Dharmashala, 19/10: After largely playing to script, the World Cup has suddenly sprung into life with two mighty upsets in the three days. Afghanistan stunned defending champions England in Delhi on Sunday while Netherlands delivered a rude shock to an in-form South Africa. In this backdrop, Thursday’s match between India and Bangladesh will be watched…
New Delhi,18/10: In less than 96 hours after they beat reigning World Champions England, Afghanistan got a solid reality check from a ruthless New Zealand, which recorded a thumping 149-run victory in a thoroughly one-sided World Cup match here on Wednesday. As a result of this conquest, the Black Caps remain unbeaten in the event…
Washington DC, 18/10: The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday failed to adopt a Brazil-led draft resolution that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict to allow full access for aid to the Gaza strip after the US vetoed the text. The US, a permanent member of the UNSC and a…
Bhubaneswar, 18/10: In a big development , the All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association (AOPBOA) has decided to launch an indefinite strike in protest against the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme from October 20 ahead of Durga Puja.
New Delhi, 18/10: Ahead of the festive season, the central government on Wednesday decided to hike the dearness allowance for its employees by 4 percentage points to 46 per cent of the basic salary and pay 78 days of salaries as bonus for non-gazetted railway staff. Briefing reporters about the Cabinet decisions, Information and Broadcasting…
Gaza, 18/10: Expressing shock over the tragic loss of lives in an attack on an hospital in Gaza, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict were a matter of serious concern and those involved should be held responsible. According to media reports, Hamas group said a massive explosion at…
Chattisgarh, 18/10: BJP vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls scheduled on November 17 in view of the Chhath festival. He said a large number of voters will not be able to take part in the…
Gaza, 18/10: At least 500 people were killed by an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday that Palestinian authorities said was caused by an Israeli airstrike. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the number of casualties was expected to rise. Many civilians were sheltering at the Ahli Arab Hospital, better known as Al-Ma’amadani,…
New Delhi, 17/10: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda held a marathon meeting on Tuesday with party leaders from Rajasthan, including former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, as part of an exercise to finalise the names of its remaining candidates for the November 25 state Assembly polls. Besides Raje, Union ministers…
Bhubaneswar, 17/10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated Odisha’s Javelin star, Kishore Kumar Jena with a cash award of Rs. 1.5 cr for his stellar performance in the recently concluded Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China, where he bagged a Silver medal bringing laurels to the state and nation and sealed his berth in the upcoming…
