New Delhi, 18/8: India’s foreign minister on Thursday defended his country’s ties with the Myanmar junta, despite growing international concerns about recent executions and the legitimacy of elections planned for next year. Myanmar’s decade-long experiment with democracy was halted last year and the country has since spiralled into bloody conflict after the military ousted…
Bhubaneswar, 18/8: In a sigh of relief for tons of aspirants, Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) on Thursday postponed the Assistant Section Officer (ASO) examination which was scheduled to be held on August 21 (Sunday) 2022. OPSC announced for the postponement of the ASO written exam in view of the dislocation caused by the severe…
New Delhi, 18/8: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked seven Indian and one Pakistan-based YouTube news channels over “fake anti-India content” under IT Rules, 2021. The blocked YouTube channels had over 114 crore views, and 85 lakh 73 thousand subscribers.
Ahmedabad, 18/8: Two days after the Gujarat government released all 11 persons convicted to life for gang rape and murder of her family members during the 2002 post-Godhra riots, the victim Bilkis Bano on Wednesday said in a statement that the decision has taken “her peace and faith in justice.” She has said that for…
Moscow, 18/8: Moscow has requested New Delhi to send troops to take part in a multi-nation military exercise, which will take place in multiple locations in Russia’s eastern region, including in Southern Kuril Islands that Japan claims as part of its own territory. If New Delhi decides to send troops for the Vostok (East)…
Bangalore, 17/8: Former chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday vowed to bring the BJP back to power in Karnataka and to strengthen it in the rest of south India, following his appointment to the highest decision-making body of the party ahead of the 2023 state assembly polls. The appointment seemed like it had…
New Delhi, 17/8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it can’t prevent political parties from making promises to the electorate and it has to be deliberated whether providing universal healthcare, access to drinking water and access to consumer electronics can be treated as giving freebies. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana…
Patna, 17/8: A day after becoming the law minister in the new Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, Kartikeya Singh alias Kartik Master appears to be in trouble after he avoided surrendering in a court or before the police in a kidnapping case, an official said on Wednesday. Kartik Master, who is close to…
Bhubaneswar, 17/8: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has released a collection of paintings by eminent artist Shri Shyamsunder Pattanayak titled ‘Bridging Centuries’. The book is an artist’s impression on the times of emperor Kharvela and Kalinga Empire as depicted in the carvings of Udayagiri cave. Appreciating the work of artist Shri Shyamsunder Pattanayak, the…
New Delhi, 17/8: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday made it clear that it has not given any direction to provide EWS flats to Rohingya Muslims in Delhi and asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to ensure the illegal foreigners remain at their present location. The MHA also said the Rohingya illegal foreigners…
