 24. All Anganwadi workers have…
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir): One person died while eight others were injured after a car met with an accident in the Assar block area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda. As per the officials, the accident happened on the evening of Wednesday. Eight injured were admitted to the Government Medical College, Doda.Medical Superintendent, GMC Doda, Tanveer told…
Mumbai: After Oscar and Grammy-winning composer A. R. Rahman and his wife Saira Banu announced their divorce, their daughter Raheema shared a cryptic post about “hardship” and tagged it as “verses to live by.”Raheema took to her Instagram stories, where she shared a glimpse of the picturesque locale from her window.She captioned: “Through every hardship, there…
Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation has developed in the Southeast Bay of Bengal predicted the Indian Meteorological Department, Bhubaneswar. It will further intensify and turn into a low pressure over Bay of Bengal area tomorrow. It is likely to make a landfall on November 24, 2024.The low pressure may take the form of a cyclonic storm in…
Cuttack: Quintals of food were discarded off by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) health department during its raids on the lower ground of Cuttack Bali Yatra on Wednesday on the sixth day of Bali Yatra held at the Ghadaghadia ground.The raids are being conducted frequently to check the food quality and the selling of stale food….
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance today arrested Suresh Kumar Panigrahi, Civil Supplies Officer (CSO), for possessing disproportionate assets.The arrest was made following a thorough search of Panigrahi’s properties, which revealed a staggering array of assets, including two buildings, a farmhouse spread over four acres of land with 500 teak trees, and 19 plots across various districts.The searches also…
New York/New Delhi, 21/11: Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay $250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts. US prosecutors charged Adani, 62, his nephew Sagar and other defendants for paying over $250 million in…
New Delhi, 21/11: The BJP-led alliance may return to power in Maharashtra and is likely to dethrone the JMM-led I.N.D.I.A. bloc in Jharkhand, most exit polls said on Wednesday. If the exit polls turn true, it would be another booster dose for the BJP, which won Haryana in October after under-performing in the Lok Sabha…
