Auckland, 14/2: New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on roof tops. About 225,000 people were left without electricity. “It has been a big night…
Punjab, 13/2: A doctor who is said to be Pakistan’s first Hindu female civil servant is now the assistant commissioner and administrator in Punjab province’s Hassanabdal city, the first in the town’s history, the media reported on Monday. Dr Sana Ramchand Gulwani, 27, joined the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) after passing the Central Superior…
New Delhi, 13/2: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on a day-long visit to Australia on February 18, his third visit since February last year. Jaishankar will meet the Australian leadership in Sydney and attend the Raisina@Sydney Conference organised by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and India’s Observer Research Foundation (ORF)….
Bhubaneswar, 13 /2:: A momentous occasion for the people of Keonjhar district today. The eagerly awaited Dharani Dhar Sports Complex was inaugurated today by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik adding a lot of pride for the sports afficionados of the region. Keonjhar has produced many national and international players and this sports complex will play a…
Indore, 13/2: The third Test between India and Australia scheduled to be played from March 1-5 has been shifted from Dharamsala to Indore, owing to poor outfield conditions, BCCI said on Monday. That the match will be shifted was confirmed on Sunday itself after BCCI curator Taposh Chatterjee’s report deemed the re-laid outfield as unfit…
New Delhi, 13/2: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Monday administered the oath of office to two new judges of the Supreme Court, taking the number of judges in the apex court to its full sanctioned strength of 34. Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar were administered oath during a swearing-in…
New Delhi, 12/2: Railways, Ministry of Home Affairs and Defence (Civil) are among five ministries or departments that account for close to 90 per cent of the 9.79 lakh vacancies in the union government, according to data tabled in Parliament. According to the latest data available with the government, there are 9,79,327 vacancies…
Wellington, 12/2: New Zealand’s prime minister on Sunday warned residents to hunker down and prepare an evacuation plan as a cyclone began pummelling the northern tip of the country. Cyclone Gabrielle is forecast to envelop the upper half of the North Island over a 48-hour period from Sunday evening, two weeks after parts…
New Delhi, 12/2: SoftBank Group Corp’s chip technology firm Arm Ltd’s China joint venture laid off 90-95 employees last week to cope with a challenging business outlook this year, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The layoffs come as SoftBank tries to set up a public listing for Arm this year….
Delhi:President Droupadi Murmu accepts the resignation of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, and appoints Ramesh Bais as the new governor, officials said on Sunday. Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson informed that President Murmu also accepted the resignation of Ladakh LG R K Mathur accepted, and Brig B D Mishra was appointed in his place. Former Supreme Court…
