New Delhi, 28/10: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on October 30 pleas filed by the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena and the Sharad Pawar bloc of the NCP, seeking a direction to the Maharashtra assembly speaker to expeditiously decide disqualification petition against some MLA’s. A bench headed by Chief Justice D…
Mumbai, 28/10: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at Sharad Pawar by questioning his tenure as Union agriculture minister, the NCP supremo hit back with facts and figures on the rise of crop production when the Dr Manmohan Singh-led UPA government . In the temple town of Shirdi, Modi, without mentioning Pawar,…
Bangalore, 28/10: The state government is likely to pass a resolution rejecting the proposal made by an NCERT panel to replace ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in school textbooks, with School Education & Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa saying the move has a political motive. A decision on this is expected at a meeting scheduled on November 2….
Mumbai, 28/10: Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries, reportedly received a death threat via email on Friday. The threat demanded a payment of Rs 20 crores and stated that a failure to comply would result in him being shot, according to news agency ANI. Case has been registered under sections 387 and 506 (2)…
New Delhi, 28/10: Terrorism is a ‘malignancy’ and knows no borders, nationality or race and the world should not buy into any justification of terror acts, India has told the UN General Assembly as it abstained on a resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict. India on Friday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a Jordanian-drafted…
Bhubaneswar, 27/10:Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has been conferred with the Award of Excellence at the 16th Urban Mobility India Awards 2023. Organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, this prestigious award recognizes CRUT’s remarkable efforts in advancing the quality of urban transportation and promoting sustainable mobility. The Award…
Cuttack, 26/10: In a sad piece, noted music composer, lyricist and director Swarup Naik breathed his last. on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack. He was diagnosed with cancer. Nayak is noted for his works in Odia cinemas such as- Sahara Jaluchi ( 1998), Sindura Nuhen Khela Ghara ( 2002), I…
Bhubaneswar, 27/10: Various service associations of the State Government today met 5T, Nabin Odisha Chairman Shri VK Pandian at Naveen Niwas and wished him for the new assignment. They expressed happiness for taking up the new role as Chairman of 5T Initiative and Nabin Odisha. They said that he has spearheaded the transformation…
Kashmir, 27/10: In a major development, 1991-batch Senior IPS officer Shri Rashmi Ranjan Swain has been appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) of J&K. Shri Swain, who hails from Rourkela in Odisha, served as SSP of Srinagar, Jammu, Ramban, Poonch, and Leh when terrorism was at its peak in the valley. …
Chennai, 27/10: Pakistan, going through a turbulent ride that seemingly appears to bring their World Cup campaign to a premature halt, face the Herculean challenge of stopping the sizzling run of South Africa when the two sides lock horns in an important clash here on Friday. Both South Africa and Pakistan started off with impressive…
