Bhubaneswar,10/12: In a major development, Bhubaneswar may soon see double-decker electric buses! CRUT invites tender to procure the buses under Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model. To start with, the double decker EV buses will run in Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri circuit.
New Delhi, 10/12: The Supreme Court has said any inordinate and unreasonable delay in execution of death row convicts after rejection of mercy petitions will violate fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution and the court will be justified in commuting the penalty into life imprisonment. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin…
Patna, 10/12: Former Bihar CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Tuesday said, “Congress’s objection means nothing. We will support Mamata… Mamata Banerjee should be given the leadership (of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc) … We will form the government again in 2025” The Trinamool Congress on Sunday raised the pitch on the demand to make its…
New Delhi, 9/12: Dusting off its draft prepared in August, Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc on Monday indicated that it is moving ahead with a resolution to “remove” Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar from office, accusing him of “partisan” behaviour in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Winter Session. The relationship between Dhankhar, who is also Rajya Sabha Chairman,…
New Delhi, 9/12: The Supreme Court on Monday said that reservation cannot be given on the basis of religion. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Vishwanathan made the oral observation while hearing a petition filed by West Bengal challenging the decision of the Calcutta High Court to quash the Other Backward…
New Delhi, 9/12: The government on Monday appointed Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared Malhotra’s name, who has been appointed as the RBI Governor for three years, starting Wednesday. Malhotra, a 1990 Batch Rajasthan Cadre IAS Officer, will replace Shaktikanta…
New Delhi, 9/12: Dismissing the BJP’s allegations of its leaders colluding with US investor George Soros, the Congress on Monday said the real conspiracy unravelling during the Parliament’s Winter session is that the government would even put at stake India’s ties with another country just to save Gautam Adani. The opposition party alleged that Gautam…
Bhubaneswar, 9/12: In a major political development, BJP on nominated former BJD leader Sujeet Kumar as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in Odisha, marking another strategic political acquisition from the opposition party. Sujeet filed nomination in presence of chief minister Mohan Majhi and BJP state president Manmohan Samal.
Mumbai, 9/12: Flipkart, the Indian e-commerce platform valued at $36 billion, is readying an initial public offering (IPO) in 2025 with a timeline of 12-15 months, Economic Times reported, citing people in the know. The proposed listing, likely to be the largest share issue by a new-economy company, will mark a pivotal moment for the…
New York, 9/12: Jay-Z was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean Combs in a lawsuit filed Sunday by an unnamed plaintiff. He vehemently denied the allegation and accused the lawyer who brought the suit of trying to blackmail him with false claims. The allegations against the billionaire rapper and hip-hop mogul came as…
