Bhubaneswar, 24/12′ In a major development, 1991-batch IAS officer Anu Garg is set to become Odisha’s first woman to don the mantle of State’s Chief Secretary post with the Government issuing a notification in this regard on Wednesday. Garg, who held several key positions in the administration in the past, is currently shouldering the…
Bengaluru, 24/12: India batting star Virat Kohli on Wednesday went past the iconic Sachin Tendulkar as the fastest to reach 16,000 runs in List A cricket, achieving the milestone in his 330th innings in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy here. Tendulkar had achieved the landmark in 391 innings. The 37-year-old Kohli touched the mark during…
New Delhi, 24/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated ISRO for placing the heaviest satellite in orbit from India using the LVM3 rocket and strengthening the foundation for future missions such as the Gaganyaan The prime minister also said that the success of the heavy-lift LVM3 rocket also reinforced India’s growing role in the…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), 24/12: In a dedicated commercial mission, ISRO on Wednesday launched a next-generation US communication satellite BlueBird Block-2 onboard its heaviest vehicle LVM3-M6 from here. As the 24-hour countdown concluded, the 43.5 metre tall rocket supported by two S200 solid boosters lifted off majestically at 8.55 am from the second launch pad at…
New Delhi, 23/12: Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal broke through barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh high commission on Tuesday.
Mumbai, 23/12: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya when he intends to return to India and told his counsel it would not hear his plea against the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act unless he first submits himself to the HC jurisdiction. Mallya, based in the UK since 2016, has filed two…
Chabua, 23/12: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that Assam will “automatically be included” in Bangladesh if the number of people from the neighbouring country residing in the northeastern state increased by another 10 per cent.
New Delhi, 23/12: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the Unnao rape case. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar released Sengar on bail while directing him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 15…
Bangalore, 23/12:In a decision which is likely to render cricket fans of Bengaluru heartbroken, the permission to hold Vijay Hazare Trophy matches at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium has been denied. The opening match on December 24 will involve former India captain Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant as Delhi is scheduled to play Andhra Pradesh.
Kochi, 23/12: The Kerala government will soon file an appeal against the verdict in the 2017 actress assault case, challenging both the acquittal of actor Dileep and the sentences awarded to six convicts, sources said on Tuesday. According to sources in the office of the Director General of Prosecution, the state government has given its…
