Canberra, 30/3: The Australian government on Thursday took the first formal step towards holding a referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution and set up an Indigenous “Voice to Parliament” to advise lawmakers on matters that impact their lives. Introducing the bill in parliament, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the referendum, to be…
Chilika, 29/3:An elephant calf was found dead in the Balugaon range of forest in the Silingpada this noon .During routine patrolling, forest field staff found the carcass of a elephant calf near Silingpada village. A field staff member immediately informed senior officials. RCCF Bhubaneshwar Dr. Sanjeet Kumar, DFO Khordha Poornima Pandian and team immediately…
Bhubaneswar, ,29/3:With just few days to go for the ITF Asia U14 and Under Development Championship 2023 to commence in Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the Tennis Centre at the Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex. He also launched the logo and jersey of the upcoming international tennis tournament. The Tennis Centre is…
New Delhi , 29/3: Parliament witnessed another day of disruptions on Wednesday following Opposition’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into Adani affair even as Lok Sabha passed a bill that was pending for the past seven months in the midst of din and without any discussion. The government also sent The…
Chandigarh 29/3: A video of fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh surfaced on social media on Wednesday in which he slammed the Punjab Police for arresting Sikh youths during a crackdown against him. Wearing a black turban and shawl, the Khalistan sympathiser further said if the state government had the intention of making an…
New Delhi, 29/3: India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday moved up one place to be eighth in the batters’ list while all-rounder Hardik Pandya jumped 10 positions to be 76th among bowlers in the ICC ODI Rankings. Shubman Gill remains India’s best-placed batter at number 5, while Virat Kohli was at the seventh…
Kolkata, 29/3: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday asked if Rahul Gandhi can be disqualified for his comments about a community, then why similar action cannot be taken against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hurting the sentiments of women by his taunts against Mamata Banerjee. The TMC national general secretary was speaking…
Jharsuguda, 29/3: In a major development the Election Commission Wednesday announced the date for the by-election to the Jharsuguda Assembly constituency in Odisha, which fell vacant following the death of Health Minister Naba Kishore Das. The by-poll will be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will be undertaken on May 13,…
Washington DC, 29/3: A group of influential lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the US Senate to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes and usher in more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in…
New Delhi, 29/3: The rupee declined by 10 paise to 82.26 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday due to firm crude oil prices and a stronger greenback in overseas markets. Early gains in domestic stock markets however restricted the rupee losses against the dollar. At the interbank foreign exchange market,…
