Washington, 30/12: Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, the Carter Center said. He…
Cairo, 29/12: One tourist was killed and another was injured in a shark attack in Egypt’s Marsa Alam resort, the environment ministry said in a statement on Sunday without giving the nationalities of those involved. There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare. The ministry said the attack occurred…
Beijing, 29/12: China on Sunday unveiled an updated model of its high-speed bullet train which its manufacturer claims reached speeds of 450 kmph during the test runs, making it the world’s fastest high-speed train. According to the China State Railway Group Co (China Railway), the new model, known as the CR450 prototype, will further shorten…
Cuttack, 29/12: In a major development, Bobby Das Tenders His Resignation As OCA President Bobby Das had assumed charge as OCA President on 28th October, 2022 His 3-year tenure would have come to an end in October 2025 OCA Vice President Pankaj Mohanty To Act As OCA President Till Elections Will Be Completed Within 45…
Bhopa, 29/12: A 10-year-old boy, who fell into a 140-feet borewell in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district, lost the battle for life despite hectic efforts by multiple agencies for 16 hours to save him, officials said on Sunday. The boy, Sumit Meena, slipped into the open shaft of the borewell at around 5 pm on Saturday…
New Delhi, 29/12: Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote a letter to the New Delhi District Electoral officer on what he has termed a ‘significant’ rise in applications for voter addition/deletion in his New Delhi constituency I am writing to bring to your immediate attention a significant rise in…
Mumbai: Former minister and four-time MLA Ravindra Chavan is likely to be the next Maharashtra BJP President. Chavan (54) may be anointed as the next BJP President during the grand state-level convention in the temple town of Shirdi on January 12, 2025 coinciding with the birth anniversary of the legendary monk-philosopher, Swami Vivekananda.
New York,29/12: India’s Koneru Humpy bagged an epochal second World Rapid Chess Championship title, beating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia here on Sunday. Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia and the Indian No 1 is only the second player after China’s Ju Wenjun to clinch the title more than once. The 37-year-old…
New Delhi, 28/12: Mauritius has announced that its national flag will fly at half-mast at all government offices and institutions till sunset on Saturday as a mark of respect to India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh. In a note, Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam’s office also urged the private sector to fly the flags at…
New Delhi, 28/12: India bid a tearful adieu to one of its illustrious former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday, as his mortal remains were consigned to flames at the Nigambodh Ghat with full state honours amid the chanting of religious hymns. His eldest daughter Upinder Singh lit the funeral pyre as his admirers chanted…
