Mumbai, 24/12: The CBI will produce ICICI Bank’s former CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar at a Mumbai Special Court Saturday afternoon in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank to Videocon Group companies, officials said. The agency will seek a police remand of both…
Bangalore, 24/12: A recent IISc research has identified a molecule generated by brain cancer cells, which could be targeted to cure Glioblastoma, an advanced type of cancer. The finding has implications in developing new drugs to better treat the cancer arising from the brain’s glial cells. Glioblastoma is the second most common cancer…
New Delhi, 23/12: In a major decision, the government on Friday decided to provide free ration to 81.35 crore poor people under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year. Under NFSA, also called the food law, the government currently provides 5 kilogram of food grains per person per month at Rs…
Bhubaneswar/Tikiri: In its continuous endeavor towards building a strong safety culture in the organization by adhering to safety discipline, an on-site emergency mock drill was carried out at Utkal Alumina International Limited, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of Aditya Birla Group on 20th December 2022 at it’s Doraguda Plant. The emergency mock drill…
Bhubaneswar, 23/12:: Eminent Educationist, social activist, Founder of KIIT & KISS and Lok Sabha MP from Kandhamal Dr. Achyuta Samanta has been conferred the honorary D.Litt degree by Utkal University in recognition of his immense contribution to the field of education and social service. This is the 50th honorary degree conferred on him. …
Kochi, 23/12: England all-rounder Sam Curran on Friday became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions after fetching a whopping Rs 18.5 crore bid from Punjab Kings here. An intense bidding followed for Curran with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab…
Sikkim, 23/12: Sixteen Army jawans were killed and four others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at a remote location in North Sikkim near the India-China border on Friday. According to a senior police officer, the injured have been airlifted to an Army hospital in North…
New Delhi, 23/12: During the 2021-22 tenure as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, there were instances when India “had to stand alone” but it did not let go of the principles it believed in, New Delhi’s envoy has said. India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC)…
New Delhi,23/12: Allaying fears about BF.7 variant of coronavirus, a prominent scientist on Friday said it is a sub-variant of Omicron strain and that India need not worry too much about its severity on the population. Speaking to PTI, Rakesh Mishra, Director, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bangalore, however, cautioned that wearing face…
New Delhi, 23/12: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting with health ministers of states and Union territories on Friday over rising Covid-19 cases in some parts of the world. Mandaviya made a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday on India’s preparedness. “We are constantly monitoring the…
