New Delhi, 14/11: Terming forced religious conversion a “very serious” issue, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to step in and make sincere efforts to check the practice. It also warned a “very difficult situation” will emerge if forced religious conversions are not stopped. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Hima…
Padampur, 14/11: Ina major development, BJD on Monday declared Barsha Singh Bariha, elder daughter of late MLA Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha, as the candidate for Padampur by election. CM Naveen Patnaik has given his nod on the name of Barsha Singh Bariha. Barsha Singh Bariha, wife of Smruti Sourav Baliarsingh, is the Biju Janata Dal…
Bhubaneswar, 14/11: As per direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Secretary to Chief Minister (5T) Shri VK Pandian, IAS, visited Sikhar Chandi Temple, Pathar Gadia,near Patia, Bhubaneswar and reviewed development of the shrine of the deity and peripheral development works including amenities for tourists & pilgrims and beautification of the Sikharchandi Hill region. …
Istanbul, 14/11:The person who planted the bomb on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street that killed at least six people has been arrested, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency on Monday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his vice president, Fuat Oktay, had earlier said that “a woman” was responsible for the attack, which…
New Delhi, 13/11: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked about the killing of her father Rajiv Gandhi when she met her in prison in 2008, Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts freed in the former prime minister’s assassination case said here on Sunday. Priyanka Gandhi turned emotional and cried when she met her in the…
Doda, 13/11: Union minister Jitendra Singh has said that Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district would be recognised as a role model in lavender farming owing to farmers cultivating the plant on a commercial scale there. Singh chaired the district development coordination and monitoring committee (DISHA) meeting on Saturday to review the progress of…
Perth, 13/11: Glenn Maxwell will miss Australia’s upcoming one-day international series against England after suffering a broken leg in a freak accident that is expected to sideline the all-rounder for up to three months. Maxwell suffered a broken tibula in his left leg in an incident at a friend’s 50th birthday party on…
Washington DC, 13/11:Democrats sealed control of the Senate on Saturday as Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada narrowly defeated Adam Laxalt, a Republican former state attorney general, a decisive moment in an extraordinary midterm election in which Democrats defied historical patterns and predictions of major losses. Control of the House has still not been decided,…
Mumbai, 12/11:Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and five members of his team were stopped for an hour at the Mumbai airport by Customs officials for not paying Customs duty for six luxury watches as the payment facility was not operational in the early hours of Saturday, an official said. The incident occurred at…
Washington DC, 12/11: Donald Trump will announce next week that he is taking another shot at the presidency with a White House run in 2024, his longtime advisor Jason Miller said Friday. The divisive former president, who will be 78 when the next election is held, has been hinting at another presidential run…
