Paris, 7/8: In a major development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to lodge a strong protest with the organisers of the Paris Olympics after wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified ahead of her gold medal match. The Prime Minister spoke with IOA chairperson PT Usha and asked her to explore…
New Delhi, 29/11: On the back of IFFI jury head Nadav Lapid’s comments on Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, the Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, on Tuesday penned an open letter to IFFI and Lapid, criticising the Israeli filmmaker for speaking on the Kashmir issue. In the letter directed at Lapid, Gilon…
Mumbai, 3/11: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced a reward of Rs 51 crore for Indian women’s cricket team following their historic ODI World Cup triumph against South Africa. “As a token of appreciation, the BCCI will reward the Indian women’s cricket team with a cash award of Rs…
New Delhi,12/11: In 2009, with just four months to go before the Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav took a gamble. At the Government Inter College ground in Agra, which was teeming with red caps, Mulayam took to the stage and embraced Kalyan Singh, the BJP leader and the poster boy of…
New Delhi, 27/9: The National Investigation Agency Wednesday detained several suspects during a massive multi-state crackdown on a nexus of terrorists, gangsters and drug-smugglers, an official said. The raids related to cases against the associates of Arsh Dalla, a listed terrorist, and many dreaded gangsters, a spokesperson of the federal agency said. The respective state…
A tragic incident in Rayagada district has highlighted the dismal state of health services in the region.A fourth-grade student from a Sevashram residential school died of malaria, and his father was forced to carry the boy’s body on a motorcycle to their village after an ambulance failed to arrive.The deceased student has been identified as…
Bhubaneswar, 30/12: Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated Kalinga Art Gallery and five Regional Art Galleries. The Kalinga Art Gallery is the largest Art Gallery of the State placed in the premises of the State Museum. The five Regional Art Galleries have been set up in five districts namely, Chhatrapur (Ganjam), Puri, Balasore,…
Kashmir, 22/6: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that Kashmiri Pandits should move on and stop being prisoners of the past by investing in a shared future in the valley.Mufti visited the Kheer Bhawani temple in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district and interacted with Kashmiri Pandits on the occasion of the annual Kheer Bhawani mela….
Ahmedabad, 27/2: Ahead of the crucial tie against for a spot in the final of ICC test championship, Indian pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 4th and deciding test against the England team. He cited personal reasons for his unavailability. Jasprit Bumrah made a request to BCCI to be released from…
Barbil: JSW Steel Odisha Mining Division inaugurated its new corporate office near Barbil town on Friday, marking a significant milestone in its journey. The inauguration was accompanied by a puja on the premises, reflecting the company’s deep-rooted cultural values. Senior management, including Business Head Shri Prasanna Panda, Mining Operations Head Shri Ram Shankar Sharma, HR…
