Bhubaneswar, 12/7: In a major development, Odisha’s Leader of Opposition and former CM Naveen is set to return to Bhubaneswar today after undergoing a medical procedure for cervical arthritis in Mumbai. He is scheduled to arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport at 12:30 PM. Having departed Bhubaneswar on June 20, this 21-day absence…
Sambalpur, 12/7: In a major development, Senior BJP leader and Sundargarh MP Jual Oram has officially announced his retirement from electoral politics, declaring that he will no longer contest in future elections. The veteran parliamentarian made the statement while addressing an employment fair in Sambalpur. Speaking at the event, Oram said he had already…
Islamabad, 12/7: Two and a half months after suspending the India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in the wake of the April 22 terrorist attack near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi has quietly set in motion an ambitious plan — one that could change water resource management in the Union Territory and other northern…
Bengaluru, 12/7: Ride-hailing firm Uber argued in the Karnataka High Court on Friday that office goers use bike taxis as it facilitates last-mile connectivity. Senior Advocate Srinivasa Raghavan, appearing for Uber, made this submission before a division bench of acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi. The bench adjourned the hearing…
Lords, 11/7: Pace ace Jasprit Bumrah returned with a five-wicket haul as England, who rode on a 37th Test hundred by Joe Root were all out for 387 on the second day of the third Test at Lord’s on Friday. The five-match series is tied one-all after India bounced back to win the second Test…
Mumbai, 11/7: A video of Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat sitting in a room along with a partially opened bag containing what look like bundles of notes went viral on Friday. The Shiv Sena minister rubbished the claim that it was a money bag, and insisted that it contained only clothes. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay…
Bhubaneswar, 11/7: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the BJP-led central government was attempting to omit secularism and socialism from the Constitution. Addressing the party’s ‘Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh’ here, Kharge also said that dalits, tribals and youths of the country will have to learn to fight for their rights under the BJP rule.
Chennai, 11/7: India hit nine terror targets crisscrossing Pakistan with precision and missed none of them during Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday, taking pride in India’s capability and technological abilities in neutralising the threats from across the border. The precision was to the point where India knew who was where…
Bhubaneswar, 11/7: Ahead of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s public meeting in Bhubaneswar on Friday, Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das urged drivers in the state who are participating in the ongoing transportation strike to pauses their protest for a day to enable the Congress leader to conduct a successful event. Drivers of private buses, trucks,…
Washington, 11/7: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada next month and planned to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trade partners. In a letter released on his social media platform, Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney the…
