New Delhi, 10/5: The Indian Embassy in Iran announced on Friday that Tehran has released five Indian crew members from the seized cargo vessel MSC Aries. The Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, a container ship with a crew of 25 including 17 Indians, was seized by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on April 13 near the Strait of…
New Delhi, 22/7: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Karnataka High Court against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa that had refused to quash the criminal proceedings pending against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act on charges of de-notifying several acres of land in 2006-07. A bench of Chief Justice…
Paris, 29/7: India skipper Harmanpreet Singh once again came to his side’s rescue, scoring a late equaliser to salvage a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Argentina in their second men’s hockey pool match at the Paris Olympics here on Monday. Lucas Martinez gave Argentina the lead in the 22nd minute before Harmanpreet converted India’s 10th and…
Bhubaneswar, 25/12 (AO Bureau): Biju Janata Dal president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has reconstituted the Media Team of Biju Janata Dal . Shri Prasanna Acharya, Shri Pinaki Mishra Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Dr. Amar Patnaik (Economic Issues & Foreign Affairs), Dr. Sasmit Patra, Smt. Sarmistha Sethi are included in the National Spokesperson team. The following…
Mumbai, 2/1: Circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the country continues to pose a challenge even after the 2016 demonetisation, whose one of the key objectives was to eradicate counterfeiting of notes. According to report of the National Crime Control Bureau (NCRB), FICN with the face value of Rs 245.33 crore has been…
Tension prevailed outside a branch of the Punjab National Bank in Bhograi in Odisha’s Baleshwar district after a woman borrower allegedly threatened to consume poison, accusing the bank manager of misappropriating her loan subsidy.Bhograi (Baleshwar): Tension prevailed outside a branch of the Punjab National Bank at Chandaneswar in Bhograi block in Odisha’s Baleshwar district after…
Mumbai, 23/6: Reliance Industries Ltd., controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is assessing new technologies for making electrolyzers in its efforts to produce low-cost green hydrogen in the country. As part of the push, the company also plans to bid for any production-linked incentives the government may offer to encourage the technology, Kapil Maheshwari, president…
Balasore, 18/6: Curfew has been clamped in Odisha’s Balasore town following a clash between two groups, police said on Tuesday. The district administration has also suspended internet service in certain sensitive areas of the town and urged people to stay in their homes and not to step out. Curfew was clamped from midnight of June…
New York: A gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle walked into a midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday evening and began firing, killing a New York City police officer, fatally shooting three other people and critically wounding a fifth victim before killing himself official said. The slain officer was identified as Didarul Islam, 36. He was assigned…
Mumbai, 27/9: Edtech major BYJU’S may lay off up to 3,500 employees during the current fiscal as it looks to consolidate teams and enhance regional focus, sources privy to the development said. According to one of the sources, BYJU’S had ‘over hired’ people at the time of Covid pandemic due to sudden jump in online…
