Sambalpur: Hirakud dam authorities have opened a total of 22 sluice gates amid rising water levels in the reservoir, according to the latest update from dam officials on Saturday.According to latest data, the reservoir level (R.L.) stood at 625.47 feet and was showing an upward trend. This is against the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of…
New Delhi,31/1: India and the US are working on an early visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. Modi and US President Donald Trump held a telephonic conversation on January 27. This was their first phone conversation since the American leader’s inauguration last week….
Rajkot, 30/7: A city sessions court on Saturday rejected the regular bail applications of Mumbai activist Teesta Setalvad and ex-DGP R B Sreekumar who are lodged at Sabarmati Central Jail in connection with an FIR for allegedly fabricating evidence and tutoring witnesses to seek a conviction in 2002 post-Godhra riot cases. Rejecting their…
Washington DC, 13/4:US President Joe Biden said for the first time that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine amounts to genocide, as President Vladimir Putin said Russia would “rhythmically and calmly” continue its operation and achieve its goals. Biden used the term genocide, a significant escalation of the president’s rhetoric, in a speech at an…
Patna, 11/11: The keenly-watched Bihar election came to an end on Tuesday after the second and last phase of polling for the 122 seats saw a massive 67 per cent turnout of the voters who queued up for hours to exercise their franchise. The first phase of election for 121 seats on November 6, the…
Washington, 8/9: US payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc said it would acquire Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Paidy in a $2.7 billion largely cash deal, taking another step to claim the top spot in an industry witnessing a pandemic-led boom. The deal tracks rival Square Inc’s agreement last month to buy Australian BNPL…
New Delhi, 23/10: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said removing the Bharatiya Janata Party from power in 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be the “greatest act of patriotism,” as he accused the saffron party of failing to lead the country towards progress despite being in power for two terms. The AAP National Convener…
Srinagar, 2/11 : An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Saturday in the Khanyar locality of Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital here, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Khanyar area of the city on Saturday morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area,…
Jammu, 30/5: Twenty-one people were killed and 47 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has expressed anguish at the loss of lives in the accident. The accident took place at…
Kashmir, 24/2: A “suspected blast” was reported by villagers at an open agricultural field in Lalian village of Bishnah ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Sunday. The police said that prima facie, it seems like a lightning attack or a “meteorite” and that investigation is under way
