Bhubaneswar, 15/7: In a major development, MLA Mohmmad Mouqim and Ex-MLa Chiranjib Biswal have been suspended from Congress party on charges of involved in anti-party activities. According to reports, Sarat Pattanayak had complained about Mouqim and Chiranjib before the Disciplinary Action Committee.
New Delhi, 15/7: The Indian government announced the selection of the naval variant of Rafale jets to equip the Indian Navy with the latest-generation fighter, Dassault Aviation, French aerospace major and maker of the aircraft, said on Saturday. The defence ministry had on Thursday approved the purchase of 26 Rafale (marine) jets from France. …
Seoul, 15/7: Seven people have died, three were missing, seven injured and thousands evacuated in South Korea on Saturday, officials said, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam. As of 11 am (0200 GMT), 1,567 people had been evacuated nationwide, according to the Ministry of Interior and…
Bhubaneswar, 15/7: A special court here has sent the three accused railway officials in the Balasore train disaster to judicial custody, after the end of their CBI remand period. Senior Section Engineer (Signal) Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, who have been placed under suspension by the Railways, were…
Manipur, 14/7: Days after several groups belonging to both the Kuki and Meiteis rejected CM N Biren Singh’s call for talks, Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey has decided to convene an all-community meeting at Raj Bhavan soon in order to find a solution to the long conflict. The Governor informed about the plan for the all-community…
US President Joe Biden’s administration will automatically cancel $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 borrowers, CNBC reported on Friday. “For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” CNBC quoted U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona…
Gandhinagar, 14/7: The most important takeaway from next week’s gathering of finance chiefs from the world’s biggest developed and emerging economies won’t be on the official agenda: who’s gaining in the battle for global influence between the US and its allies on one side and China and Russia on the other. Group of 20…
Sriharikota, 14/7: The upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to take off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 2.35 PM IST on Friday, July 14. The mission follows Chandrayaan-2 where scientists aim to demonstrate various capabilities including reaching the orbit of the moon, making…
New Delhi, 14/7: The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the CBI and Enforcement Directorate on a bail plea by senior AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the case related to the Delhi liquor policy case. A bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna sought a response from the central agencies…
Lucknow, 14/7:The video of a woman constable of Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) of Lucknow Commissionerate, accusing senior officials of mental and physical harassment has gone viral on social media. Aparna Rajat Kaushik, DCP Central, said: “Taking cognizance of the video and seriousness of the matter, the investigation is being done by ADCP (centre) Manisha Singh.”…
