London, 12/2: In a major revelation, the coronavirus variant found in UK’s Kent is likely to sweep around the world and the battle with the virus is going to go on for at least a decade, the head of the UK’s genetic surveillance program said. The Kent variant has “swept the country” and “it’s going…
Hoogly, 16/2: Asian Games gold medallist and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, a part of Indian football’s ‘holy trinity’ in the prosperous 1950s and 60s, died here on Thursday after a prolonged illness, sources close to his family said. Balaram was 87 and a widower living in a flat on the banks of Hooghly river…
Kyiv, 24/3: Russian long-range strikes killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 20 others in several areas of Ukraine on Friday, Ukraine’s presidential office said, as a senior Moscow official warned that the Kremlin’s forces were prepared for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive in the coming weeks. Five people died in Kostiantynivka, a town in eastern…
Kolkata, 13/12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that she was ‘deeply disturbed’ by the “mismanagement” at the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata and announced the constitution of a high-level committee to probe the incident on Saturday. Banerjee said she was on the way to the Salt Lake stadium to attend the event, along…
Islamabad, 16/9: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to hold a meeting with President Donald Trump next week during his visit to the US to attend the UN General Assembly session, a media report said on Tuesday. The meeting, expected on September 25 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, will also be…
Chilka, 5/2: Two youths have been arrested after attacking Banpur medical pharmacist in Khordha district. According to police information, on Saturday night, two youths named Ayushman Behera and Sidhartha Parida went to Banpur medical in an intoxicated condition for treatment. However, both the youth abused the doctor, security guard and staff working there and…
Sambalpur: The BJP leaders’ death case in Sambalpur district has taken a twist as recently it has been found that it was not a case of mere accident, but it was ‘intentional’. Accordingly, a case under appropriate sections of BNS has been registered.As per reports, the SP of Sambalpur has informed that the driver of the…
Mumbai, 7/5: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced the India’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies. The Senior Men’s Selection Committee picked India’s squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies to be played in the Caribbean Islands and in Florida, USA….
New Delhi, 25/1: The Centre on Saturday announced the prestigious Padma awards on the eve of Republic Day. President Droupadi Murmu also addressed the nation ahead of the Republic Day. Paralympian Harvinder Singh, who is the first Indian to win a Paralympic gold, has won Padma Shri award. Venkappa Ambaji from Karnataka has also received…
New Delhi, 4/1: Delhi L-G V K Saxena on Saturday approved the appointment of IAS officer Azimul Haque as the CEO of the Delhi Waqf Board..IAS officer Azimul Haque may be assigned additional charge of CEO Delhi Waqf Board in addition to his own work as Member (Adminstration), of Delhi Jal Board,” the order said….
