Kanpur, 31/3: At least 500 shops were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in a multi-storey commercial building and quickly spread to adjacent towers in Bansmandi area here early Friday, a senior official said. Prime facie the fire broke out due to a short circuit following a massive dust storm. …
Washington DC, 30/3 Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga is poised to become the next President of the World Bank after the nomination period closed and no country proposed an alternate candidate for the prestigious post. In February, President Joe Biden announced that the US would be nominating Banga to lead the World Bank…
Chilika, 30/3:A group clash broke out in Harijan Sahi of Dasarathipur village under Banpur NAC yesterday over a land dispute. Two people were injured in the said clash. While two separate complaints were filed by both parties, the Banpur police filed two cases against both parties vide Case No. 128/23 and 129/23 and continued…
Hyderabad, 30/3: An idli lover from Hyderabad spent a whopping Rs 6 lakh on this south Indian delicacy during the last one year, revealed leading food-delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday. The user ordered 8,428 plates of idlis including orders placed for friends and family, while travelling across cities like Bengaluru and Chennai. …
New Delhi, 30/3: The Centre cancelled or suspended licences of some domestic drug companies as part of action taken against 76 pharmaceutical firms this month for selling adulterated or fake products, a government source said on Thursday. India is known as the ‘pharmacy of the world’ and its pharmaceuticals exports have more than…
Seoul, 30/3: North Korea executes people for drugs, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities as it stifles its citizens’ human rights and freedom, its rival, South Korea, said in a report on Thursday. South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, based the 450-page report on testimony collected from 2017 to 2022…
Washington DC, 30/3: Indian American businessman Ramesh Bhutada has donated $1 million to the Florida-based Hindu University of America, the only institution in the US whose mission is to provide education based on Hindu philosophy. This is the highest donation received by the Hindu University of America (HUA) which was established in 1989…
New Delhi, 30/3: The Delhi government will hold a meeting on Thursday to review the Covid-19 situation in the national capital amid a spurt in cases, officials said. The meeting has been called by Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj which will see the attendance of senior health department officials, medical directors of state-run hospitals…
Canberra, 30/3: The Australian government on Thursday took the first formal step towards holding a referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution and set up an Indigenous “Voice to Parliament” to advise lawmakers on matters that impact their lives. Introducing the bill in parliament, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the referendum, to be…
Chilika, 29/3:An elephant calf was found dead in the Balugaon range of forest in the Silingpada this noon .During routine patrolling, forest field staff found the carcass of a elephant calf near Silingpada village. A field staff member immediately informed senior officials. RCCF Bhubaneshwar Dr. Sanjeet Kumar, DFO Khordha Poornima Pandian and team immediately…
