London, 22/10: British Conservative politician Rishi Sunak late Friday reached the minimum threshold to run for party leader, as former prime minister Boris Johnson targeted an audacious comeback. Cabinet member Penny Mordaunt became the first to formally declare her candidacy, after the UK’s ruling party was forced into a second leadership contest following…
New Delhi, 21/10: The Supreme Court on Friday said that immediate action should be taken against anyone making hate speeches while noting that certain statements are very shocking and disturbing. “It is tragic, what we have been reduced to in the name of religion,” the top court said, emphasising the importance of scientific…
Cuttack, 21/10: In a major development, BJD’s organizational secretary Pranab Prakash Das has been elected as the new President of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA).Sanjay Behera has been elected as General Secretary while Pankaj Lochan Mohanty as Vice-President and Vikash Pradhan as Treasurer.
Washington DC, ,21/10: Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes the owner of the social media company, according to a report on Thursday by The Washington Post. Musk has told prospective investors in his Twitter purchase that he plans to cut nearly 75 per cent…
Bhubaneswar, 21/10: Odisha is bracing for heavy rainfall early next week under the impact of a possible cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to skirt the state and move towards West Bengal and Bangladesh, the IMD said on Friday. The West Bengal government has initiated the process of evacuating people…
New Delhi, 21/10: Congress on Friday distanced itself from the remarks of senior leader Shivraj Patil that the concept of ‘jihad’ (holy war) in Bhagavad Gita too, saying it is “unacceptable” and the party believes that the text is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilisation. Party General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said…
Islamabad 21/10: Pakistan’s election commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office over charges of unlawfully selling state gifts received from heads of other nations and foreign dignitaries, according to PTI. He has been disqualified for five years under Article 63(i)(iii) for submitting a false statement in the…
Bangalore, 21/10: Rainwater gushed into at least 200 homes on Wednesday night when residents were asleep and destroyed household items. Houses located in several city neighbourhoods remained submerged as late as Thursday afternoon. The BBMP’s conservative estimates revealed that 60 locations, including those in the IT hub, have been engulfed by water.
Kolkata, 20/10: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday targeted her guns on the BJP-led Central government for allegedly depriving former Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly by not nominating him for the ICC chairman’s post, terming it an act of “shameless political vendetta”. Banerjee, who said she would have spoken out on…
London,20/10: Britain’s third female Prime Minister, Liz Truss, is out of office on Thursday after one of the shortest tenures at 10 Downing Street in London and without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) under her belt as a Brexit prize. Truss, who until Wednesday insisted in Parliament that she was a…
