New Delhi: Sarita Devi, 61, who does not use a smartphone had a hard time applying for a digital life certificate online. Devi, who uses a feature phone, does not have the facility to download the Aadhar and Jeevan Praman apps — essential to get the digital life certificate.Kishan Kumar, 65, also faced a similar problem…
Washington DC, 116/1: Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high enough in the Republican Party’s first nominating contest in Iowa. Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old born in Ohio to immigrant parents from southern India,…
New Delhi: The Indian National Congress’s Central Election Committee (CEC) is set to meet on October 8 (Wednesday) to decide on the candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The meeting, chaired by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, will be held virtually with various CEC members and senior leaders of the party set to attend. Leader…
Puri: The Adapa Mandap Bije rituals, one of the rituals of the ongoing world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings completed peacefully in Puri this evening on Sunday. As per the rituals, the servitors escorted the Holy Trinity were to the ‘Adapa Mandap’ of the Gundicha Temple this evening in the presence of…
Mumbai, 6/4: The rupee pared initial losses and settled 2 paise lower at 81.92 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday after the RBI decided to keep the key benchmark policy rate at 6.5 per cent. Forex traders said the Indian rupee witnessed volatility after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised the…
Bhubaneswar, 25/7: In a major development, CM Mohan Majhi presented state budget for 2024-25. These are the salient features. Odisha Budget proposes Rs 83 crore outlay to provide financial assistance to orphan children under Jashoda Yojana 25 lakh ‘Lakhpati Didis’ in Odisha Odisha Budget 2024 sets target of creating 25 lakh Lakhpati Didis by 2027….
Mumbai, 1/10: The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Friday said that the injured Jasprit Bumrah is still not ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup and the clarity on India pacer’s availability for the mega event in Australia will come out in the next two or three days. The 28-year-old was rushed to the…
New Delhi, 14/9: WhatsApp earlier this year in June launched the Channels feature in select regions including the US. And, now, it has been made available in more than 150 nations including India. Like in the Telegrams, the new Channels feature on WhatsApp is a one-way broadcast tool for celebrities, movie and music artists, sporting…
New Delhi, 9/12: The agitating farmers have decided to withdraw the agitation after the central government repealed three agricultural laws in the winter session of Parliament. However, there will be another meeting of the farmers in which a formal decision will be taken to end the agitation. On the other hand, farmers’ organizations say that…
Punjab, 13/2: A doctor who is said to be Pakistan’s first Hindu female civil servant is now the assistant commissioner and administrator in Punjab province’s Hassanabdal city, the first in the town’s history, the media reported on Monday. Dr Sana Ramchand Gulwani, 27, joined the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) after passing the Central Superior…
