New Delhi, 23/8: The Department of Posts has announced that postal services to the United States are being temporarily suspended barring a few exceptions. The Department of Posts “has decided to temporarily suspend booking of all types of postal articles, destined for the USA with effect from 25th August, 2025 except letters/documents and gift items…
Bhubaneswar, 23/8: CM Mohan Majhi’s visit to Naveen Niwas to enquire about the health of Leader of Opposition & former CM Naveen Patnaik was a warm and thoughtful gesture.The meeting reflects high democratic values, showing that health and humanity transcend political rivalries. Earlier, PM Narendra Modi Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and former Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan…
New Delhi, 23/8: The government has not issued any order to unblock Chinese social media platform TikTok, official sources said late on Friday Reports to the contrary started surfacing after some people were able to access the TikTok website on their desktop browsers.
Kochi, 23/8: Putting speculations to rest, reigning world champions Argentina have announced that they will play a FIFA friendly against an unnamed opponent in Kerala in November this year. The match will take place between November 10 and 18, and it could happen in Kochi. “The Argentine national team, led by Lionel Scaloni, will have…
New York/Washington, 23/8: President Donald Trump has nominated his longtime aide Sergio Gor, who is currently the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, as the next US Ambassador to India. In a social media post on Friday, Trump said Gor, 38, is a “great friend, who has been at my side for many…
Mumbai, 22/8: An Air India flight from Mumbai to Jodhpur aborted take-off on Friday following an operational issue, reports news agency ANI. An Air India spokesperson said, “Flight AI645 operating from Mumbai to Jodhpur on 22 August returned to the bay due to an operational issue
Islamabad, 22/8: Pakistan was ready for a comprehensive dialogue with India to discuss Kashmir and all other pending issues, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday. Talks, whenever held, will be not just Kashmir but on all issues,” Dar said while talking to journalists outside the parliament in Islamabad, where he was asked about talks…
Mumbai, 22/8: Mumbai has replaced Bengaluru as one of the venues for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s ODI World Cup scheduled to begin next month. Though ICC did not reveal the exact reason for the change in venue, it is presumed that Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru did not get the necessary safety clearance to…
Colombo, 22/8: Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday in connection with allegations of misuse of state funds, local television channel Ada Derana reported. Wickremesinghe, 76, was arrested after arriving at the CID office in the capital Colombo to record a statement in an investigation into…
Bengaluru, 22/8: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday recalled 20 stampedes that took place in the BJP-ruled states and blamed ‘mass hysteria’ for the incident, during a discussion on the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium that claimed the lives of 11 people on June 4. The Chief Minister read out the list of stampedes starting from…
