Bhubaneswar, 9/11: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today said that Odisha is a pioneer in designing a people centric millet mission with focus on livelihoods and nutrition of our tribal communities. He said this while inaugurating International Convention on Millets in Bhubaneswar. The CM inaugurated the convention by planting a sapling. The convention aims at…
Imphal, 9/11: The Manipur government has lifted the mobile internet ban in four hill district headquarters which have not been affected by ethnic strife, officials said on Thursday. The internet ban was withdrawn on a trial basis in the district headquarters of Ukhrul, Senapati, Chandel and Tamenglong, which are Naga-majority areas, they said.
Bengaluru, 8/11: A 52-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a female passenger on a Frankfurt-Bengaluru Lufthansa flight, police said on Wednesday. The alleged incident took place on November 6 while the 32-year-old woman, who hails from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, was asleep, they said
New Delhi, 8/11: A day ahead of the Ethics Committee meeting to prepare a report on the ‘cash for query’ allegations against Mahua Moitra, complainant and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday claimed that anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal had ordered a CBI probe against TMC MP Mahua Moitra. The meeting of the committee was initially scheduled…
Bhubaneswar, 8/11: In a big development, the SDJM Court Bhubaneswar granted bail to Ollywood producer Tutu Nayak He was arrested on the charges of assaulting a female journalist in Bhubaneswar recently.Nayak was granted bail on a surety of Rs 50,000 and a guarantor.
New Delhi, 8/11: Star India opener Shubman Gill has become the world’s top-ranked batsman in the ICC ODI rankings, ending Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s reign at the top since April 14 2021. According to the latest ODI rankings released by the ICC, Gill sits at No. 1 spot with 830 points, while Babar Azam is…
New Delhi, 8/11: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to appear before it here on November 9 in connection with the alleged school jobs scam, a TMC leader said on Wednesday. Banerjee will appear before the ED on Thursday, West Bengal Women and Child Welfare Minister and TMC spokesperson Shashi…
New Delhi, 8/11: Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of the air pollution in the national capital. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 421, worsening from 395 at 4 pm…
Gaza, 8/11: Israel’s ground forces in the Gaza Strip aimed on Wednesday to locate and disable Hamas militants’ vast tunnel network beneath the enclave, the next phase in an Israeli offensive that has killed thousands of Palestinians. Since Hamas gunmen killed 1,400 people and took some 240 hostages in an Oct. 7 cross-border gun rampage,…
Patna, 8/11: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised for his comments and said he took them back. His apology comes a day after his remarks in the Bihar Assembly which received flak from opposition. Nitish, speaking about the importance of education among women for population control, had said ”
