Shashi Tharoor defends post on LK Advani, says it’s unfair to judge his legacy based on one episode

New Delhi, 9/11: Days after putting Congress on the firing line by questioning ‘dynasty politics’, party MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday defended the legacy of senior BJP leader LK Advani, saying it is “unfair” to reduce his “long years of service to one episode of leading the contentious ‘Rath Yatra’ while drawing parallel with Jawaharlal…

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Biparjoy starts making landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat’s Kutch

Kutch, 15/6: Cyclone Biparjoy has started making landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat’s Kutch district after churning across the Arabian Sea for over 10 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday evening. Winds of up to 145 kmph and heavy rains battered Kutch and Saurashtra coasts as agencies remain on high alert.   The…

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Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran as fragile truce is tested

Washington DC, 24/5: President Donald Trump lashed out at Israel and Iran on Tuesday over concerns that both sides had violated an hours-old ceasefire, intensifying the uncertainty over the fragile deal that he had helped broker to end the deadly conflict. In expletive-laced remarks to reporters, Trump accused both sides of launching attacks, pledging to…

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Jharsuguda Sizzles At 41°C; 5 Other Odisha Towns Swelter At 38°C

Bhubaneswar: Jharsuguda town in western Odisha recorded the highest temperature in the state on Monday, with the mercury reaching 41°C. Other towns in western Odisha, including Sambalpur, Rourkela, and the Hirakud area, recorded temperatures of 38°C or higher, while Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded maximum temperatures of 38°C. This information was shared by weather scientist Umashankar Das…

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‘Entrepreneur of the year’ award to Naveen Jindal

New Delhi : Renowned infrastructure thinktank and infrastructure research studies training foundation ‘First Construction Council’ has conferred the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award to Mr. Naveen Jindal, Chairman, Jindal Steel & Power (JSP). The organization also conferred the Second Fastest Growing Steel Company award in “Large Category” to Jindal Steel & Power and the “Certificate…

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KISS Student Jamini Jhankar Becomes the First Research Scholar from Chuktia Bhunjia Tribe

Bhubaneswar, Sept 24: The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences are shaping and lives and fulfilling dreams of thousands of students pursing higher education. A shining example is KISS student Jamini Jhankar, who has earned the distinction of being the first research scholar from the Chuktia Bhunjia, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) residing in the remote…

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