New Delhi, 29/7:A Commonwealth Games that once appeared doomed exploded into life with a dazzling opening ceremony on Thursday that put a modern spin on a sporting event often seen as a relic of the British Empire’s colonial past.Ten years after the 2012 London Olympics it was Birmingham’s moment in the spotlight, although a smaller…
Jaipur, 29/7: Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed in Rajasthan on Thursday when the MiG-22 fighter jet they were flying crashed near Barmer. “A twin seater Mig-21 trainer aircraft of the IAF was airborne for a training sortie from Utarlai air base in Rajasthan this evening. Around 9:10 pm, the aircraft met with an…
Bhubaneswar, 28/7: In a major development, Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has issued the exam date of the Odisha Civil Services Preliminary Examination, 2021 for recruitment to Group A and B services. The exam notice is available at the official website opsc.gov.in. The OPSC OCS prelims exam 2021 will be held on August 16…
New Delhi, 28/7: The Supreme Court on Thursday said a mother, being the only natural guardian, has the right to decide the surname of the child, and even after the demise of her first husband, she cannot be restrained from including the baby in her new family and deciding its surname. “The mother,…
New Delhi, 28/7: The auction of 5G spectrum for telephony services will stretch to the fourth day on Friday after 16 rounds of bidding fetched bids worth Rs 1,49,623 crore. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said 16 rounds of bidding have been completed in three days and the auction will continue on…
New Delhi, 28/7: More than a week after 12 Shiv Sena members of Parliament (MPs) joined the breakaway faction, led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, the party sought their disqualification from the Lok Sabha. “I have sought disqualification of (the) 12 Shiv Sena rebel Lok Sabha members,” Sanjay Raut, the leader of Shiv…
UK, 28/7: British leadership candidate Rishi Sunak would have a significant edge over his rival Foreign Secretary Liz Truss among swing voters if he became prime minister, a YouGov poll of almost 5,000 Britons showed on Thursday. YouGov said that among those who voted Conservative in 2019 but now say they plan to…
Kolkata, 28/7: The West Bengal government on Thursday removed Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a school jobs scam, from the ministry with immediate effect. Partha Chatterjee, minister in charge, department of industry, commerce and enterprises, department of information technology and electronics, department of parliamentary affairs and department…
New Delhi, 28/7: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury faced BJP’s ire for referring to President Droupadi Murmu as ‘Rashtrapatni’. In a video clip circulated on social media, Chowdhury could be heard referring to Murmu as ‘Rashtrapatni’. “India’s ‘Rashtrapatni’ is for everyone,” he said, adding that the Opposition MPs will again try to march…
Kolkata,28/7: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday again found a large amount of cash in another flat of Arpita Mukherjee, considered a close associate of West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee who was arrested in connection with the school recruitment scam, an official said.The central agency also arrested Mukherjee on July 23, a day after unearthing…
