New Delhi, 05/07:The Delhi Police registered a case in connection with the controversial poster of a performance documentary ‘Kaali’ directed by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, which depicted the goddess as smoking a cigarette. A Delhi Police spokesperson said they received a complaint regarding the poster and registered a case after prima facie finding that…
Thiruvananthapuram, 24/12: Kerala reported 128 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, according to data on the Union Health Ministry website on Sunday. Of the 334 active coronavirus infections reported nationwide till 8 am today, 128 were from Kerala, taking the active cases in the state to 3,000, as per the…
New Delhi, 17/1: A total of 53 flights scheduled have been cancelled due to fog and operational reasons from and to the Delhi airport, ANI reported on Wednesday citing the Delhi Airport FIDS (Flight Information Display System). These include 21 domestic arrivals, 16 domestic departures, along with 13 international departures and three arrivals that were…
Cuttack, 6/3: In a big development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named actor-turned-politician Sritam Das as the party’s Mayor candidate for the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Sunday a day ahead of nomination. The announcement was made by Cuttack Nagar BJP president Lalatendu Badu.Senior Congress leader Giribala Behera is the Mayor candidate for the party for…
Mumbai, 18/2: A public offering of shares by India’s state-run Life Insurance Corp (LIC), set to be the country’s biggest ever at $8 billion (~Rs 60,000 crore), is expected to open for anchor investors on March 11, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The book will open for bidding…
Ahmed, 16/9: A metro court in Ahmedabad has sentenced Dalit leader and Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to six months jail. The verdict is in regard to a case registered for holding protest at Gujarat university for naming a law dept’s building after Dr B R Ambedkar.
New Delhi, 19/4: Over 60 per cent of 16.63 crore Indian voters on Friday exercised their franchise in 102 constituencies spread across 21 states and union territories in the first phase of Loksabha election. Throughout the day, there were also incidents of shooting and intimidation in ethnic-strife hit Manipur, sporadic clashes between Trinamool Congress and…
New Delhi, 20/1: India on Tuesday decided to withdraw the families of Indian officials posted in Bangladesh in view of the security scenario in that country New Delhi’s move comes weeks before parliamentary elections are to be held in Bangladesh.
New Delhi 1/2: Speaking about the NDA government’s achievements during the past three terms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said “Our government is focused on GDP- governance, development, and performance,” and is constantly striving to upskill the workforce. Sitharaman said that the Union government is constantly working towards empowering the youth of the country, as she…
New Delhi, 9/4 (AO Bureau): After the increasing cases of Corona (COVID-19) in the national capital Delhi (Delhi), the government has taken an important decision. As a precaution, all schools (including government, private) in Delhi, for all classes, are being closed till further orders. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (CM Arvind Kejriwal) has given information about…
