Bhubaneswar, 20/10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a cash incentive of Rs. 10 lakh each for the 7 para-athletes from the Odisha who will be participating in the Asian Para Games scheduled to begin from 22nd October 2023. The Asian Para Games, will bring together elite para athletes from across the continent, offering…
New Delhi, 20/10: Moninder Singh Pandher, who was arrested in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case, walked out of Luksar jail in Greater Noida on Friday, four days after the Allahabad High Court acquitted him. The 65-year-old was dressed in a white Pathani suit paired with a waistcoat and sports shoes as he walked…
Washington DC, 20/10: President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Americans to spend billions more dollars to help Israel fight Hamas while Israel’s defence chief told his troops to be ready to go into the Gaza Strip to destroy the Palestinian militant group. In a televised White House speech late on Thursday that also addressed Ukraine’s…
Toronto, 20/10: Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats and their family members from India after it threatened to strip them of their diplomatic immunity, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has said, amid a diplomatic row over the killing of a Sikh separatist. Tensions flared between India and Canada last month following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s explosive…
New Delhi, 20/10: TMC MP Mahua Moitra has raised questions over the credibility of Hiranandani Group CEO Darshan Hiranandani’s affidavit, alleging that it was ‘drafted by the PMO’ and he was forced to sign it after being ‘threatened’ with ‘total shut down’ of his family business. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) held a ‘proverbial…
Dharmasala,19/10: India on Thursday comfortably beat Bangladesh by seven wickets, maintaining their perfect start to the ICC World Cup Opting to bat first, Bangladesh got off to a strong start but were restricted to 256/8 by India’s bowlers. That target proved to be a comfortable chase for India, who wrapped up the match in 42…
Lucknow, 19/10: Cracks in the I.N.D.I.A (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) widened further in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh after Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said that Congress had “cheated” his party and accused the grand old party leaders of having a ”tacit understanding” with the BJP. Akhilesh was apparently irked over…
New Delhi, 19/10: Go First has cancelled all flights till November 30, 2023 due to operational reasons, a statement by the airlines said Thursday. The airline ‘apologised for the inconvenience’ and said they have filed an application for immediate resolution and revival of operations
New Delhi, 19/10: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced the first list of four candidates for the Mizoram assembly elections. The party has fielded AAP state president Andrew Lalremkima from Aizawl North III, while Vanlalmawia Vanchhawwng, Biakthianghlima and Lalngaihawma Pachau will contest from Aizawl West I, Aizawl West III and Aizawl South I respectively.
Washington DC, 19/10: Microblogging platform X, formerly Twitter, is experiencing outages, with several users reporting that the site is unresponsive. Downdetector, which tracks issues experienced by websites, reported a spike in user complaints of X being down on Thursday afternoon, at around 2 pm IST.
