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Bhubaneswar, 14/10: In a major development, the name of Pranab Prakash Das has been doing rounds to be in the race of OCA president election.According to various reports name of Pranab Prakash for the post of President was proposed by Jajpur Association and members supported it. The election for the post of president, Vice president,…

New Delhi, 14/10: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday (October 14) revealed the assembly election date for Himachal Pradesh.     The election will be conducted in a single phase. It is slated to take place on November 12 and the results will be declared on December 8.   During elections, it has…

Ahmedabad, 14/10: The BJP on Friday sharpened its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party after its Gujarat chief Gopal Italia was heard purportedly mocking the prime minister’s mother in a video, and said people of the state will make it pay for “abusing” her.     An old video of Italia emerged on Thursday in…

Bangalore, 14/10: Dalits in various parts of Karnataka continue to face discrimination over community graveyards, forcing them to demand a separate, government-allotted burial ground.     Now, the government has begun acquisition of land to develop separate Dalit burial grounds in all gram panchayats in the state.   “We have started a drive to acquire…

Ahmedabad, 14/10: An Adani Group firm is likely to be soon rated above India’s sovereign rating as the ports-to-energy conglomerate helmed by Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest man, sees rapid growth in business and lower debt.     Adani Group CFO Jugeshinder (Robbie) Singh told a select group of investors on October 10 in New Delhi…

Bhubaneswar, 13/10: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today dedicated the sophisticated PET-CT Scan facility at Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer in Cuttack.    Joining the programme on hb hb hb hb hb hb virtual platform, Chief Minister Shri Patnaik said that the PET-CT scan is considered as one of the central pillars in…

Islamabad, 13/10: A woman is raped in Pakistan every two hours, according to a recent survey, highlighting the unsafe conditions for women in the country where cases of honour killing are also rampant.     The survey, which was conducted by Pakistani channel SAMAA TV’s Investigation Unit (SIU) based on the data collected from the…

New Delhi, 13/10: The Delhi Police detained Gopal Italia, Aam Aadmi Party’s chief in Gujarat, for his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from the office of National Commission for Women (NCW) here on Thursday.     He was earlier summoned by the National Commission for Women (NCW) for using derogatory words against women….

New Delhi, 13/10: Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Thursday lamented that some leaders had openly come out in support of his poll opponent Mallikarjun Kharge and even summoned meetings in his favour, saying it disturbed the level-playing field.     The Thiruvananthapuram MP also said several PCC chiefs and senior leaders were not available…