Panaji,17/12: A court in Goa on Tuesday issued a notice to Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on a defamation suit filed by CM Pramod Sawant’s wife who sought Rs 100 crore in damages from the AAP politician for allegedly naming her in the cash-for-jobs scam. The court has sought Singh’s reply by January 10,…
Bhubaneswar, 17/12: In a major development, IAS Bishnupada Sethi, who has been summoned by the CBI,has been transferred by the Odisha government and appointed as Officer on Special Duty, General Administration & Public Grievance Department. Sethi was the Principal Secretary of Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department with additional charge of…
Bhubaneswar, 17/12:The Commerce & Transport Department of Odisha, under the visionary leadership of Smt. Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, conducted a virtual meeting with all District Collectors and District Magistrates. The meeting focused on sensitizing district administrations about the flagship initiative, Sahid Baji Rout Noujatra Suraksha Yojana, aimed at enhancing passenger safety in inland water transport…
New Delhi, 17/12: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit out at the government, saying voting at the introduction stage of two bills on One Nation One Election in the Lok Sabha showed the BJP did not have the two-third majority required to pass a constitutional ammendment. Two bills that lay down the mechanism to…
New Delhi, 17/12: The approach from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on Sept. 15, 2021 came out of the blue. The federal agency, tasked with developing the solar sector, wanted to know if the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh would like to sign India’s largest renewable contract. Two years earlier, Andhra Pradesh’s energy…
New Delhi, 17/12: The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent J P Nadda, is likely to be elected by the end of February, according to a senior party functionary. Party sources said the ongoing organisational election is on track to complete the polling process in more than half of its state units by mid-January,…
Brisbane, 17/12: K L Rahul displayed admirable technical nous to withstand the stern test posed by the Australian bowlers, making a resolute fifty that formed the backbone of India’s still underwhelming 167 for six at lunch on the fourth day of the third Test. A nine toes down Rahul (84, 139b, 8×4) and an equally…
Tbilisi, 16/12: Twelve Indian nationals were found dead at a restaurant in Georgia’s mountain resort of Gudauri, according to the Indian mission here. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement that no signs of injuries or signs of violence were detected in an initial inspection. All victims died from carbon monoxide poisoning, local…
New Delh, 16/12: Wading into the controversy over I.N.D.I.A. bloc’s leadership question, Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday insisted on “senior-most” Mamata Banerjee’s suitability for the post while he appeared to take a potshot on the Congress over its stand on Electronic Voting Machines. His comments came days after National Conference leader and…
New Delhi, 16/12: The Supreme Court on Monday said carnatic vocalist T M Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the M S Subbulakshmi award as an interim measure. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti passed the order on a plea filed by Subbulakshmi’s grandson V Srinivasan, who…
