New Delhi, 16/3: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he has told Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that four ministers have made allegations against him and he has the right to respond to that in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Gandhi said he is hopeful though not…
Puri, 16/3: A suspected spy pigeon was found in Odisha’s Puri district, police said on Thursday. This is the second incident in the state in a week as another such pigeon was caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast in Jagatsinghpur district on March 8, they said. This new pigeon was…
New Delhi, 16/3: India’s fuel demand fell in the first half of March after posting a record growth in the previous month, preliminary industry data showed on Thursday. Fuel sales soared to the highest levels in February on the back of robust demand from the agriculture sector as well as transport picking up…
Washington DC, 16/3: An Indian-American teen from Michigan has won the prestigious science talent search award for high school students in the United States. Neel Moudgal, 17, of Saline, Michigan, will receive the $250,000 award in the 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search for creating a computer model that can rapidly and reliably predict…
Assam, 16/3: The first case of H3N2 influenza was detected in Assam, and the Health Department was keeping a close watch on the situation, an official bulletin said. According to the bulletin issued by the National Health Mission, Assam on Wednesday night, a confirmed case of H3N2 influenza was detected. “The Health…
New Delhi, 16/3: Seven Indian Institutes of Technology and 22 National Institutes of Technology are functioning without a chairperson of the board of governors, the government said on Wednesday. In response to a question from BJP MP Sushil Modi, Minister of State for Education Subhash Sarkar said that these are honorary positions with…
Mumbai, 15/3: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday was awarded the ‘Governor of the Year’ award for 2023 by the international publication Central Banking for captaining the financial markets through the turbulent periods of the pandemic and the crippling impact of the Ukraine war. Former governor Raghuram Rajan was the first to be…
Chennai, 15/3: With The Elephant Whisperers bringing people who care for the jumbos onto the centre stage, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh each to Bellie and Bomman, whose love for calves was brought out vividly in the Oscar-winning documentary, and to all 91 staff at two…
Mumbai, 15/3: Debt-ridden Future Retail Ltd said on Wednesday Kishore Biyani has withdrawn his resignation as the executive chairman and director of the company. The company, currently under insolvency proceedings, said “the resolution professional objected to the contents of (Biyani’s resignation) letter” and requested him to recall the letter. Biyani had tendered his…
Bhubaneswar, 15/3:As many as 115 newly recruited Assistant Fisheries Officers joined the State Fisheries & Animal Resources Development department. An orientation programme was held for the new recruits at the state convention centre in Lok Seva Bhawan. Speaking to the newly recruited officers on virtual platform, Chief Minister Shri Navven Patnaik said that Assistant Fisheries…
